Ruling on collecting donations during the Jumu’ah khutbah

* Friday Prayers - - - What is the ruling on collecting donations
during the second Jumu'ah khutbah, when the khateeb calls for that?
What is the ruling on doing that at the time of the du'aa' in the
second khutbah? Is Jumu'ah prayer invalidated by giving donations
during the khutbah? Is the Jumu'ah prayer of those who go among the
rows to collect donations invalidated?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Those who attend Fridayprayers should focus fully on the khutbah. It
isnot permissible to be distracted from it, whether by returning a
greeting or denouncing one who talks during the khutbah.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoever does wudoo' and does wudoo' well, then comesto
Jumu'ah and listens attentively, will be forgiven (his sins) between
that and (the next) Jumu'ah, and threedays in addition to that, but
whoever touches thepebbles has engaged in an idle action." Narratedby
Muslim (875).
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
"but whoever touches the pebbles has engaged in an idle action" show
that touching the pebbles and other kinds of fidgeting during the
khutbah are forbidden. This indicates that the heart should be focused
fully on the khutbah. What is meant by idle action is false and
blameworthy things. Endquote.
Sharh Muslim (6/147)
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible to fidget during the khutbah with one's hand,
foot, beard, garment or anything else, because the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "but whoever touches the
pebbles has engaged in an idle action." According to another hadeeth:
"Whoever engages in idle actions or steps over the people's necks, it
is Zuhr prayer for him." Becausefidgeting prevents khushoo' (proper
focus and humility). Similarly, it is not appropriate for him to turn
to his right or left, or be distracted by looking at the people,and so
on, because that distracts him from listening to the khutbah.Rather he
should face towards the khateeb as the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased
with them) used to face towards the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) during the khutbah. End quote.
Al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi (1/176).
Collecting donations from the people who areattending the Jumu'ah
khutbah distracts them greatly from the khutbah. It causes movement on
the part ofthe one collecting the donations and the people who are
giving them, and it involves thecollector stepping over the necks of
people. All of that is forbidden and goes against the purpose of
Jumu'ah and the khutbah. This is not necessary, because donations can
be delayed until after the prayer has ended. The one who does that is
deprived of the reward of Jumu'ah and it is merely Zuhr for him.
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Whoever does ghusl on Friday and puts on some of his
wife's perfume, if she has any, and puts on his best clothes then does
not step over the people's necks and does not engage in idle actions
during the exhortation, that will be an expiation for whatever comes
between them (two Fridays). But the one who engages in idle actions
and steps over the people's necks, it willbe Zuhr for him." Narrated
by Abu Dawood (347); classed ashasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Targheeb (721). i.e., it will be like Zuhr in reward, and because
of his idle actions and stepping over people's necks, he will be
deprived of the great reward which is attained by the one whoprays
Jumu'ah. 'Awn al-Ma'bood.
Shaykh al-Fawzaan (mayAllaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible for the one who is listening to the khutbah to
give charity to a beggar during the khutbah, because the beggar has
done something that it isnot permissible for him to do, so he should
not help him in doing something that is not permissible, which is
speaking during the khutbah. End quote.
Al-Mulakhkhas al-Fiqhi (1/175).
Secondly:
The prohibition on speaking or playing withthe pebbles etc applies
equally both at the beginning of the khutbah and during the du'aa'.
What some of thefuqaha' said about it being permissible to speak
during the du'aa' is a weak view.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Some of the fuqaha' (may Allaah have mercy on them) said that whenthe
imam starts to say du'aa' during the khutbah, it is permissibleto
speak, because the du'aa' is not one of the pillars (essential parts)
ofthe khutbah, and speaking during something that is not one of the
pillars of the khutbah is permissible. But this is a weak view,
because so long as the du'aa' is connected to the khutbah it is part
of it. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) used to pray for forgiveness for the believers every
Friday during the khutbah.
The correct view is that so long as the imam is speaking, whether it
is the essential parts of thekhutbah or what comes after it, speaking
is haraam. End quote.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti' (5/110).
And Allaah knows best.

