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When meeting another Muslim
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Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers
When meeting another Muslim
Say:
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
"May peace and Allah's mercy be upon you".
The other Muslims reply
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
"May peace and Allah's blessing be on you as well".
If the words وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ are not added in the greeting, then
the reply is valid but when the related words are increased, the
reward also increases. Once, a person entered the court of Prophet
Mohammad (SAW.) and said
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) replied to the salaam and said that he had
received ten rewards. The another greeted
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) replied to the salaam and said that he had
received twenty rewards. The another greeted
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِوَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) replied to the salaam and said that he had
received 30 rewards.Thereafter another person came and greetedand
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِوَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَمَغْفِرَتُهُ
Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) replied to the salaam and said that he had
received 40 rewards and stated that as a rule that the reward
increasesin this manner.
(Abu Dawood, Mishkat)
Return a greeting with atleast the same amount of words with which the
greeting one used. It is best that the amount of words is increased in
the reply.
Allah says:
فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ
رُدُّوهَا*******************************************************
Returning Salaam
-
Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers
Returning Salaam
If a Muslim sends salaams to another, it should returned in this manner
وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
"On him be safety, Allah's mercy and blessings".
Reply to the person conveying the salaam on behalf of another
وَعَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
"Safety be on you and him.
(Hinsul Hasin)
Muslim brethren should shake hands with salaams. Prophet Mohammad
(S.A.W.) stated that if two Muslimsmeet and shake hands, their minor
sins are forgiven before they part.
(Tirmidhi)
It is narrated by Abu Dawood that when Muslims shake hands on meeting,
praise Allah andmake dua for forgiveness, then they are forgiven.
(Mishkat)
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When sneezing
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Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers
Dua when sneezing
Say:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
"All praise is for Allah".
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When hearing someone sneeze
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Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers
When hearing someone sneeze
Say to the one who sneezes:
يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ
"May Allah have mercy onyou".
The person sneezing should then reply
يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
"May Allah keep you on hidayat (guidance) and make proper your condition.
(Mishkat, Bukhari)
If the sneezing person is a woman, the reply is with a kasrah (zer) on the kaaf.
If the sneezing person dose not recite"Alhamdulillaah" then it is not
necessary to reply but if he does say so thenit is waajib reply.
If the sneezing person has flu or any other difficulty which results
in repeated sneezes then it is not necessary to reply after the third
time.
(Mishkat)
To regard the sneeze as abad omen: One should not take or see anything
as bad omen as it is stated as being Shirk in the hadith.
(Hisnul Hasin)*******************************************************

Today's Yahoo news-Supreme Court to rule today on wearing a niqab can be worn while testifying - OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada rules this morning on whether a Muslim woman can wear a religious veil known as a niqab while testifying against two men she claims sexually assaulted her when she was a child. Due to a publication ban, the Toronto woman can only be identified as N.S. The woman accuses two relatives of sexually assaulting her over a four-year period that ended when she reached the age of 10. The two accused claim the Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows them toconfront their accuser and observe her facial expressions as she testifies. But the woman's lawyers say facial expressions can be misleading, and add that Islamic sexual assault victims will be leery about going to police if they’re barred from wearing a niqab while testifying in court. In a preliminary hearing in 2008, N.S. said she cannot show her face to any men who are not close relatives. When the judge ord

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Sarah: Abraham's First Wife - Biography

Sarah was the only woman of Ibrahim's people to believe in Allah. She
afterwards became his wife. She stood by her husband all the time when
calling his people to Allah. When Ibrahim realized that no other than
his wife and his nephew, Lut, was going to believe in his call, he
decided to immigrate to a city caller Ur and another called Haran and
then departedfor Palestine with them. After Palestine, Ibrahim (peace
be upon him) arrived in Egypt.
Abu Hurairah narrated that Ibrahim did not tell alie except on three
occasions: twice for the sake of Allah (Exalted andAlmighty) when he
said:"I am sick," when his people were holding a festival in honor of
their gods, Ibrahim excused himself by saying he was sick, (Ch 37:89
Quran) andwhen he said: "(I have not done this but) the bigidol has
done it." The third was while Ibrahim and Sarah were on a journey.
They passed through the territory of atyrant. Someone said to the
tyrant: "This man Ibrahim is accompanied by a very charming lady."So,
he sent for Ibrahim and asked him about Sarah saying "Who is this
lady?" Ibrahim said: "She is my sister." Ibrahim went to Sarah and
said"O Sarah! There are no believers on the surface of the earth
except you and me. This man asked me about you and I have told him
that you are my sister. Do not contradict my statement." The tyrant
then called Sarah, and when she went to him, he tried to take a hold
of her with his hand, with evil intentions, but his hand got stiff and
he was confounded. He asked Sarah: "Pray to Allah for me and I shall
not harm you." So Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he was cured. He
tried to take hold of her for the second time, but his handgot as
stiff as or stiffer than before and he was more comfounded. He again
requested Sarah:"Pray to Allah for me, andI will not harm you." Sarah
asked Allah to again, and he became all right. He then called one of
his guards who had brought her and said:"You have not brought me a
human being but have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hajar
as a maid servant to Sarah. Ibrahim, gesturing with his hand, asked:
"What has happened?" Sarah replied: "Allah has spoiled the evil plot
of the infidel or immoral person and gave me Hajar for service."
Sarah had not born any children. Ibrahim had aged and his hair was
gray after many years spent in calling people toAllah. Sarah thought
she and Ibrahim were lonely because she could not have a child.
Therefore, she offered her husband her servant Hajar in marriage.
Hajar gave birth to her first son Ishmael (Isma'il) when Ibrahim was
an old man.
Time passed. One day Ibrahim was sitting outside his tent, three
angels descended to the earth. They came in human shapes and saluted
Ibrahim. Ibrahim arose and welcomed them. He took them inside his tent
thinking they were strangers and guests. He invited his guests to eat
and placed before them a sumptuousmeal of roasted calf. Theywere
angels and did not eat. The angels gave Sarah glad tidings of the
birth of a son, Isaac (Ishaq). She could hardly believe the news. As
a"barren old woman" the news seemed to her too good to be true. Allah
Almighty says:
There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said,
"Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a
roasted calf. But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal),
he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them.They said:
"Fear not: We have been sent against the people of Lut." And his wife
was standing (there), and she laughed (either, because the Messengers
did not eat their food or for being glad for the destruction of the
people of Lut). But we gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him,
ofJacob. She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an
old woman, and my husbandhere is an old man? That would indeed be a
wonderful thing!" They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The
grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O ye people of the house! for
He is indeed worthy of allpraise, full of all glory!" (Hud 11: 69-73)
And thus were Sarah and Ibrahim blessed with the miraculous birth of a
son in their old age.
Adapted from: Stories of the Prophets by Al-Imam Ibn Kathir

