Virtues of the Month of Muharram [11] Not relying too much on the reward for fasting Some people who are deceived rely too much on things like fasting on ‘Aashooraa’ or the day of ‘Arafaah, to the extent that some of them say, “fasting on ‘Aashooraa’ will expiate for the sins of the whole year, and fasting on the day of ‘Arafaah will bring extra rewards.” Ibn Al-Qayyim said: ‘this misguided person does not know that fasting in Ramadan and praying five times a day are much more important than fasting on the day of ‘Arafaah and ‘Aashooraa’, and that they expiate for the sins between one Ramadan and the next, or between one Friday and the next, so long as one avoids major sins. But they cannot expiate for minor sins unless one also avoids major sins; when the two things are put together, they have the strength to expiate for minor sins. Among those deceived people may be one who thinks that his good deeds are more than his sins, because he does not pay attention to his bad deeds or check on his sins, but if he does a good deed he remembers it and relies on it. this is like the one who seeks Allah’s forgiveness with his tongue (i.e., by words only), and glorifies Allah by saying “subhaan Allah” one hundred times a day, then he backbites about the Muslims and slanders their honor, and speaks all day long about things that are not pleasing to Allah. This person is always thinking about the virtues of his tasbeehaat (saying “subhaan Allah”) and tahleelaat (saying “laa ilaaha ill-Allah”) but he pays no attention to what has been Reported concerning those who backbite, tell lies and slander others, or commit other sins of the tongue. They are completely deceived.” (Al-mawsoo’ah Al-fiqhiyyah, part 31, ghuroor) Perle
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