This is your sign to pray tahajjud atleast once a week or every few weeks.
I've struggled with binge eating as long as I can remember. I've been able to lose weight but end up gaining it back just as quickly because I was never able to change my eating habits. So just a few days ago I woke up for tahajjud to pray my usual 2 rakah and make my usual duaas and then I realised that I've never actually made duaa about my weight and eating habits. So I added this to my duaa list and immediately the next day I wanted to start my "diet" again. But this time I wanted to try to change my mindset and would you believe this- I haven't binged on food for 4 days (which is a huge deal for me.) I don't constantly think about food. I'm able to make better choices and can actually see teeny tiny results. I realised that I've tried everything to lose weight but I never really made duaa and asked Allah for guidance. And now that I have- Allah changed things for me and gave me a huge amount of strength to reach my goals. We usually ignore asking Allah for help on small and trivial things but we forget that we cannot accomplish even the "simple" things without Allah's help. Whether it's for something big or small. Tahajjud works.
Alhamdullilah.โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ห เผโก โ๏ฝกห
First off, giving up an old bad habit is difficult, that I know; however, it is not impossible. I've had a lot of difficulties in my life where I repeated the same habit over and over again and I thought for me I would never overcome them. But you know what changed? trying. I tried my best every day and even if I failed, I slowly accepted that I am not perfect and I am only human. That is who we are, and that is why Allah the Almighty is so merciful, because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala himself knows we humans will slip up and fall. But listen, it's not impossible and as annoying as it is, as long as you keep trying, keep having that good intentions of becoming better and to do better; trust me those habits will be history.
Whenever we do something for the sake of our lord, everything works out, everything clicks together. These habits you have won't be vanished for one day of course, or a week, it's a process--a journey that we all need to accept. Think of it as a fitness journey, you won't get fit in one day. These things take time and after feeling so negative about myself I realized as long as you try, asking Allah for help, and doing the most you can--it is possible.
I hope these tips do help you, and everyone is different as everyone has different struggles and bad habits. These will either help you or guide you to overcome those habits in your own way. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make it easy for us.
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I have seen a video of someone asking a scholar why do I still commit these bad deeds/habits if I am performing my five daily prayers? and the answer to this was the quality of your namaz. Do you rush into prayer, are you zoning out, are you not on time for namaz, and etc.
There is of course a lot to this but the quality of your namaz and how much time you spend with our lord does affect our hearts.
One of many ways to re-connect with our lord to become better with our daily prayers are:
Performing your prayers on time (I understand how our laziness could get in the way or how we are so into whatever we were doing before and cannot detach ourselves from this but, a quote I read and did help me at times like this was "Put your time and effort to Allah, and Allah will put his time and effort to you too.")
Recite a dua/surah after your namaz (Ayetel kursi, a repentance dua, La ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul hamdu, yuhyi wa yumitu, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir, and etc.)
Perform your wudhu 15-10 minutes earlier (Let me tell you when I did this it was so effective. When you perform wudhu earlier, you are in a clear-minded state and are purified. Along with you being on time for namaz, this additionally helps you become more focused during namaz)
Perform Dhikr (Subhanallah, Alhamdullilah, Astaghfirullah, La illaha illallah, Allahu Akbar)
Learn the meaning of what you are reciting (When you learn and understand the meaning of the surah/dua's you are reciting, being focused becomes easier and the connection becomes stronger)
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Create distractions for yourself to not commit those deeds/habits!
Do what you love and enjoy (Go back to those hobbies you used to enjoy! or hang out with your friends and family.)
Educate yourself (Look up interesting things; Learn something new; Watch an islamic podcast)
Get to work (If you have any outstanding work or homework, get straight to it.)
Learn a new surah (Let's say you REALLY have nothing else to do, then what better way to spend that time in something worthy--learning a surah!)
Go outside and enjoy nature!
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Along with giving up those bad habits, create new good habits to incorporate in your day-to-day life!
Each day, add something in your routine--even if its small! For instance, get back to that skin care routine you were so lazy to do; or go on that walk you kept saying later to; or even folding your clothes and organizing your closet. Each time you add a good habit to do, you become distracted to those bad habits, have less time do commit them, and on the long run you are creating habits for a better difference!
With this in mind, please do not do everything at once. To prevent a negative on-going cycle, just like that book "Atomic Habits" said, that "If you can get 1% better each day for one year, you'll end up with 37 times better by the time you're done."
A habit to always include and progress even more is repentance! Recite and repeat Astaghfirullah; Ya Gaffar and Ya Gafoor; as well as the repentance surah's! Before doing anything, always say Bismillah and whether you're doing chores or scrolling on your phone, always say Astaghfirullah. This helps you be more aware of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala!
And lastly, remember you can do it!
: ฬฬโ Allahumma musarrifal-qulubi, sarrif qulubana 'ala ta'atika
O Allah! Controller of the hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience.
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My heart is cracking everyday. I don't even want my money. Want to sell my house, sell my tears and donate each sum. I think that's the least I can do....forget it all, forget them all, how can I forget what you've been through?
You make me want to cut my heart and rip it all, each piece, apart; give you my soul, so yours won't be lonely and so your heart will beat even in the price of mine.
I hate the world, I am starting to hate myself, I wish u knew how much I want to do for u, how sorry I am, oh little boy who brings his mother food in a container heated under sun... burning his hand.
Just because you were born in your land they're making you watch how your loved ones are turning into skeletons.
Wish I could sell my skeleton, to buy you bread, when was the last time you had bread? Was it before October? Why are you still smiling? Why are you so grateful, oh father? You lost your love, you lost your beautiful little girl so why why why are you still saying Alhamdullilah?
I wish you knew how much you did for us. You shook the world, u turned off the stupid tv we were all watching and now we finally see what is going on in our houses. You gave us a reason to think about life, death, gratitude, hypocrisy, faith.
You lost everything, why didn't they break your faith then?
Sometimes I feel like we are all made from glass, ready to mentally and physically break even from one week of living your routine. You aren't the glass, you aren't even a stone. You are mountains, you are beautiful birds, you are the best representation of not giving up.
I hope you know how much you shook my heart.
Nothing,
No one
has even shaken it like you did.
I apologize
wish I could scream it from the top of a highest building in Samarkand, so that you will hear me.
And if you do, will you forgive me?
April 25, 2024
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