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Hakim Ziyech’s 2020/21 season for club and country so far:

15 appearances
5 goals
6 assists
5 MOTM’s
1.7 key passes per game

If we didn’t know how important his creativity is, we do now. Cannot wait for him to return.
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Chelsea have accumulated more xG from dead ball situations (12.59) than they have from open play (12.14) this season. #Copied

We are too hasty to disregard players who aren't our favourites and hype make up excuses for the ones we have affection for. Havertz will come good and Mount will increase his attacking output. It is senseless to criticise one at the expense of another they're both good young players with different attributes that complement each other, Mount has that energy and stamina to last long plus his average attacking skillsets and Havertz is a creative player who has eyes for goals and assists though suspect defensively but on form he's a world beater

https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/hes-not-a-racist-ba-coltescu-said-to-have-reconciled/
cc: Ibeme, Godx, Segedinho, Unlimited22

The Permanent Committee of Scholars in Saudi Arabia stated:

“It is not permitted for the Muslim to eat that which was prepared by the Jews and Christians or idol-worshippers specifically for their days of festivities. And it is not permitted for the Muslims to accept a gift from them in celebration of those festivities because that contains honoring and cooperating with them in making apparent their religious symbols and furthering and promoting their innovations and partaking in the happiness of their festivals. And this may ultimately lead to taking on their festivals as our own festivals…”

- Fatwa of Al-Lajnah ad-Da’imah, with Shaikhs Ibn Baz, Abdur-Razzaq Afifi, Abdullah Al-Ghudayan and others. See 22/398-399, Fatwa no. 2882.

“We should be patient with Havertz because he is a top-quality talent who has come into this league.

“People who want to criticise (should) just wait and give a young player time. I know the player that Kai Havertz is going to be.”

- Frank Lampard

Havertz wasn’t signed for this season, not even next season - he was signed for the next 5 years.

Remember when KDB aged 21 had a slow start at Chelsea and a ton of fans wanted him sold?

Yeah, that ended well.

Patience. Whether it takes months or a year, he will adapt.
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The lineup is balance considering the players out injured. We are playing a narrow Frontline and the FBs will provide the width they will supply crosses and cutbacks for the attackers to feed on

Havertz on recovering from Covid-19:

“When you do nothing for two and half weeks and then you start training again, you feel like you have never played football before. For me it took two or three weeks to get back to 100%.” [BBC Football Focus via Daily Star]

seankafor:
he should contest for president..
I'll vote him

I will recommend him as Head of Economic Research, Development and Planning. Putting him as an Executive in a space like Nigeria will ruin him if care is not taken.

Skimpledawg:
May Otem bless you Ibime.

Won't you require the service of the wise one to uncage Swissh and Eruditor (this is me hoping that they're in good state) ?

BlueAngel444:
Havertz says the covid-19 hit him very hard and he spent 10days on his bed, and it took him 2-3wks to recover but now he feels very fit.

Some don't know that people react to sickness differently if your immunity is not strong enough you can feel worse than expected and thus lead to drop off in productivity. Someone was saying that is it not the same Covid19 that other players contracted and recovered from but they forget to realize that there are several others who didn't recover or recovered but have their internal organs severely damaged.

Questions From the West About Covid-19 Answered by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal Shaykh
Posted on December 11, 2020 by admin
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…

From Moosaa at-Taweel al-Amreekee to the Grand Mufti, the virtuous Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh: As-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah wa barakaatuh. As for what follows:

In these days -the days of the Coronavirus Pandemic- Allah has indeed blessed us with good leadership, governmental leaders and scholars who love the Muslims, and the Muslims love them. They lead the people to safety and well-being, by the Permission of their Lord. Their cooperation in establishing safety protocols in the land of Tawheed, the land of the two sacred and honored mosques, the respected Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -may Allah protect it from every evil- is an exemplary thing, a role model for the entire world, and the praise is for Allah. People of all different religions and various languages notice this, so may Allah compensate you for your hard work and reward you with the best reward for what you do for your Ummah!

A matter that causes fear has indeed come to us, a very serious matter, and [about it] the people have differed in their views. And our Lord, the All-Knowing, the Ever Informed, has indeed guided us to what is befitting for us in these types of issues, with His Statement [which means]:

And when there comes to them a matter of safety or fear, they spread it openly. Yet had they only referred it back to the Messenger and those in authority among them, those of them capable of extracting its ruling would have done so. [4:83]

So in order to implement this Noble Verse, and with due concern for unity, I present some important questions. I do believe that your answers to them will –by Allah’s Permission- save your children of Ahlus-Sunnah in foreign lands from the differing that has befallen them, as you hold a position of trust with everyone. It is from Allah that I hope that we could benefit from your noble instructions.