Story - , Moons Peak [FINISHED]- The Wolf Boy (chapter13)

A/N: I'm in the middle of editing this chapter, since I'm not quite
happywith it yet, but you can still read it ;D
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT mademe follow the animal into the forest, or think
that it was a good idea todo so.
But I did. And I'd regretted it soon after once I noticed the open
calluses and bruises that were forming on my feet.
I hadn't realized my feet were killing me either, until now, which
serves me right for kicking my heels off earlier, and leaving my feet
vulnerable and bare.
In fact, I'd been so caughtup in finding Satchel, that I didn't think
to stop and take my luggage with me. I grimaced.
Great, now I look like I belong here.
Not only that, but this may be the only outfit I may have to wear for
therest of my life.
I patted my clothing down, hating the fact that they looked just as
bad as my feet as I noticed the brown splotches that now stained my
used-to-be-white button down jacket, and the rips on the knees from my
favorite jeans weren't there for fashion finesse either, since I'd
fallen over and tripped every sooften.
I look disgusting My thoughts scolded me. I sighed and moved
forward--limping slightly, casting away branches to avoid scratching my
face. God! Even my hands were growing callues.
Despite being the early morning, the tall pine trees allowed little to
no light at all.
So I could only make out the track, and the trees ahead of me. I
wrinkled my nose, following the strange musky scent that lingered in
my sinuses, and frowned.
Satchel's here? I scolded myself at the mere thought. Surely I didn't
know Satchel just by his scent.
Did I? No impossible.
I found my feet and I don't know what made me think he was near butthe
scent that I was smelling had something to do with him. I moved
gingerly toward the scent, and jumped when I heard a groan.
It was coming from the left of me.
I heard it again, but this time it sounded like a human cry. I frowned
and rushed forward, ignoring the pain in my feet.
"Hello? Is anybody there?!" I shouted. The groans were louder now as I
ran though the brush.
"Hello!" I shouted again, and I skidded to a halt when a figure
materialized from the clearing. I gasped.
It was a human boy lying on all fours, writhing uncontrollably on the ground.
The awful groans comingfrom his mouth sounded inhuman, and the fur
disappearing from his back made me blink continuously from the sight
of him. It looked like something was crawling under his skin.
Despite the fear emanating from me, I reluctantly stepped forward in
order to console him. I was vaguely aware of him being completely
naked, but that didn't seem to register, since I knew thisboy was
hurt.
It was impossible to see his face, because it was lowered in the dirt,
and his hair hung like a veil to hide his identity.
But that wasn't what made me fear this boy. No. It was the mutant way
his hands were formed, as if paws were molded to his arms. I blinked.
"Are you...are you okay?" I asked lamely. Of course he wasn't okay, but
I needed to know. He writhed again, and groaned loudly as the mutant
paws disappeared, changing back to human hands and feet. I wanted to
squeal at what was happening.
He didn't say anything as I pulled his hair away from his face, and
gasped. Covering my mouth.
"S-Satchel...?" I collapsed to the ground beside him, eyes bugging out.
"Oh. My. God. What happened to you?"
I held his hair away as hehurled. He was completely covered in dirt,
and a sheen of sweat glistened all over his body. I was horrified at
the sight of him.
As soon as he stopped vomiting. I took off my jacket to cover what
modesty he had left, and maneuvered him into therecovery position so
he was curled up facing me. I let his head lean in my lap for support.
