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In the past, many people forget their duty unto Allah that while they are fasting, they are not supposed to be getting so angry and upset and so on.

So how is that happening when the Shayatina all tied up? Well, not all the Shayatina tied up, that's one thing.

Another thing is sometimes within us we have such bad characteristics that even if there are no Shayatina around,

we would be within ourselves evil or bad, that we have to work on ourselves.

So therefore be conscious of your character in this month of Ramadan.

When you want to get angry, just calm down, relax, say a good thing, break into laughter or a smile, it's fine.

But don't allow yourself to vent that frustration, don't get angry.

And you know people on the roads become so angry and upset, they want to cut others up, they want to swear at them, they want to misbehave on the roads, it's dangerous, it's not safe.

Number two is it's not the quality of a believer. Calm down, take things easy, it's okay.

People do make mistakes, not everyone who's done something has done it purposely or intentionally.

If they did it purposely, which is very rare, it would be in order to see you react the typical way, so don't react typically.

And if it was not intentional, then it's a mistake, you're not supposed to react in any negative way anyway, because it was a blunder.

So either way calm down, don't fall into the trap of people.

Similarly at home, when people become very angry in Ramadan, and especially in the afternoons, you're hungry slightly,

the food is delayed a little bit more, maybe something might not taste the way it you're supposed to, for example, and we get angry.

You're defeating the purpose of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of discipline. Calm down, cool off, work on your characteristics on your bad habits.

And inshallah you will be successful in this world in the next, because you will earn the benefit of the month of Ramadan.

You're supposed to calm down. Listen, outside the month of Ramadan throughout the year, the Prophet peace be upon him expects us and told us that Allah expects us to calm down, to control our anger, to control the tempers.

Allah, tawba, ba'bla, tawba, ba'bla, tawba, ba'bis, is don't get angry, don't get angry, don't get angry. He repeated it so many times.

If that is the case outside of Ramadan, surely you need to work even harder during the month of Ramadan and make sure that when you exit Ramadan, you're a calm person.

That's what the month is all about.

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