Ramadan Reminders 2026 – Day 13

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah, walhamdulillah, wassalatu wassalamu ala rasulillah. My brothers and sisters, I remind myself and you that Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala helps us in Ramadan to change our lives. He ensures we learn the right things, acts of obedience, reboots our intentions, and reinforces them so we will obey Him no matter what. In Ramadan, by denying ourselves even normally halal things, we remind ourselves that halal and haram are what Allah makes halal and haram; it doesn't have to make scientific sense. Even if it didn't, we would do it because Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said so. Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala helps us by skewing the playing field in our favor. He said Abu Huraira radiallahu anhu reported a hadith in Bukhari and Muslim: "When Ramadan enters, the gates of Jannah are open and the gates of Jahannam are shut, and devils are chained." Abu Huraira radiallahu anhu also reported another hadith in Bukhari: "Every action the son of Adam does during Ramadan is multiplied with one or two unyielding joys for a fasting person. One joy when he breaks his fast and another when he meets His Rabb Jalla Jalaluhu. The breath of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk." This hadith is from Bukhari. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala multiplies rewards. He gives the reward of fard for nafil acts and 70 times the reward for fard. The idea is to encourage us to be as obedient to Him Jalla Jalaluhu throughout our lives, not just during Ramadan. We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to help us do all that we can, within our power, to obey Him. Wa sallallahu ala nabiyyil kareem wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajmain. Bi rahmatika ya arhum wa raheem.