Muharram 1428 : Going to the Gym
A thought crossed my mind the other day on whether I should go to the Gym in this sad month of Muharram. Usually, I go to the gym in the evenings after work and I was thinking whether I should be going to the gym during this sad month. I came to the conclusion that I should not be going.
The reasoning is simple - Would I go to the Gym if any member of my family died? Would the thought of going to the Gym even cross my mind? Probably not because I would be busy mourning their loss. Now, its not that we should stop every single activity that we have going on in our lives, but we should make that little bit of sacrifice and show our grief by not doing certain things we generally enjoy doing - I think it is a rather small sacrifice one can make.
So I have decided that I will not be going to the gym during this sad month.
May Allah (SWT) instill the love of Imam Hussein (AS) and his family deeply within my heart and soul!
