Heri Mahbub
You should not relax worship because there are many features of the month of Shawwal should not be missed such as fasting 6 days, giving alms and others.
After fasting and various sunnah practices in the month of Ramadan, you should not relax worship because there are many features of the month of Shawwal that should not be missed.
Etymologically Shawwal has an increase. Precisely this month Muslims are encouraged to make improvements from performance, quality of life to worship. There are many features that only exist this month, see the explanation of the big practice you can do.
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The month of Shawwal is known as the month of victory or hunting, because this month Muslims around the world commemorate the Eid al -Fitr, more precisely every Shawwal.
In Ramadan, Muslims usually perform a series of worship because Ramadan has the specialty of all worship performed will be given a multiplied reward. However, after this Ramadan is over, it does not mean you start to relax the spirit to worship.
The industry in the month of hunting you must be more enthusiastic to worship because there are many features that will be obtained.
After fasting during Ramadan and doing a series of worship to get the reward from God, it does not mean that everything is over when entering Shawwal. Precisely every Muslim is expected to be able to maintain the consistency of worship can even be increased.
In order to maintain the consistency of worship, Muslims can carry out the practices of the sunnah, one of which is fasting for six days. This worship also has the privilege of the month of Shawwal to perfect worship during Ramadan.
Shawwal is also the right time to be able to strengthen the friendship between the people, especially on the 1st of Shawwal all Muslims celebrate with the day of victory by visiting relatives, family and friends have not met for a long time.
The specialty of the month of Shawwal can also be a time to prove piety to Allah SWT. This month is a test for Muslims to maintain the same intensity of worship as Ramadan. If it is successful, it means you have succeeded in proving piety and istiqomah for worship.
When conducting the sunnah's place in the month of hunting, it means that fasting has been undertaken when Ramadan has been accepted by God. This was revealed directly by Ustadz Amien Nurhakim who explained that Muslims had accustomed themselves to fast even after the completion of Ramadan were lucky people.
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To be able to get special features when entering Shawwal, Muslims are encouraged to carry out several practices. The following are some practices can be done to be able to get features at the time of Shawwal.
The first step that can be done is by fasting sunnah for 6 days. This fasting has a feature equivalent to fasting for one year. Fasting is done after Ramadan does not have to be done for 6 consecutive days. You can do it later, the most important thing is still done at the time of Shawwal.
In addition to fasting sunnah 6 days, you can also add practice by fasting Monday Thursday. Thursday fasting is one of the practices recommended by His Majesty Rasulullah SAW.
The reason for the choice of Monday and Thursday is the two days to coincide with a person's charity examination. The scholars argue that if the intention of fasting on Monday-Thursday sunnah can be combined with Shawwal fasting.
All you can get reward for these two practices. This is one of the features of Shawwal's month that cannot be obtained at other times.
You can also do the Ayyamul Bidh fasting or commonly referred to as the midday fasting. Conducted three consecutive days every 13, 14 and 15 calendars of Hijri. Not only done in this hunting month, you can also do this fasting every month.
Alms is one of the most recommended practices to be done this month. In addition, alms can also be done at any time not limited to Ramadan or Shawwal.
Allah SWT really loves servants diligently giving alms. Alms is a form to express gratitude for the blessings that have been blessed.
Not only at the time of Shawwal, you can also do other good practices all the time. Follow the following practices to be able to get the privilege of the month of Shawwal .