12-10-2003, 09:26 AM
as salam alykom all
Mash aAllah, nice posts here, and really what I meant was if u gained something that was not your habit before. Insh a Allah may Allah hlep us to maint what we gained.
masriahmuslimah, did u really go to the masjed for e`atekaf wow Masha Allah. u know what Alhamdulelah that is what I gained this year, every year I forget this issue when it is so simple. I just took the niyah (intention) of e`atikaf when I went for Asr prayer, usually remianed in my position until 15 before maghreb. Did the same thing when I go for taraweeh, except that I did this at home for women to do e`atikaf best at home wallah u a`alem.
U know what Insh aAllah I tried also to maintain this part of worship, which we wrongly think it is only during Ramadan. U can do this any time, just the intention when u go for asr or any other prayer, or even just dedicated 15 minutes on Fri before Maghreb for e`atikaf. Actually the reward in immens. In a hadeeth, the Messneger (SWA) said what means one who sits in seclusion for the time period spend in milking a she camel (indicating even the shortest duration) gains the a reward equal to freeing a slave imagine cheap alternatives, I love cheap alternatives Allah is sooooooo Generous.