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I thank Allah that I am alive to see another sunrise, to see my
daughter laugh and learn,to enjoy all the blessings that Allah has
given me, and to have another day to ask Allah's forgiveness, pray,
work, and think. Another day to strive to be a better Muslim, a better
father, and a betterhuman being.
We Muslims are people of patience and truth, and if we adhere to that
path then Allah will never abandon us, rather He willguide us, ease
our hearts, and open opportunities for us.
On this day of celebration,may Allah ease the hearts of all who are
suffering, replace pain with comfort and joy, sickness with health,
oppression with liberation, tyranny with freedom, and fill our hearts
with the hope and tawakkul (trust in Allah) that is sorely needed by
our Ummah.

He became Muslim at the time of prayer; should he make up what came before it?

If a person becomes Muslim at the time of prayer, does he have to make up what came before it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
He does not have to makeup what came before it, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief), their past will be forgiven”
[al-Anfaal 8:38].
i.e., if they give up their kufr and become Muslim, then Allaah will forgive them their previous sins, whether these were sins of neglecting obligatory duties or doing haraam acts. But he must offer theprayer at the time of which he became Muslim, if there remained enough time to do one rak’ah or more, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoevercatches up with a rak’ah of the prayer has caught up with the prayer.”
As for the prayers that came before, he does not have to make them up, such as if he became Muslim after ‘Asr, he has to make up ‘Asr, but he does not have to make upZuhr, because the time forit had ended. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him).
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Is it permissible to give salaams to someone who is praying?

Is it permissible for a Muslim to give salaams toa Muslim when he is praying or he is making dhikr or du’aa’?
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly, it is prescribed for a Muslim to initiate the greeting of salaam to his Muslim brother when he is praying, but the one who is praying should notreturn the salaams whilst praying, except by making a gesture in a manner that will maintainthe validity of his prayer, because it was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
“I asked Bilaal, How did the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) return their salaam when they greeted him whilst he was praying? He said, With a gesture of his hand.”
(Narrated by Ahmad, 6/12; Abu Dawood, 1/569,no. 927; al-Tirmidhi, 2/204, no. 368; al-Bayhaqi, 2/262; also narrated by the five).
It was also narrated fromhim that Suhayb (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I passed by theMessenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whilst he was praying. I greeted him with salaam and he responded with a gesture.” And he said: I am not sure whether he said “a gesture with his fingers”. (Narrated by the five, apart from Ibn Maajah. Al-Tirmidhi said: both hadeeths are saheehin my view).
It was reported that Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbidding us to pray two rak’ahs after ‘Asr, then I saw him praying them when he prayed ‘Asr. She said, he entered and there were some women from Bani Haraam, from among the Ansaar, with me. He started to pray them [these two rak’ahs after ‘Asr], so I sent a young girlto him, and I told her, ‘Stand beside him and sayto him, Umm Salamah is saying to you, O Messenger of Allaah, I heard you forbidding us to do these two rak’ahs and now I see you praying them. If he makesa gesture with his hand then leave him and go back.’ So the young girl did that and he made a gesture with his hand, so she left him and went back. When he finished praying, he said: ‘O daughter of Abu Umayyah, you asked about the two rak’ahs after ‘Asr. Some people from Banu ‘Abd al-Qays came to me and kept me from doing the two rak’ahs after Zuhr, and that is what these were.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).
These ahaadeeth indicatethat it is prescribed to say salaams to a person whilst he is praying, and that he should respond tothe greeting with a gesture, because this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) approved of initiating the salaam, and he returned the greeting with a gesture only.
Secondly, it is prescribed for the Muslim to initiate the greeting to one who is engaged in making dhikr or du’aa’, because it was reported that Abu Waaqid al-Laythi (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “Whilst the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was sitting in the mosque and there were some people with him, three people came in. Two of them came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and one went away. When they came up to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they greeted him with salaam. One of them found a space in the circle and sat down, and the other sat down behind him. The third one turned and went away. When the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had finished (his talk), he said: ‘Shall I tell you about these threepeople? One of them turned to Allaah so Allaah accepted him; the second felt shy so Allaah will feel shy (to punish him); and the third turned away so Allaah turned away from him.” (Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta’, 2/960; Ahmad, 5/219; al-Bukhaari, 1/24, 122; Muslim, 4/1713, no. 2176;al-Tirmidhi, 5/73, no. 2724; Abu Ya’laa, 3/33, no. 1445).
And in al-Saheehayn it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin entered the mosque and prayed, but he did not do the rukoo’ and sujood properly. Thenhe came and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with salaam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) returned his greeting then said, “Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.”
And Allaah is the Source ofstrength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
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It is difficult for him to stay in Madeenah and leave his family and his mother far away; shouldhe be patient or should he go back?

I came to al-Madeenah al-Munawwarah as a teacher of computer science three months ago and I left my family and my country. By Allah, I miss them and feel a great deal of distress because of being away from them. My mother also needs me and I am afraid that if I end my contract I will have gone against the command of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to be patient in bearing the hardships of Madeenah. What do you think, may Allah bless you?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing wrong with you ending your contract for the reasons mentioned, and this does not have anything to do with not being patient in putting up with the hardships of Madeenah, i.e., its heat and difficulties, as mentioned in the hadeeth narrated by Muslim (1363) from Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqaas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (sa) said: “I declare sacred what is between the two lava fields of Madeenah, (and I forbid) cutting of itsthorny shrubs or killing ofits game.” And he said: “Madeenah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves it out of dislike for it but Allaah will put someone better than him in his place, and no one stands firm despite its hardships and difficulties, but I will intercede for him, or be a witness for him, on the Day of Resurrection.”.
And Muslim (1374) narrated from Abu Sa‘eed al-Mahri that he came to Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri (mayAllah be pleased with him) and consulted him about leaving Madeenah, complaining to him aboutits prices and his large number of dependents, and telling him that he could not bear the hardships and difficulties of Madeenah. He said to him: Woe to you! I do notadvise you to do that. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (S) say: “No one bears its hardships with patience and dies, but I will intercede for him, or Iwill be a witness for him, on the Day of Resurrection, if he is Muslim.”
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim: Scholars of (Arabic) language said: al-la’waa (hardships) refers to difficulty and hunger. … end quote.
If you leave Madeenah, it will not be because of the hardship and difficulty encountered there; rather it will be to honour your mother and keep yourself chaste. If you can combinethe two things and bring your wife and keep in frequent touch with your mother, then you will attain the blessings of living in Madeenah and beincluded in this great promise of attaining the intercession of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Undoubtedly this will be better and more perfect.
We ask Allah to guide us and you.
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