"Who did this to you?" I whispered, running my hands over his face to
keep his hair out of his eyes. They were closed, so I kept cradling
him. Murmuring sweet nothings, to keep him from shaking.
"Will...y?"
"Shhhh. It's okay." I said, cradling him. Seeing a predatory animal
attack me was nothing compared to seeing Satchel like this.
In his vulnerable state I was terrified for him. His eyes finally
opened and pegged them on me. Light green eyes regarding me with what
looked like desolation. The sad state of them made me tear from his
gaze, as if they were saying 'don't look, go away' but his arms that
curled around my legs were holding me tight, begging me to stay.
"It's okay, you're safe with me." I murmured softly. He looked at me
with that oh so sad gaze.
"Didn't...want you...to seeme...like...this." He managed to choke between
heavy breaths. Ishook my head.
"Don't worry about what I think. As long as you're okay." I wasn't
sure whatI was thinking to be honest.
I found myself leaning down to kiss his forehead, not even realizing
I'd done it until after it.
His shakes calmed and hebegan to relax. We sat there in silence for
what felt like hours, just drinking in each others warmth. His mouth
twitched as he stared at me.
"You stayed." He said, after a while, and I was still holding him.
"Yeah. I guess, I didn't know I would miss home so much. Besides, I
couldn't quite detach myself from a certain someone." We shared a
'knowing' look and I smiled. His hand reached out to touch my hair.
He'd pulled a pine needleout of it.
"I thought New York was your home?" I smiled andshrugged. Liking that
he was Satchel again.
"Was. For a little while, but we all know this is my home...since I own it."
He sat up, and smiled when he saw my jacket, covering below his waist.
"You're sounding like theWilly I remember." He gotup to do something,
and I frowned when he held a pair of folded slacks in his hands. I
blushed, turning away so I could give him what little privacy he
could. Moments later he cleared his throat.
"It's okay, I'm decent." Hesaid, as I turned to meet his eyes again.
He wore those suspenders I'd grown accustomed to seeing him in, but
left hischest bare.
"You really think I'm the Willy you remember?" He nodded, and settled
backdown beside me. I was aware of his proximity again. I smiled.
"I want to be the Willy you remember. You makeme want to be her." He
leaned forward, brushingthe blonde strands out ofmy face, then smiled.
"You are her. You just choose to hide her, that'sall." His hands
cupped mycheeks, and I watched hiseyes roamed my face again, stopping
on my lips.
And I had the sudden urge to want to kiss him. Like I had wanted to in
the tree hut. His piercing gaze sent butterflies to my stomach,
begging to be free.
And as if answering my unspoken question, he leaned forward and
brushed his lips on mine to kiss me.
The soft touch barely registered, until I felt his tongue run over my
bottom lip. He tasted of pine, and salt and something sensational,
that urged me closer so I could have more.
I don't know how it happened, but one minute we were kissing, and the
next thing I knew, I was pinned down on the ground, while his body
loomed over me.
He was staring down at me, with those light green eyes, and my
heartalmost stopped when he licked me on the cheek. My eyebrows rose
at that,and he chuckled.
"I hope its not rude to lick a girl on the second date?" I froze. The
familiar words I'd once spoken with the wolf from earlier.
The paws, the fur, and the scent? My mind finallyregistered, and put
two and two together.
He crooked a smile, and I blinked it away with astonishment.
No it can't be. Satchel was not...that animal is not...
He frowned.
"What's wrong?" I blacked out and fainted from the mere thought
ofSatchel possibly being a wolf.
***
Feel free to tell me how bad this chapter was ;/

