Different people receive Ramadhaan in various ways. Some receive it by playing and means of entertainment, some receive it by consuming food and drinks; others receive it by scheduling time to follow programs and soap operas on TV, and so on. These are the ways of the heedless people who are unaware of the merits, virtues and great rituals of Ramadhaan.

However, the believers who hasten to do good deeds receive Ramadhaan by hurrying to do righteous deeds and avoiding evil deeds bearing in mind the verse in which Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous} [Quran 3:133]

Those who hasten to do good deeds and seize opportunities usually look forward and long for all the chances of righteousness and the ways leading to the Pleasure of Allaah seeking His Satisfaction and fearing His painful Punishment. They know for sure that Allaah The Almighty urges His Slaves to hasten to do goodness. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):

• {So race to [all that is] good.} [Quran 2:148]
• {O you who have believed, when [the Athaan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu‘ah [Friday], then proceed to the Remembrance of Allaah} [Quran 62:9]

Moreover, they know that they contradict the Quranic methodology if they hasten and race towards worldly gains. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):

• {so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision} [Quran 67:15]
• {do not forget your share of the world} [Quran 28:77]

The believers notice that the command to hasten came in the context of doing good deeds and seeking the reward of the Hereafter whereas there is no hastening or racing mentioned in the context of seeking worldly temporal gains. Therefore, Allaah The Almighty Urges hastening in seeking the Hereafter and remembering Him. On the other hand, in the context of worldly matters He says (what means): {So walk among its slopes} [Quran 67:15] There is a significant difference between hastening or racing and walking. Therefore, Allaah The Almighty made hastening and racing the basis of the slave’s deed to gain the reward of Allaah in the Hereafter. On the other side, Allaah The Almighty says about the worldly affairs (what means): {do not forget your share of the world} [Quran 28:77]

When we reconsider these verses, it becomes clear that “walking” is used in the context of seeking worldly life because it is an instinct in humans and these instincts do not need commandment or arousing desires. However, all people are addressed by Sharee‘ah to seek the reward of the Hereafter; the thing that necessitates hastening. Human beings do not need encouragement to be keen on worldly life gains unlike the good deeds which need encouragement.

It is worthy of us to seize these opportunities in Ramadhaan by observing the Right of Allaah The Almighty.

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