Two
years ago, I prayed Taraweeh next to a very old man. I noticed that he
struggled to get up or stand on his feet (he was shaking from weakness),
but he stood up for the entire Isha and Taraweeh prayers. Someone might
have told him to sit down and relax, but you could tell from his
determination at every rak'ah that he wanted to stand up for Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala during Ramadan and didn't want to sit down.
The old man reminded me that sometimes the measure of how much you love
someone is how much effort you're willing to put in for them. If we
truly love Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, shouldn't all of us put that extra
bit of effort for Him?
Think of one area or one activity
where you show Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala that you're putting that extra
bit of effort for Him. It could be waking up for Tahajjud or praying
those extra sunnah prayers or going out to feed people.
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