The delicate balance on earth

The earth is a living planet where many complex systems run perfectly
without stopping at all. When compared to other planets, it is evident
thatin all its aspects the earth is specially designed for human
life.Built on delicate balances, life prevails in every spot of this
planet,from the atmosphere to the depths of the earth.
Exploring only a few of the millions of these delicate balances would
be sufficient to show that the world we live inis specially designed
for us.
One of the most important balances in our planet is revealed in the
atmosphere that surrounds us. The atmosphere of the earth holds the
most appropriate gasses in the most appropriate ratio needed for the
survival not only of human beings, but also of all the living beings
on the earth.
The 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% carbon dioxide as well as other
gasses readily available in the atmosphere represent the ideal figures
necessary for thesurvival of living beings. Oxygen, a gas that is
vital for living beings, helps food to be burned and converted into
energy in our bodies.
If the oxygen quantity inthe atmosphere were greater than 21%, the
cells in our body would soon start to suffer greatdamages. The
vegetation and hydrocarbon molecules needed for life would also be
destroyed. If this quantity were less, then this would cause
difficulties in our respiration, and the food we eat would not be
converted into energy. Therefore, the 21% oxygen in the atmosphere is
the most ideal quantity determined for life.
No less than oxygen, other gasses like nitrogen and carbon dioxide are
also arranged in the ideal quantity for the needs ofliving beings and
the continuity of life. The amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere has
the ideal ratio to balance the harmful and burningeffects of oxygen.
This ratio represents the most appropriate value required for
photosynthesis, which is essential for life's energysupply on the
earth. Moreover, the amount ofcarbon dioxide has the most appropriate
value that is needed to maintain the stability of the surface
temperature of the earth and to prevent heat loss especially at night
time. This gas, comprising 1% of the atmosphere, covers the earth like
a quilt and prevents the loss of heat to space. If this amount were
greater, the temperatureof the earth would increase excessively,
causing climatic instability and posing a serious threat against
living beings.
These proportions remain constant thanks to a perfect system. The
vegetation covering the earth converts carbon dioxide to oxygen,
producing 190 billion tons of oxygen every day. The proportion of
other gasses is always kept constant on the earth by the help of
interconnected complex systems. Life is thus sustained.
In addition to the establishment of the ideal gas mixture required for
life on the earth, the mechanisms needed to preserve and maintain this
order are created alongside with it. Any break in the balance, though
instantaneous, or any change in the ratios even for a very short time
period, would mean the total destruction of life. Yet, this does not
happen. The formation of these gasses in the atmosphere just in the
amount people need, and the constant preservation of these ratios
indicate a plannedcreation.
At the same time, the earth has the ideal size in terms of magnitude
topossess an atmosphere. If the mass of the earth were a little less,
then itsgravitational force would be insufficient and the atmosphere
would be dispersed in space. If its mass were a little greater, then
the gravitational force would be too much and the earth would absorb
all gasses in the atmosphere. There is an incredibly high number of
conditions required for the formation of an atmosphere such as the one
our world currently has and all of these conditions should exist
altogether to be able to talk of life.
The creation of these delicate proportions andbalances in the sky is
mentioned in the 7th verse of Surat ar-Rahman:
He erected heaven and established the balance. (Qur'an, 55:7)
The majority of people spend their lives withoutbeing aware of the
delicate balances and subtle adjustments in the gas composition of the
atmosphere, the distance of the world to the sun or the movements of
planets. They are ignorant of the great significance of these balances
and adjustments to their own lives. However, even a minor deviation in
any one of these arrangements would create very severe problems
regarding the existence and survival ofhumankind.
There are many other balances established on earth for the continuity of life:
For instance, if the surface gravity were stronger than its current
value, the atmosphere would retain too much ammonia and methane
gasses, which would mean the end of life. If itwere weaker, the
planet's atmosphere would lose too much water, and life on earth would
be impossible.
The thickness of the earth's crust constitutes another one of the
delicate balances in the earth. If the earth's crust were thicker, too
much oxygen would be transferred from the atmosphere to the crust and
this would have severe effects on human life.
If the opposite were true, that is, if the earth's crust were thinner,
volcanic and tectonic activity would be too great to permit life on
earth.
Another crucial balance for human life is the ozone level in the
atmosphere. If it were greater than its current value, the surface
temperatures would be too low. If it were less, surface temperatures
would be too high, and there would be too much ultraviolet radiation
at the surface.
In fact, the absence of even a single of these balances would set the
end to life on earth. However, Allah has created the universe with
infinite wisdom and power and designed the earth specially for human
life. Despite this fact, the majority of people lead their lives in
total ignorance of these events. In the Qur'an, Allah reminds people
of His blessings in the 13th verse of Surat al-Fatir:
(Allah) makes night merge into day and day merge into night, and Hehas
made the sun and moon subservient, each one running until a specified
time. That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is His. Those you call on
besides Him have no power over even the smallest speck. (Qur'an,
35:13)
It is sufficient look at millions of dead planets in space in order to
understand that the delicate balances required for life on earth is
not a result of random coincidences. The conditions essential for life
are too complicated to have been formed 'on their own' and at random,
and these conditions arespecially created for life alone.
These balances we have briefly described so far are only a few of the
millions of intricate, interrelated balances and orders established so
that people can live inpeace and safety on the earth.
Examining only a part of the balances and harmony on the earth is
enough to comprehend the superior being of Allah and grasp the
existence of a planned creation in every detail of the universe. It is
no doubt impossible for a person or any other living being to build
such an enormous balance and order. Nor are the components of this
order such as atoms,elements, molecules, andgasses capable of
establishing an order based on such intricate and extremely delicate
calculations and measurements, and suchfine tunings. This is because
activities like planning, ordering, arranging, calculating, and
proportioning can only be realized by beings that possess wisdom,
knowledge andpower. The
Exalted Being Who orders, plans and balances the entire universe to be
fit for life of human beings on a planet like earth and Who sustains
it with dramatically delicate measures and balances is Allah, Who has
Infinite Wisdom, Knowledge andPower.
In the Qur'an, it is stated that those people who are able to realize
these facts are only 'people with intelligence':
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of
night and day, there are Signs for people with intelligence: those who
remember Allah, standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and
reflect on the creation ofthe heavens and the earth: "Our Lord, You
have not created this fornothing. Glory be to You!So safeguard us from
thepunishment of the Fire." (Qur'an, 3:190-191)

