4 Ways to Worship Smarter in a Busy Ramadan

Incorporate remembrance into your day

You may not be able to sit down and recite Quran for extended periods of time because your toddler insists on prying the book out of your hands or your infant needs you to sleep next to him or else he’ll wake up in a panic, etc.

That doesn’t mean you’ve lost your chance at accumulating good deeds in this blessed month. Every moment you’re occupied with something can turn into a moment of remembrance with words that are light on the tongue but heavy on the scales:

SubhanAllah
Alhamdulillah
La illaha illAllah
Allahu Akbar

And many more. (Here’s another great list you can refer to.)

(And here’s a great video on Ramadan tips for moms.)

May Allah (swt) allow us to use our time well and skillfully this Ramadan, and may He accept our deeds. Ramadan mubarak!

Asmaa Hussein is an author, a registered social worker and the proud mother of a seriously rambunctious 4-year-old, Ruqaya. Her husband was killed in Egypt in August 2013 when their daughter was only nine months old. She started Ruqaya’s (digital) Bookshelf to help highlight and find quality Islamic books for her daughter and other children. This post originally appeared on Ruqaya’s Bookshelf.