Mum just came back from the mosque, and is now glowing about a fifteen year old who led prayers for about four rakaat half way through taraweeh. The imaam is on tour and apparently won many awards in mamy different countries and even led prayers in Mecca.. Or was it Medina? Can't remember.
Anyways she was saying that his voice was extraordinary. Absolutely first rate. That she was teary at the end of it.
Anyways, here is a cool dua to read before tasleem. Optional of course. And some of you may already be reciting it.
yeah, there is some kid who does 4 or 8 of the tarabis, and he's pretty good. kudos to him.
No, hijab is specifically mentioned in the Qur'an. It is an obligation. If someone doesn't wear the hijab, that is sinful because there is consensus of scholars that it is mandatory.
Fair enough, but god knows best what is it in all of our hearts. If there is a woman who dresses modestly and then covers up more for prayer, god sees that and knows that, we don't know if it'll (yes, I say "it" for god's pronoun, not "he") be accepting of it.
Brother, you're relying too much on what you might think is right or hearsay based on what someone has told you, rather than what scholars have told you. The Qur'an specifically commands believing women to wear the hijab - in fact, a specific form of hijab, called the jilbab is mentioned, which includes covering the hair and chest.
as knowledgable as scholars are, I feel like anyone who gets way too wrapped up in their religious research on any level is susceptible to start putting in their own opinions to their answers. Not saying I know better than the scholars themselves, they probably know a lifetime's worth more of islam than I do, but I feel like not even the most respected and accomplished people can always give the most complete or accurate answers. Islam also teaches to use common sense yeah? sometimes I don't like the answers I get from imams/scholars, I feel as though they may be evasive or maybe just not entirely on point. MAYBE it is because I wanted to hear something different, OR it could be because something is telling me that there is more to it than what I am told by them.
Same thing about halal food. Why do you avoid pork if non-halal meat is "permissible"? Allah commands us about what halal is and that we are commanded to refrain from eating that which is not halal specifically in the Qur'an.
I am taught that non-halal meat is discouraged, but allowed. makruh. but of course it is better to eat halal food. I avoid pork obviously because it is unacceptable on all levels except for desperation.
Again, this is hearsay. You'd have to prove that this is possible. Any time salah is broken, it has to be restarted. There's no condition that allows you to resume prayer after you've broken it.
well again, when I heard this rule, it made sense to me. it's not like you just messed up & you're not being interrupted & therefore have to start over. here, something is coming up, but you have done the prayer correctly so far. you're right that I should find out for sure though but what I'm saying is it does not sound non sensical to me.
I mean, you could always ask your manager or whatever for 5 minutes and go to a room to pray.
I'm not comfortable with that. I've been working at this job for less than 3 months and I don't feel like I have earned the right to be able to do things like this. I'm still making bad mistakes as a bank teller. I need to prove to my superiors that I am a good worker before gaining leniency with them.
If you're against the hijab, I have nothing to say to you except that you're going against a clear law of the Qur'an. As I said, a sister can choose not to wear a hijab but she must realize that it is still sinful. Just how someone can drink a beer or break his fast without a valid reason but does realize it is a sin.
i'm not against the hijab. if i had a significant other I would prefer she wore it but as long as she's dressing modestly to begin with I think it is fine. also, I don't think it is in our place to tell off a female about what she's doing,
like anjem choudary did.
The entirety of Islam's history is evidence to the contrary brother. Especially this past century.
& no, I'm not against the hijab. Just informed enough to acknowledge that that rabbit hole goes deeper than you give it credit for.
You don't have to be an expert to acknowledge reason.
Nor do you have to be an expert in any given field to be confident in your knowledge of the field's particulars. For example, I'm not a Rocket Scientist but I know about Newton's law of universal gravitation.
I'm not going to write a paper on bone structures any time soon, but I can tell you how many bones there are in the average adult human body. & further, how that differs from average new born babies.
Thank you. I feel like this is just a good way of saying using your common sense for some circumstances is the right way to go about things until you get to learn better.