The glorious world of electrons

Atoms, too small to be seen with the naked eye,are made up of a
nucleus and ELECTRONS revolving around that nucleus.
Since the proton constituting the nucleus is positively charged andthe
neutron is uncharged, the nucleus itself is always POSITIVELYCHARGED.
The electrons that revolve around the nucleus one million times per
second ARE ALWAYS NEGATIVELY CHARGED.
One of the most important characteristicsthat makes atoms so
magnificent is the endless revolution of theelectrons.
The electrons in the atom, that never cease to exist since the moment
of their creation, CONTINUE TO REVOLVE UNINTERRUPTEDLY AT THE SAME
SPEED , no matter how much time passes or what substance they are a
part of.
Every atom has a different number of electrons. For example, there is
just one electronin a hydrogen atom, twoin a helium atom and 92 in a
uranium atom.
These electrons revolve in seven separate orbits. In heavy atoms, some
100 electrons are distributed among theseseven orbits. Scores of
electrons revolve at an extraordinary speed in the same orbit, or even
cross between orbits. YETTHEY NEVER COLLIDE.
This is one of the most amazing aspects of electrons. Not one of
thehundred or so electrons in seven different orbits,revolving a
million timesa second, ever collides with another, goes off course or
slows down. Each maintains its glorious movement on its own path, in a
stunning harmony, and has done so since the creation of the universe.
There is another amazing point here. In order for electrons to have
different orbits they should have different masses, just like the
planets. But all electrons HAVE THE SAME MASS AND SIZE . It is as yet
unknown why the energy levels of these identical particles are
different and why they travel in different orbits.
Electrons assume their places in their orbits with a special command
and change places whennecessary in the same way. They are specially
protected, and thus never collide because they are under the sole
control of Almighty Allah,Who created and watches over them at every
moment.
Every atom created over the last 15 billion years maintains that same
wondrous order.
For 15 billion years, not a single electron has followed the wrong
orbit, changed speed or collided with another electron because every
electron is within the knowledge of our Lord and acts by His command.
That is why, in terms of knowledge and creation, everythingfrom giant
galaxies to the invisible world inside the atom are all one and the
same. They all came into being by our Lord Allah commanding them to
"Be!"
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan:
Our Word to a thing when We desire it is just to say to it "Be!" and
it is. (Surat an-Nahl, 40)

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Jumma Prayer - , Replying Salaam to the Imam after he takes his place on the Mimbar

When the Imam gets on the minbar for the Khutbah as gives the salaam,
do the people reply of keep silent for fear of losing the rewardof the
Jumu'ah khutbah?
Jazakumullahu Khayran
As salaamu 'alaykum
al-hamdu lillaah.
If the Imam ascends the mimbar and greets the audience with the salaam
then the audience should respond. This would not be considered
frivolous discourse and would notviolate the silence required for
listening because the actual khutbah has not yet begun. Therefore,
until then, the audience can recite praises of Allaah and duaa', and
also repeat after the mu'athin who calls for prayer, which is timed
after the Imam has actually greeted the audience and has taken his
place on the mimbar.

Jumma Prayer - , One who dozes off during Friday prayer

What should one do if one feels oneself dozing off during Friday prayer?
If a person dozes while listening to the Friday sermon, it is
recommended for him tochange the place with the person next to him. In
doing this he should be careful not to speak; rather, he should use
some gestures (hand movements, etc.). The evidence for this is the
hadith narrated by Samrah who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: If one ofyou dozes during the Friday sermon, he shouldexchange
his position with the person sitting next to him.
(Al-Baihaqi, 3/238; Sahih Al-Jami' No. 812)
Another hadith has beennarrated by Ibn 'Umar who said: The Prophet
said: If one of you dozes in the mosque on Friday, he should move his
positionto another place.

Jumma Prayer - , Holding two jumu'ah prayers in one place

Can we organize two Friday prayers!? We do not have a mosque until
now inside the campus--we ask you for doa'a ... May Allaah help us to
gain a permanent room. Due to different schedules of the university,
students can not attend Friday Prayer which is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
Currently new Muslim brothers are asking if we can hold a second
Friday arrangement on campus. Is it correct to host two Friday prayers
in the same campus or same place!?
I personally am afraid [the reality is that it is] madhhab excuses,
and different groups favour one time to another.I urge you to answer
this question fast
may Allaah reward you.
All Praise be to Allaah.
After discussing the question you raised withthe learned sheikh
Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullaahbin Baz, he has indicatedthat Islamic shari'ah
does not legislate holding two jumu'ah prayers in one place. You
should choose the most convenient time--and its timing extends until
the 'asr prayer--andurge and enjoin all the Muslims to attend. Note
that it is mandatory to stop all work (including attending classes)
for the jumu'ah prayer. Whoever misses it wouldpray the dhuhr prayer.
May Allaah grant you all success in obeying Him and pleasing Him and
may He ease your affairs wherever you may be.

