Shine Your Eyes

 *Shine Your Eyes*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم

Ramadan is almost here. Many of us are waiting for special timetables for night prayers. These timetables are innovations. They list special prayers, special Surahs for each raka’ah, and special names of Allah to say every night.

My People,

We must ask one important question:

Where did this special night prayers come from?

You see!

In Islam, our proof must be clear:

(1) Is it a command from Allah (swt) in the Quran?

(2) Is it from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?

(3) Is it from Prophet's companions like Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman or Ali?

If the answer is NO, then it is an innovation (bid'ah).

*An Example to Understand:*

Surah Al-Fatihah is one of the best Surahs. But if someone recites it two or three times in a single raka’ah of prayer, is that correct? No. It is not what the Prophet (PBUH) taught. Even though the Surah is good, doing it in a new way is wrong.

Now,

It is the same with these special Ramadan night prayer plans. Yes. The Prophet (PBUH) taught us Taraweeh and Tahajjud. But he did not teach us a new special prayer with a fixed Surah and a fixed name of Allah for every single night of Ramadan. His companions also did not do this.

What does this mean?

Acts of worship that are not from the Quran or the Prophet (PBUH) get ZERO reward. In fact, they can bring Allah’s anger because we are adding new things to His religion.

The Prophet (PBUH) said:
"Whoever invents something into this religion of ours that is not part of it, will have it rejected." 📚(Sahih Bukhari)

Our Advice:

(1) Shine your eyes. Ask questions before you allow someone push you to regret.

(2) Ask for proof. If someone gives you a special act of worship, ask: "Show me the evidence from the Quran or the authentic Sunnah."

(3) Follow the true guidance. Stick to the prayers we know: the five daily prayers, Taraweeh, Tahajjud, and the general voluntary prayers (nawafil) the Prophet taught us—without adding new fixed rules he did not give.

(4) Learn from Ahlu-Sunnah. Take your knowledge from people who use only the Quran and Hadith as their proof.

Slaves of Allah,

Ramadan is a month of great reward. Do not waste your time on acts that have no reward. Worse, do not fall into innovation.

Please share this message. Save yourself and others. Let us worship Allah only in the way He and His Messenger taught us.

May Allah (swt) help us to use Ramadan correctly and accept our worship. Ameen Ya Hayyu La Yamootu Abadah.