I am having a pleasant fast so far because of the weekend...I'm dreading monday. Getting up at 8 and going to work on empty stomach is so hard.
oh god...yeah. work on monday, then iftar, then waiting for an hour, then planet fitness at 10 for legs...SQUATS...then home, shower, isha, be like midnight...up at 3am, ceri, fajr, and work at 8. Ramadan is a rough road.
What I do at work is I do all of the wudhu in the bathroom besides the feet. I do wash my feet though. For that part, I take a paper towel and a cup of water into the private room where I pray. I dip the paper towel in the water and wash my feet with it. You could also just wet the paper towel in the bathroom and take it with you. Been doing this for five years. I'm fortunate enough to have a room that's usually empty so I am able to pray there without being disturbed. I'll lock the door just in case though. Twice someone did walk in cause I had forgotten. One time he just said "oops sorry" and walked out. The other time it was the janitor emptying out the trash and he just went about doing his business. I was able to continue both times without stopping. If you can't find a room, then perhaps go to your car if you drive to work.
More power to you that you are able to do these things, but I'm not comfortable with it at my workplace. I haven't been there that long and haven't earned that level of respect/closeness with my coworkers to do something like this. I haven't even told them about the fasting. I don't wanna just bring it up and tell them out of the blue, I'll only inform them if the subject is somehow brought up in the first place.
So for now I guess, if I have the opportunity, I'll just go to my car and pray zuhr and asr I'll just pray a big late (but still before maghrib) when I get home.
The problem I have is that some people find western scholars arguments more persuasive. And arguments - over the longer term - have more force than positions of authority.
Muslim feminists were beginning to flourish last century when they were allowed to. It'll happen again.
I'm going to ask you straight. Is there a quote in the Quran that tells women to cover their hair? Like for example, it says to cover their bosoms.
What happens is something like this.
People nearly always post the same quotes you posted.
To which I'll say: I don't see the word hijab there.
They'll tell me about the jilbab or some talk about the khimar being used to cover the bosom etc..
Oh.. okay... cool.
And that's the irony.. the hijab, which invokes so many debates, is just mentioned, in passing.
And that too to cover her bosoms.
Hijab, some argue, is actually mentioned in the Quran. In another part. But it's only used in its literal sense, curtains.
And this so called 'utterly clear certainty amongst scholars' occurs before you go into what all of the above actually means in practise; for example, do you mean to talk about the prophet's wives or the average Muslim women? or modesty in general? how much can you cover? and whether the face and hands can be shown. << And every part of this paragraph is argued by scholars vociferously.
To finish off, I actually don't hold a for or against position. It's not like I'm blind to the consensus. Or anything.. But that over the many years that I've covered this, my position has softened somewhat from what I grew up with.
You want to quash this debate by throwing the book at me? Fair enough.
This was a very deep and thought out post...and I
think I agree with you?
I'm not Muslim, and sorry if this is stupid in any way. But I work with someone who is fasting right now... and I accidentally mention *I* was 'hungry' in front of him.... Whoops. Heh, it was a really busy day at work and he's like "YOU'RE hungry?" We had a laugh since my piddly hunger probably had nothing on his. x)
That and my low blood pressure would probably mean I pass out at least once a week if I avoided any food/drink that long...
Point is, I really respect the Islamic faith, so best of luck to all of you fasting, it can't be easy during the longer Summers. Ramadan Mubarak!
heh, can I ask you, are you friends with your coworker? And, how did you find out about them fasting? Did they just tell you or did it come up in a conversation?
My first day the girl next to me kept telling me how hungry she was, I didn't really say much on my part lol but I wonder what her reaction would've been if I told her I hadn't eaten in over 12 hours.
My first Ramadan this year, its been testing at points but working through it! Great to see an awesome community for Ramadan here on GAF!
good luck and have a blessed month!
Never! Lol
You've already had iftar? Which country do you live in? About to have mine in about half an hour.
dude...this is off topic but...what is up with your avatar? what is it supposed to mean?