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In the Dark of the Night …

Once, there was a pious Muslim merchant who used to trade cattle. He
would buy cows from Iraq or Iran and sell themin Syria. This trader
was arighteous Muslim: pious, devout and pure hearted;he would pray at
night, fast and give charity frequently.
On one of his trade journeys, as he was shepherding a herd of cows to
sell them, it began to snow heavily. As a result, the road was
blocked, the grass died, and all his cows perished,except for four.
The poor trader took his four cowsand wandered all over the place,
until one evening he reached a small village on the road from Al-Mosul
to Halab. He knocked on the door of one of the houses in this village.
The owner ofthe house answered and the trader told him that he was a
stranger who wanted to spend that night at his house until morning so
he could continue his journey and go to another village.
The generous villager welcomed the trader warmly. He let him andhis
cows in the yard of his house, and offered the trader food and fedhis
cows. In fact, this villager was poor and penniless; all his cows had
died and his lands were ruined due to theheavy rains and snow that had
been falling for a very long time over their village. The villager was
married and the father of one child, and the small family lived in
their two-room house; one room for him and his wife and the other for
their child.
The villager's family gathered around the guest for a nightly chatfrom
which the villager cam to know that the trader was carrying a sum of
money with him. After the villager and his wife had gone to bed, the
guest went to sleep in the child's room. The child slept on his bed in
the right side of the room and the trader's bed was on the left side.
The villager asked his guest if he needed anything else before going
to bed and madesure that he was comfortable. The villager's wife
whispered in her husband's ears, insinuating evil into his mind, "How
long shall we remain poor? This guest is rich and we are in dire need
of his money and cows; we may have food for aday, but would spend days
without any food. What if a famine hit the village and we have neither
food nor money? We have a golden opportunity tonight: this guest is
rich,so let us steal his money and cows so as to maintain our lives
and save our only child's life."
The villager exclaimed, "How could we do that toour guest? How can I
steal his money and cows? Will he let me take his money and cows?" The
wife answered wickedly, "Kill him and throw his body in a hole in the
middle of the valley and no one would know about it."
The villager hesitated, but the wife kept insisting and persuading him
to enforce this evil plan; to convince him and end his hesitation she
said, "This is essential to save us from certain death; indeed, in
times ofextreme necessity, even the forbidden becomes permissible."
Finally, the wife managed to convince her husband of this wicked
Satanic scheme and he made up his mind to kill the traderand steal his
money and cows.
After midnight, in the lastthird of the night when everything was
quiet anddarkness and silence had enveloped the whole village, the
villager took his dagger, sharpened it, and headed towards the room
where his guest and his son were sleeping. His wife accompanied him,
encouraging him to put his evil plan into action. The villager tiptoed
slowly, heading to the left side of the room where the guest was
sleeping. He groped for his sleeping guest until he touched his neck
in this black darkness; the villager unsheathed his dagger and cut the
guest's throat swiftly, justlike he would slaughter agoat.
The villager went back tohis wife, seeking her helpto move the body
and no sooner had they pulled the dead body out of the room, they
realized that they had slaughtered their one and only son! The
villager sobbed and his wife did the same on seeing their son's dead
body between their bloodstained hands; theyboth lost their
consciousness. Hearing the noise, the sleeping guest woke up and so
did the neighbors to find the villager's son murdered (and the
villager and his wife unconscious). The guest and the neighbors
hastened to the unconscious villager and his wife, splashing cold
water over their faces to wake them up. When they woke up, they burst
into tears and asked the neighbors to call the police. The police
arrived at the crime scene and arrested the killers.
What exactly had happened inside the bedroom where the guest and the
villager's son slept that night? In fact, the villager's son went to
the guest's bed on the other side of the room after his parents had
left the room and engaged in conversation with him; it was quite a
long conversation, and the son felt asleep in the middle of it on the
guest's bed. The kind guest did not wish to wake up the child, so he
slept in the child's bed instead. When the villager came inside the
room in the dark of the night, he was sure that his son was sleeping
in his own bed in the other side of the room and the guest was in his
bed. Therefore, he slaughtered the one whowas sleeping in the guest's
bed, not knowingthat he was slaughtering his own son with his
veryhands!
The villager wanted to kill the guest, but Allaah The Exalted willed
his sonto be killed instead. The neighbors buried the villager's son
and his unfortunate parents went to prison for their crime.