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The virtue of Friday

* Friday Prayers - - - Which day of the week do you consider most
holy and your sabboth?
Praise be to Allaah.
It should be noted that the entire life of a Muslim is worship of
Allaah; there is no special day for worship, for the Muslim is
worshipping Allaah all the time. But there is a day which Allaah has
made special for this ummah (nation), the nation of Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), andwhich Allaah has favoured
above all the other days of the week. That day is Friday. There are a
number of hadeeths which speak ofthe virtue of this day, including the
following:
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "We (Muslims) are the last
(of the nations) but (we will be) the foremost on the Day of
Resurrection, although the former nations were given their scriptures
before us and we were given our after them. And this (Friday) is the
day concerning which they disputed. So Allaah guided us (to it),
tomorrow (i.e., Saturday) is for the Jews and the day after (i.e.,
Sunday) is for the Christians." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Jumu'ah,
847).
It was also narrated (by al-Bukhaari) that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The best day on
which the sun rises is Friday. On this day Adam was created, on this
day he entered Paradise and on this day he was expelled from it."
(Narrated by Muslim, al-Jumu'ah, 1410)
It was narrated that Taariq ibn Shihaab said: "A Jewish man said to
'Umar, 'O Commander of the faithful, if this aayah – 'This day, I have
perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and
have chosen for you Islam as your religion' [al-Maa'idah 5:3 –
interpretation of the meaning] – had been revealed to us, we would
have taken that day as an 'Eid (festival)." 'Umar said, "I know on
which day this aayah was revealed; it was revealed on the Day of
'Arafaah, which was a Friday." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, Al-I'tisaam
bi'l-Kitaab wa'l-Sunnah, 6726).
Among the hadeeth which explain the reward for this day is that which
was narratedby Abu Hurayrah, which says that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Each of the five
daily prayers and from one Jumu'ah prayer to the next is an expiation
for the time in between, so long as one does not commit any major
sin." (al-Tahaarah, 342).
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: "The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'When Friday comes,
at each door of the mosque there are angels who write down the first
ones to come to the mosque. Then when the imaam sits down they close
their books and come to listen to thesermon. The one who comes early
(for Friday prayer) is like who sacrificed a camel, then those who
come after him (in order of their coming) are like one who sacrificed
a cow, then one who sacrificed a horned ram, then one who sacrificed a
chicken, then like one who offered an egg." (narrated by al-Bukhaari,
al-Jumu'ah, 1416).
It was also narrated in a hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "One of the best of your days
is Friday. On it Adam was created and on it he died. On it the Trumpet
will be blown and on it all creatures will perish (prior to the
Resurrection on the Last Day). So send many blessings upon me on that
day, for your blessings will be shown to me." They said, "How will our
blessings be shown to you when yourbody will have become dust?" He
said, "Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume our [Prophets']
bodies." (Narrated by Abu Dawood and al-Nasaa'i; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb, no. 695).
It was narrated in a hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever makes his wife do ghusl and does
ghusl himself [i.e., has intercourse] on Friday and goes out early,
walking not riding, and comes close to the imaam and listens [to the
sermon] without interrupting, will have for each step he takes a
reward equal to that of fasting and praying at night for one year."
(Narrated by Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb, no. 687)
It was narrated from AbuHurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned Friday and said: "On
this day there is an hour when no Muslim slave stands and prays and
asks Allaah forsomething, but Allaah will give it to him," and he
gestured with his hand to indicate that whatever he asks fo , is as
nothing to Allaah. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Jumu'ah, 883)
It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Seek the hour in which there
is hope that prayers will be answered, on Friday after 'Asr
(mid-afternoon) prayer, until the sun goes down." (Narrated by
al-Tirmidhi; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb
wa'l-Tarheeb, no. 700).
And Allaah knows best.

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Statistics About Domestic Abuse

