Four sacred months in Islam

 

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There is one major matter that ALLAH warned us about when we enter the sacred months and the sacred months are four

ثَلاَثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ، وَرَجَبُ مُضَرَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ جُمَادَى وَشَعْبَانَ ‏”‏‏.‏

The year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa’da, Dhul-Hajj, and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajub of (the tribe of) Mudar which comes between Jumadi ath-Thaniyah and Sha’ban.” (Refrrence:Sahih al-Bukhari 3197)

ALLAH mentions one important thing in Quran and says to stay away from it

  إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًۭا فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ ۚ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا۟ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةًۭ كَمَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةًۭ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ 

Indeed, the number of months ordained by ALLAH is twelve—in ALLAH’s Record¹ since the day He created the heavens and the earth—of which four are sacred. That is the Right Way. So do not wrong one another during these months. And together fight the polytheists as they fight against you together. And know that ALLAH is with those mindful ˹of Him˺. (surah At-Tawbah 36)

ALLAH did not say when the sacred months begin do not commit Zina do not steal do not lie he didn't say all of this he used a word much more comprehensive he said  do not wrong yourselves how does a person wrong himself by engaging in prohibitions by committing sins by rebelling against ALLAH and by leaving obligations this is how a person wrongs himself and notice the wording ALLAH said do not wrong yourselves he did not say you do not wrong ALLAH because primarily when you commit sins you're wronging yourself you're harming yourself you are not harming ALLAH the consequences of the sins are upon the sinner the consequences of the sins are huge they are immense they are great and you will feel them in this life in the grief and the Hereafter if you do not stop and make it over from your sins so this is a huge matter to be committing a sin during the sacred months . the world is ignorant about this the world is heedless about this fact we need to preach and teach and make this world a worldwide message people are supposed to respect and honor these months because Allah honored them and Allah gave them a special status as opposed to the rest of the months imagine you went right next to the Kaaba and you wanted to sin right next to the Kaaba how huge is that how major is this and so there are places that are sacred that the sin in them is great and at the same time there are times that are sacred just like the month of Rajub the one who sins in the month of Rajub is like someone who is sinning next to al-kaaba next al-kaaba is a secret holy place and the month we're in is sacred holy month so there's no difference for we need to be aware of this fact stop the sins altogether it is disrespectful to sin in these months the month of Rajub is supposed to be a month of preparation for Ramadan it is a month of (Zikur) to ALLAH a month in where you're engaging your heart with ALLAH by preparing this heart with a Toba you're moving away from sins you're asking ALLAH for repentance you're asking ALLAH to give you the ability that you arrived to Ramadan and you're able to fast Ramadan and benefit from Ramadan so how silly does it sound for a person to continue sinning in this month and then in Shaban and then when Ramadan comes how is he going to be ready how is the heart going to be ready imagine someone came to prayer and he rushed he ran straight in and the prayer was already commencing and it began and he came in ALLAH u Akbar and he was huffing and puffing how is such a person going to achieve and in the same manner if a person was sinning and continued to sin and then just entered Ramadan like this hoping that he will repent them he will reform in the first day it's going to be very difficult it's going to be very difficult so now compare this to someone who came to al-masjid early sat down heard there then prayed his Sunnah prayed and read some Quran and then his heart is ready it's prepared he is able to attain in his Salat and in the same manner the one who began from now in the month of Rajub to start preparing for Ramadan and in Shaban he begins to increase his fasting and in these months you begin to work on your heart you cleanse the heart from sins you make Tawbah(Repentance) and is you engage with new habits so that you're able to prepare yourself for Ramadan such a person when Ramadan begins he's ready his heart is ready to accept the mercy and the blessings and the Forgiveness that are found in Ramadan to keep us aware of this month we ask him to forgive our sins to cleanse our hearts and to prepare us to allow us to witness the month Ramadan.

( ALLAH knows better)

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