The Arrows of Satan

Satan readies himself and chooses his prey carefully. He is determined
as he shoots the arrows of looks to go through your eyes, tearing the
veils of modesty and chastity. This arouses the desires of the weak
heart, which commands the bodyto pursue the satisfaction of
suchdesires. The tongue speaks, the legs walk, and thus, unlawful acts
are committed and the soul falls into the mire of sin.
"That is purer for them"
In order to ward off this Satanic cycle, Allaah The Almighty
instructed his believing slaves, both men and women, to lower their
gaze. He told them that this would purify them. Allaah The Almighty
Says (what means): {Tellthe believing men to reduce [some] of their
vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed,
Allaah is acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women
to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts.}
[Quran 24:30-31]
Ibn Al-Qayyim said in Al-Fawaa'id that Sahl ibn 'Abdullaah
says,"Abandoning the order is greater than committing the prohibition
in the sight of Allaah because Aadam (Adam) was forbidden to eat from
the tree and when he ate from it Allaah accepted his repentance, but
Satan was ordered to prostrate to Aadam, when he refused and Allaah
did not accept his repentance."
Ibn Al-Qayyim said in Ad-Daa'wad-Dawaa', "Look at the accuracy of the
Quranic expression in the order to lower the gaze, as if Allaah The
Almighty reminds us that not lowering the gaze causes the doom of the
doer and his suffering in this life and in the Hereafter. Failing to
lower one's gaze is the basis for the problemsthat afflict man. An
unlawful lookgenerates thoughts, then thoughts generate ideas, then
ideas generate desires, then desires generate will, which develops
into resolve and determination, then the action inevitably takes place
if there is nothing to prevent it."
This is the destructive cycle of Satan, which traps the one who does
not lower his gaze, then records the images and scenes seen by his
treacherous eyes. Satan waits for the moment of weakness in man's
faith to release these images and scenes in his mind and soul,
igniting his sexual desire, which dominates the heart that commands
the body to disobey Allaah The Almighty, and so on in a consecutive
sequence. The more the images vary, the easier arousal and falling
into sin will be. On the other hand, the less the images and scenes,
the weaker their impact and influence on the heart will be. According
to a saying, "Patience over lowering the gaze is easier than patience
over the pain of its consequences."
O Muslim who does not lower his gaze, if your eyes roam around looking
at the charms of beautiful women, you would plant in your heart thorns
of loss and regret.
"Allaah knows that which deceives the eyes"
Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {He knows that which deceives
the eyes and what the breasts conceal.} [Quran 40:19] This is a great
verse and the interpreter of the Quran, Ibn Mas'ood tells you its
meaning, "It refers to a man whoenters a person's house where there is
a beautiful woman among them, or that a beautiful woman passes by
them, and while they do not notice him, he looks at her; when they see
him, he lowers his gaze. However, Allaah The Almighty knows that he
inwardly wishes to see her private parts."
The great scholar, Al-Ameen Ash-Shinqeeti said in Adhwaa' Al-Bayaan,
"The verse contains a warning for the one who betrays with his eyes by
looking at what is unlawful for him. The slave of Allaah will
standbefore Allaah and be questioned about his senses. Allaah The
Almighty Says (what means): {Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the
heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.} [Quran 17:36]
If you will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about your stares
and looks, have you prepared an answer for this?
The fornication of the eyes
To make this act more repugnantto the souls, the Prophet called it
adultery of the eyes. It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah
that the Prophet said: "Allaah has written for the son of Aadam his
inevitable share of adultery. The adultery of the eye is looking (at
what is prohibited), the adultery of the ears is listening (to what
isprohibited), the adultery of the tongue is uttering (what it is
unlawful to utter), the adultery ofthe hand is doing (what is
prohibited), the adultery of the legs is walking (to what is
prohibited) and the heart desires and wishes for (adultery) and the
private parts affirm that or contradict it." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim
(this is the wording of Muslim )]
In Sharh Saheeh Muslim, An-Nawawi said, "The meaning of the Hadeeth is
that a share of adultery is written for the son of Aadam. Some people
commit actual adultery by entering the male genital organ into the
genital organ of a femalewho is unlawful to him. Other people commit
adultery in the figurative sense by looking at the prohibition or
listening to adultery and its relevant affairs, or by touching with
the hand a non-Mahram (marriageable) woman or kissing her, or by
walking to commit adultery, seeing, touching, or forbidden talking
with a non-Mahram woman, or by inner thoughts. All these things belong
to metaphoric adultery. By "The private parts affirm that or
contradict it " it means that adultery might actually happen through
the private parts or might not take place by entering the male genital
organ into the female genital organ even if he is close to doing it.
Allaah knows best."
Public corruption
Giving free rein to the gaze has corrupted most human beings; the
display of beauty no longer has limits, and indulgence in luxury no
longer has restraints. Adornment, clothing and fashion have penetrated
our minds, surpassed all the restrictions and barriers, and has become
like a sea of chaos where good taste is drowned and the pure, chaste
heart is spoiled.
Destruction of homes
It is noticeable that one of the most important causes of problems in
many homes is failing to lower the gaze. When the husband releases his
gaze, a comparison will seep into his heart between his wife and the
corrupting programs made by some people to tempt others. This
comparison causes many problems in homes, when the husband asks his
wife to give himwhat he sees from dissolute women and provocative
images are imprinted in his mind.
It is also noticeable that releasingthe gaze is one of the main
reasons for the delay in marriage.That is because the young man
already has in his mind multiple examples of beautiful girls,
especially those whom he watches on television and searches hard to
get one like them. Yet, he will not get what he wants, because what he
sees on television is generally deceptive beauty and false femininity,
and thus leads him to delay his marriage and affects themarriage of
Muslim girls with him.

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Dought & clear - , Attending the festivals of the mushrikeen and congratulating them

Is it permissible to attend the celebrations of Christian festivals
and congratulate them?
Praise be to Allaah.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: it is not
permissible for the Muslims to attend the festivals of the mushrikeen,
according to the consensus of the scholars whose words carry weight.
The fuqaha' who follow the four schools of thought have stated this
clearly in their books… Al-Bayhaqi narrated with a saheeh isnaad from
'Umar ibn al-Khattaab that he said: "Do not enter upon the mushrikeen
in their churches on the day of their festival, for divine wrath is
descending upon them." And 'Umar also said: "Avoid the enemies of
Allaah on their festivals." Al-Bayhaqi narrated with a jayyid isnaad
from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr that he said: "Whoever settles in the land
of the non-Arabs and celebrates their newyear and festival and
imitates them until he dies in that state, will be gathered with them
on the Day of Resurrection."(Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah, 1/723-724).
With regard to congratulating them on their festivals

Dought & clear - , None of the woman’s financial rights over her husband are waived as aresult of his financial hardship or bankruptcy