DID YOU KNOW THAT:
Approximately 95% of the victims of domestic violence are women.
(Department of Justice figures)
Every 9 seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted and beaten.
4,000,000 women a year are assaulted by their partners.
In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured,
raped, or killed by a malepartner than by any other type of assailant.
Every day, 4 women are murdered by boyfriends or husbands.
Prison terms for killing husbands are twice as long as for killing wives.
93% of women who killed their mates had been battered by them. 67%
killed them to protect themselves and their children at the moment of
murder.
25% of all crime is wife assault.
70% of men who batter their partners either sexually or physically
abuse their children.
Domestic violence is the number one cause of emergency room visits bywomen.
73% of the battered women seeking emergency medical services have
already separated from the abuser.
Women are most likely tobe killed when attempting to leave the abuser.
In fact, they're at a 75% higher risk than those who stay.
The number-one cause ofwomen's injuries is abuseat home. This abuse
happens more often thancar accidents, mugging, and rape combined .
Up to 37% of all women experience battering. This is an estimated
566,000 women in Minnesota alone.
Battering often occurs during pregnancy. One study found that 37% of
pregnant women, across all class, race, and educational lines, were
physically abused during pregnancy.
60% of all battered women are beaten while they are pregnant.
34% of the female homicide victims over age 15 are killed by their
husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends.
2/3 of all marriages will experience domestic violence at least once.
Weapons are used in 30%of domestic violence incidents.
Approximately 1,155,600 adult American women have been victims of one
or more forcible rapes bytheir husbands.
Over 90% of murder-suicides involving couples are perpetrated by the
man. 19-26% of male spouse-murderers committed suicide.
When only spouse abuse was considered, divorcedor separated men
committed 79% of the assaults and husbands committed 21%.
Abusive husbands and lovers harass 74% of employed battered women at
work, either inperson or over the telephone, causing 20% to lose their
jobs.
Physical violence in dating relationships ranges from 20-35%.
It is estimated that between 20% to 52% of high school and college age
dating couples have engaged in physical abuse.
More than 50% of child abductions result from domestic violence.
Injuries that battered women receive are at least as serious as
injuriessuffered in 90% of violentfelony crimes.
In 1991, only 17 states kept data on reported domestic violence
offenses. These reports were limited to murder, rape, robbery, and
serious bodily injury.
More than half of battered women stay with their batterer because they
do not feel that they can support themselves and their children alone.
In homes where domesticviolence occurs, children are abused at a rate
1,500% higher than the national average.
Up to 64% of hospitalizedfemale psychiatric patients have histories
ofbeing physically abused as adults.
50% of the homeless women and children in the U.S. are fleeing abuse.
The amount spent to shelter animals is three times the amount spent to
provide emergency shelter to women from domestic abuse situations.
Family violence kills as many women every 5 years as the total
numberof Americans who died inthe Vietnam War.

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The creation characteristics of zebra stripes

Every being, animate or inanimate, has a color. Moreover, there are
the same colors of the same species all over the world. No matter
where you go, the color of kiwis are green, the seasare blue or tints
of blue and the snow is white. The color of elephants is the same
everywhere in the world; the colors of trees is also the same. This
situation does not change for artificially produced colors. No matter
where you go in the world, if you mix yellow with red, and black and
white, you getorange and gray respectively. This also never changes.
The blackand white stripes of zebras are like this. The common
specialty of zebras living in different parts of the world is their
black and white stripes. These stripes, which have different wonders,
provide great benefits for zebras.
· Have you ever thought why zebras have black and white stripes?
· What could be the wonder of the stripes these beings possess?
Most zebras live in open places where there is not much place to hide.
Therefore, they need to be able to move very quickly in order to
survive.All the bodily structures of zebras are created in a way as to
provide for these needs.
Zebra, which remind people of horses at first glance, have long hairs
called a mane; their physical structure is also created quite similar
to horses and they run at least as fast as them. Zebras have very long
legs, strong muscles and lungs with broad surfaces which help these
beings torun long distances withoutgetting exhausted and being forced
to slow down. Even though zebras' bones are light, they are strong and
created specially for running fast. However, one of the most
interesting characteristics of zebras is their fur, which is made up
of black and white stripes.
Zebras' stripes help them camouflage:
One of the most importantdefense tactics in animals is, no doubt,
camouflage. Beings with camouflage ability are under special
protection because of theirbody structure having been created in a
compatible way to their living environment. The bodies of these beings
are very compatible with theirliving environment. The striped patterns
on zebras have an inherent camouflage ability and help them hide
against their enemies in nature. Asit is known, zebras live in
tall-grass pastures called savannas. It is very difficult to
distinguish zebras inside these tall-grass pastures; the stripes
appear as shadows of pastures and prevent the bulk of the animal's
body from beingseen clearly.
Claiming that this amazingcamouflage system of zebras has come into
existence by coincidences is, of course, an unscientific and
irrational claim. If there is an order, it naturally has a regulator.
The flawless order on Earth belongs to Almighty Allah, the Merciful.
What rational people need to do is to think about Allah's creation in
detail. Almighty Allah reveals thistruth in Surat an-Nahl as such:
" And also the things of varying colours He has created for you in
the earth. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who pay heed.
" (Surat an-Nahl, 13)
Zebras' stripes are an important tool of defense:
Zebras' colors are one of their most important defense mechanisms.
When they stand together,the predatory animals thattypically hunt
them see the complete herd as a whole due to these stripes. In this
case, the hunter finds it difficult to choose the individual zebra it
will hunt, and this is a protection for zebras. At the same time, when
they stroll around as a herd, when their patterns are next to one
another, they appear as a block. The predators that want to hunt these
beings cannot focus on them.

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