Know that the month of Ramadan is a month full of blessings and obedience. In it, Muslims compete to increase their worship, fasting, tarawih prayers, reading the Koran, giving alms, and waking up at night to pray to Allah. However, there are many important questions worth pondering: Will this obedience be maintained after Ramadan has passed? Will people who fast remain the same as in the month of Ramadan after Ramadan has passed? Or will he return to disobedience to Allah after Ramadan?
People who diligently pray at night during Ramadan, fast, read the Koran, give alms, wake up at night to worship and pray, will they continue to maintain all of this after Ramadan? Or will he return to committing various sins, immoralities, and things that make Allah angry with him?
If a Muslim continues to maintain his pious deeds after Ramadan, it is a sign that his deeds are accepted by Allah, the Most Gracious. However, if after Ramadan he abandons his good deeds and returns to following the path of Satan, then that is a sign of his humiliation and decline.
Because if a servant is humble in the eyes of Allah, then no one can glorify him. Allah Drug said,
And whoever insults Allah has no one to respect him. Indeed, Allah does whatever He wills.
“And whoever is insulted by Allah, no one respects him. Indeed, Allah wills whatever He wills.” (QS. Al-Hajj: 18)
What is surprising is when we see that some people in the month of Ramadan are very diligent in fasting, praying Tarawih, waking up at night to worship, give alms, ask for forgiveness, and obey Allah. However, once Ramadan ended, things changed drastically. His heart felt broken again, he began to disobey Allah. He began to abandon prayer, stay away from good deeds, and instead fell into various forms of immorality. He also committed various sins and transgressions, moving away from obedience to God ‘Azza wa Jalla.
A Muslim should make this month of Ramadan an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, repent, return to Allah, maintain obedience, and always feel watched over by Him at all times.
Therefore, after the month of Ramadan, we should remain steadfast in goodness, continue to do good deeds, and stay away from all forms of immorality, as a form of continuation of the worship we do in the month of Ramadan which brings us closer to Allah.
Rasulullah sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said,
Fear God wherever you are, follow evil with good and it will erase it, and treat people with good manners.
“Be fearful of Allah wherever you are. If you do bad things, then follow them up with good things, because good things will erase them. And hang out with people who have good morals.” (HR. Tirmidhi no. 1987)
The purpose of Allah in creating humans is actually very clear, namely so that they worship Him alone without associating partners with Him. This is the greatest goal of life, namely to become a true servant of Allah and always worship Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla.
As the word of God Drug,
I did not create jinn and humans except for worship
“I did not create jinn and humans except so that they would worship Me.” (QS. Adz-Dzariyat: 56)
In this month of Ramadan, we often see the beautiful phenomenon of worship itself. Mosques are filled with people who come in droves to worship Allah. People try to keep their prayers on time, like to give alms, pray at night, compete in goodness, and are enthusiastic about doing good deeds. However, the most important thing is who remains istikamah after Ramadan.
Allah Drug also said,
Whoever desires glory, all honor belongs to God. For him, good words rise and righteous deeds are exalted. And the people who plan evil deeds are them. Painful torment, and their cunning will be destroyed.
“Whoever desires glory, then all glory belongs to Allah. To Him go good words, and He exalts righteous deeds. (QS. Fathir: 10)
Therefore, good deeds are one of the greatest ways to get closer to Allah anytime and anywhere. We must also remember that our Rabb in the month of Ramadan is also our Rabb in other months throughout the year.
Ramadan fasting has indeed ended, but other acts of worship still exist, including the five daily prayers, almsgiving and other acts of worship. All of that is our responsibility before God Subhanahu Ta’ala.
A believer who is pious and has a clean heart should always be devoted to Allah, try to obey Him, maintain piety, and continue to try to do good. He must also try to preach the truth, invite others to goodness, and prevent evil.
Because the life of a believer is like a place to store charity. Everyone must pay attention to what he contains in it. If what he contains are good deeds, then those good deeds will later become a witness for him before Allah on the Day of Judgment. However, if what he contains is bad, then it will actually be a disaster and a loss for himself. We ask Allah to save us all from all forms of loss.
The scholars also say that one of the signs of charity being accepted by Allah is when after doing one good deed, someone is encouraged to do the next good deed. It’s as if goodness invites you to do other good things. On the other hand, sin is also like that, one sin will lead to another sin. We seek refuge in Allah from this.
If Allah accepts someone’s deeds in the month of Ramadan, and he truly learns from them, and remains steadfast in obedience after that, then he is among those who walk with those who are steadfast in obedience to Allah. ‘Azza wa Jalla.
Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla said,
Indeed, those who said, “Our Lord is Allah,” then remained upright, then an angel descended upon them: “Do not be afraid and do not grieve, and proclaim the good news about Paradise which is promised to you.” We are your guardians in this world and the hereafter. In it you will find whatever your soul desires, and there you will find whatever you call for.
“Indeed, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ will strengthen their position, then an angel will descend to them saying, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be sad; and make them happy with the paradise that Allah has promised you. We are your protectors in this world and the hereafter; (QS. Fussilat: 30–31)
This means that the journey of istikamah does not stop after the end of Ramadan. He continues to walk from Ramadan to the next Ramadan. As the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam once said,
Praying five times a day, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan, is an expiation of sins between the two if you avoid major sins.
“The five daily prayers, Friday to the next Friday, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan are an expiation for the sins between the two as long as major sins are avoided.” (HR. Muslim no. 233)
A believer should continue to be steadfast in obedience if he understands the purpose of his life as a servant of Allah. Allah has given us taufik to worship easily and well in the month of Ramadan, as well as Allah who will help us to continue worshiping after Ramadan.
Therefore, don’t forget the blessings that Allah gives us in the month of Ramadan in the form of iktikaf, alms, fasting, prayer and the fulfillment of prayers. Take good care of all that goodness. Don’t let that goodness be erased by sin and useless actions. Continue to plant kindness whenever and wherever. Remain steadfast in obedience with the aim of seeking Allah’s pleasure and His heaven, following His Messenger, and achieving happiness in this world and the hereafter.
We ask God ‘Azza wa Jalla who has bestowed the blessings of worship, prayer, fasting, iktikaf, almsgiving, and other acts of worship upon us, so that He is also the one who gives us guidance, piety, and accepts our deeds in this month of Ramadan.
May Allah also give us the strength to continue doing pious deeds and remain steadfast in doing them in the month of Ramadan and after. Because continuing to maintain good deeds is one of the best ways to get closer to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla.
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Writer: Chrisna Tri Hartadi
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