After my divorce and alimony battle with the Supreme Court of Canada,
I was awarded the court costs as I won the case. But despite the court
order, my ex-husband has not paidme anything and he has declared
bankruptcy. My question is: is he still in debt to me before Allah,
may He be glorified and exalted? Does he still owe me other money that
has accumulated?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
In the answer to question 127179 we stated that the fuqaha' of the
Muslims are unanimously agreed that being Muslim is an essential
condition of the judge who judges cases among the Muslims, because
servingas a judge is a kind of wilaayah (authority), and there is no
wilaayahfor a kaafir over a Muslim.
We also stated that a concession is granted allowing one to refer to
the court that is based on the man-made law ofthe land, when doing so
becomes a means of getting one's rights or warding off wrongdoing in a
land that is not ruled by sharee'ah, on condition that those who have
knowledge of sharee'ah be consulted to determine the shar'i ruling
that is applicable to a given case, and that the demand be limited
only to seeking what sharee'ah allows and trying to implement it.
But if the court that is based on kaafir, man-made laws has issued a
verdict in favour of one of the twodisputing parties over the other,
awarding himmore than he is entitled to (according to sharee'ah), it
is not permissible for him to take more than he is entitled to, and he
has toreturn the rest to the rightful owner.
If the court has awardedhim his rights, then he may take it; if it has
awarded him less than his due, then he has the right to ask for the
rest of what he is entitled to, and it remains a debt owed by his
opponent; the ruling of the court does not absolve him of that debt.
Something similar may be said concerning otherrights, if you are still
entitled to some rights from him, such as maintenance, clothing, money
that he borrowed from you, andso on. None of these can be waived if he
declares bankruptcy or if the court does not instruct him to give
them; rather he still owes them to youand whenever he can afford to,
he must fulfil the duties that he owes.
If the law of that land waives debts for the bankrupt person if he
declares his bankruptcy, then it is a law that is contrary to
sharee'ah and it does not carry anyweight.
Please see the answer to question no. 127591
Based on that, you should examine the ruling of this Canadian court;
if it is in accordance with the ruling of Allah, then it may be
followed and implemented. But if it is contrary to that, it should be
rejected and should not be implemented, and you should refer to the
nearest Islamic centre to your place of residence in that country, to
find out about that and act accordingly.
Secondly:
It is clear from the abovethat the money that has been awarded by the
court is permissible for you to take if it is what you are entitled to
as determined by the Islamic judge (qaadi). If it is more than that,
you do not have the right to take more than the amount determined by
sharee'ah; if there is anything more than that, it is not
permissibleto you to take it.
But if it is less than what you are entitled to, you have the right to
take it, and the rest remains a debt that he owes and it is not
waived; wheneverhe can afford it, he should pay it off.
If he is really poor and infinancial difficulty, then you have to wait
until heis able to pay it off.
But he has resorted to declaring bankruptcy, aspeople often do in the
West, this does not meanthat your shar'i rights are waived for him;
rather it remains a debt that he owes. If he is notreally in financial
difficulty, then you can try to ask for it, put pressure on him, and
complain about him, until you get what you are entitled to from him.
If he really is in financial difficulty, then you have to give him
time until hecan afford to pay off his debt.

Ibrahim ibn Adham and the man who didn't disobey Allah again

A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and
said, "Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control myself.Please give me
something to help me with it"
"If you accept five conditions," said Ibrahim, "and are able to put
them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you any problem."
"Just tell me what they are, Abu Ishaq!" the mansaid. "The first is
that when you want to disobey Allah you do noteat anything He
provides." "Then how will I get anything to eat? Everything on the
earth is from Him!" "So isit right to eat His provision and disobey
Him at the same time?" replied Ibrahim.
"No, it is not. What is thesecond condition?""When you want to disobey
him, move off His land."
"That is even more difficult! Exclaimed the man. "In that case
wherewill I live?"
"Is it right to eat his provision and live on His land and then to
disobeyHim?" asked Ibrahim."No, it is not."
"What is the third condition?" "When you want to disobey Him in spite
of eating His provision and living on His land, find a place where He
will not see you and disobey Him there."
"What do you mean, Ibrahim? He knows everything that happenseven in
the most hidden places!" "So is it right to disobey Him when you eat
His provision and liveon His land and when you know that He can see
everything you do?""It certainly is not!" the man replied.
"Tell me the fourth condition." "That when the Angel of Death arrives
to take your soul,you say to him, 'Give me a reprieve so that I can
repent and act righteously for Allah.'"
"But he won't listen to me!" "Then if you cannotward off death long
enough to give yourself time to repent, and you know that when it
comes there will be no reprieve, how can you hope to be saved?"
"What is the fifth?" "Thatwhen the angels of the Fire come to you to
take you to the Fire, you do not go with them.""They will take me
whether I like it or not!" exclaimed the man.
"So how can you hope to be saved?"
"Enough, enough, Ibrahim! I ask Allah's forgiveness and I turn toHim!"
The man's repentance was sincere and from that time on he was
assiduous in his worship and avoided acts of disobedience until the
day he died.

Islamic Stories - , The young girl who isn't an atheist like her teacher

A young woman teacher with obvious liberal tendencies explains to her
class of small children that she is an atheist. She asks her class if
they're atheists too. Not really knowing what atheism is but wanting
to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like fleshy
fireworks. There is, however, one exception. A beautiful girl named
Zainab has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she
has decidedto be different. "BecauseI'm not an atheist."
Then, asks the teacher,"What are you?" "I'm a Muslim." The teacher is
alittle perturbed now, herface slightly red. She asks Zainab why she
is a Muslim. "Well, I was brought up knowing and loving God. My momis
a Muslim, and my dad is a Muslim, so I am a Muslim."
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly,"what if
your mom was a moron,and your dad was a moron, - what would you be
then?" Shepaused, and smiled."Then," says Zainab, "I'd be an atheist."
[a moron is a dumb, stupid person]