The First Question: How do we know exactly what the nawaazil (pending issues in need of verdicts) are, those which must be deferred to the senior scholars and people of authority? Are the Fiqh issues connected to the Coronavirus from those nawaazil?

[ANSWER] From ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abdillaah ibn Muhammad Aal ash-Shaykh to the respected Moosaa at-Taweel, may Allah grant him success. As-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah wa barakaatuh, and as for what follows the greeting:

Your letter has reached me, the one asking about five matters, so here is the response:

Firstly, whatever issues and nawaazil happen to people are to be returned back to the Book and the Sunnah, as the Exalted One says:

O you who have believed! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those in authority among you. If you differ over any matter, then return it back to Allah and the Messenger if truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for a final determination. [4:59]

And whenever the issue is specific to some individuals, then the Fuqahaa’ (those knowledgeable of Fiqh, i.e. Islamic rulings), the rightful people of ijtihaad (deducing rulings from evidences), those who fulfill the requirements of ijtihaad, implement their ijtihaad, due to His Statement, the Most High:

Follow what has come down to you from your Lord, and do not follow any helpers (or protectors) besides Him. Little do you remember! [7:3]

And whoever is not from the Fuqahaa’ is to refer to the scholars, due to His Statement, the Most High:

So ask the people of knowledge when you do not know. [21:7]

And whatever issues are connected to broad public concern are referred back to those in [official positions of] authority, those who consult with the people of knowledge and specialization [of specific relevant fields], as He, the Most High, has said:

ﱡAnd when there comes to them a matter of safety or fear, they spread it openly. Yet had they only referred it back to the Messenger and those in authority among them, those of them capable of extracting its ruling would have done so. And had it not been for the Favor of Allah upon you, and His Mercy, you would have followed the Shaytaan, save a few. [4:83]

The Second Question: What should be done if we enter a mosque these days -the days of the Coronavirus-, and we find that the people of this masjid are not distancing themselves from one another, nor are they implementing the safety protocols of the authorities, in non-Muslim lands? Instead, they order those praying to come together and stand without gaps in the rows. Please instruct us, may Allah protect you from every evil.

[ANSWER] Secondly, keeping distance between the people who pray in the mosque is done for the purpose of avoiding the spread of the disease. It does not affect the validity of the prayer, and it is from what accomplishes [legislated] benefit and repels harm. Thus, if you enter a mosque where the people are not abiding by the protocols of safety requested by the authorities to prevent the spread of the disease, then it is upon you to advise those who maintain that mosque to have the people abide by the precautionary procedures required by the relevant authorities.

The Third Question: In the West, we have some doctors among the Muslims, people of Sunnah and [good practice of] Religion, people known for their love of Islamic knowledge and its dissemination. However, in these days specifically, they oppose the official Health agencies, saying that there is no need for the well-known protocols of safety which those officials instruct the people to observe, like distancing, wearing masks, etc., protocols that match or are close to the same ones chosen by the Muslim leaders. They say that the verdicts issued by the people of knowledge in the Muslim lands and the decisions made by their rulers are erroneous opinions, because they are based on blindly following global health organizations of the non-Muslims, and that they -those in such organizations- are people with evil agendas against the Muslims. This stance has begun to spread among some of the youth, so what direction do you have for us and them?

[ANSWER] Thirdly, upon you is to abide by the safety instructions issued by the official authorities, those taken in order to prevent the spread of the disease. Furthermore, you must not subject the Muslims to punitive action by encouraging them to violate the instructions issued by the official authorities.

The Fourth Question: What should be our stance on those who talk about So-and-So, the government official, in their private gatherings, actually naming one of the authorities in the land of the Two Sacred Mosques, saying that he is causing corruption in the land, because he closes mosques and puts restrictive limits on those who come for Hajj and ‘Umrah, requiring them to follow harsh safety restrictions, which leads to the ruin of the sacred places [of worship].

[ANSWER] Fourthly, it is not permissible to speak ill of the authorities for instituting what they believe are efforts needed to prevent the spread of diseases. Instead, what is due to them is to be praised [for that] and supplicated for.

The Fifth Question: What is our stance on those who say that the governmental leaders in the Land of Tawheed have made decisions during this pandemic based on blindly following the West, without consulting the people of knowledge?

And I do apologize for the number of questions; however we are in a state of differing and dispute, and we are seeking a good way out, one pleasing and successful, from this trial, which is merely from the things that our Lord, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise, tests us with. It is a good trial, so that the Muslims would advise one another and differ [to a point], but then return back to the Truth, come back close to one another, and love one another for Allah’s Sake, all of them together upon one single heart. And it is Allah that I ask to actualize that, by His Grace and Generosity. Was-Salaam. [Dated: 1442/2/18]

[REPLY] Fifthly, the rulers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are vigilant over matters of benefit for the Muslims and repelling harm from them. May Allah reward them with the best reward. Their way of doing things continues to include consultation with the people of knowledge in matters that arise, in order to know the [correct] legislative ruling.

Attached are a number of edicts and official decisions on the topic.

May Allah make us all successful in attaining what pleases Him, and may He aid us and you in what is good.

Was-Salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah wa barakaatuh.

The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars
General Chairman of Academic Research and Edicts

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Dated: 1442/4/22 (Monday, December 7, 2020)

Translation: Moosaa Richardson

OJURONGBE1:
Egbon, you seem like a genuine nice person.

The Oga na intellectual and nice person forget the fact that he can be overbearing at times we are fortunate to have him around, sadly he may soon leave this space as age is no longer on his side and children are quite disrespectful these days

Shaykh Ahmad ibn Yahya an-Najmi (رحمه الله) said:

“The mother is the first school. If she is righteous, the progeny becomes righteous.”

- Fath-ur-Rabb al-Wadud, 2/256.

seankafor:
isn't ba black? Or should he have used... The brown guy?

Because I don't seem to understand?

If we can describe someone with a blonde hair as blonde there's nothing wrong in calling a black person black in a non-discriminatory context.

On review of the footage, the referee, Ovidiu Haţegan, appears to ask who he should give the red card to from the bench, with 4th official Sebastian Colţescu responding: "ala negru," which in Romanian can translate to "the black [guy]," provoking the incident that followed
Source: Get French Football News
cc: Ibime and Segedinho

Ibime:
Na Demba Ba wey the official call negru

Melvyn and co are just being foolish above.

When a Romanian call you negru, trust me it's not friendly.

Oga Ibime na SARS mentality be dis

iamoyindamola:
All of a sudden you are in Paris and know what really transpired
Right

Ok

Segedinho:
Sorry boss

But you are saying nonsense.

Thank you

Melvyn11:
When did "that black man" become a racist word. People are seriously snowflakes

People are not thinking for themselves everything is now racism

I don't think anything is wrong in using the colour of a person to describe him/her in a nonquarreling context, people are being dramatic for no reason. Even in our languages we do describe a person or situation using colour in a non-discriminatory manner

BlueAngel444:
FPL say na still Dec 26

Lampard said Havertz really suffer serious covid symptoms. Hopefully he will be back to full form he had before he fell ill.

I read Lampard comments about his ailment yesterday and it confirms my suspicion that something was wrong with Havertz, I'm not the one to write player off easily especially if the player in question has demonstrated his brilliance in the past sometimes it does backfire but most often than not I ended up being justified. Havertz will come good for us and his country as alluded to by Lampard

BlueRayDick:
Àbúrò báwo? Sho mọ age mi ni?

Yes I'm fine, thanks for checking on me

You na ancestor

Blueraydick eku ojo meta, aburo mi so wapa?

Lampard on Havertz's criticism: "There are quick reactions sometimes to how people analyse new signings with price tags etc. We've to understand that some of the best players to have graced the PL found it hard for a long time to get used to it, but I think he has done very well"

"Kai Havertz is going to go onto be one of the top players for this club and in the world."

- Frank Lampard

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said:

“If a camel died, wretched, on the bank of the (river) Nile, I would fear that Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, will ask me about it.”

- Al-Muntadham of Ibn al-Jawzee, 4/141, through Hayaat al-Salaf of Ahmad al-Tayyaar.

"Tactically Arsenal were very good, very organised. They gave us problems.

"They have a good tactical courage and incredible spirit. They are a good team and Mikel Arteta is a good coach."

- José Mourinho on Mikel Arteta and Arsenal's performance in Sunday's game

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaimīn [رحمه الله] said:

❝It is only right that a person be optimistic, feeling happy about the good he sees [in things]; and he should not look at the life lying ahead of him in this world as dark and dismal so that he becomes weary [of life] and loses hope.❞
[Sharḥ Riyaḍ Al-Ṣāliḥīn, (4/115-116) | Translated By Mikail Ibn Mahboob Ariff]

Ibime:
So he is one of us sef. No wonder he no dive. I see Dujon Sterling in that group. He was on e ahead of James in the pecking order. I wonder what happened to him.

Injury blighted his career so far

Champions League goals since Giroud left Arsenal:

Giroud - 5
Arsenal - 0