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Red Traffic light.

Do you stop at the red light at the traffic signal?
Yes you have to, because its the minimum requirement in order to follow the traffic rules.

Similarly praying Salath 5 times a day is a minimum requirement to be a Muslim.

What happens if you do not pray?
Not praying is similar to not stopping at the Red traffic light!
Its a disaster waiting to happen.

May Allah increase our Imaan and make us regular in our Salat.
Ameen.

When you intend to do something, Say "Insha-Allah"[If Allah wills]

Allâh (subhanahu wa ta'aala) says:

"And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." Except (with the saying), "Insha-Allah!", "
[Quran 18:23-24]

When you intend to do something, Say "Insha-Allah"[If Allah wills]

Allâh (subhanahu wa ta'aala) says:

"And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." Except (with the saying), "Insha-Allah!", "
[Quran 18:23-24]

"The believer speaks little, but does much.
And the hypocrite talks a lot, but does little.
The believer's speech is wisdom, his silence is contemplation, his gaze is pondering, his actions are righteous.
So if this is your state, you shall perpetually be in worship."
- Fudayl bin Iyyad

Narrated by Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (Saw) said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you."

(Volume 2 : Book 17 : Hadith 146 : Bukhari)

[size=14pt]Brotherhood in Islam[/size]
Who do you fight the most with?
Certainly with our brothers/sisters.
But who do we love the most?
Certainly its our brothers/sister.
Even if we Muslims argue and fight with each other we belong to one Family. Even if we belong to different country, race, age, or even if we dont speak the same language we can recognize each other, because we have One thing in common no matter what happens. Its Lailaaha illAllah Muhammadur-rasoolullah.

Say Takbeer my beloved Brothers and Sisters: ALLAHUAKBAR.

For all my Brothers and Sisters of Islam

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Weekly reminder:
Do not forget to recite Suratul Dhukhan today, remember we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
The following recitation is only 7mins. 7min is a small time considering the fact we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
May Allah give us the blessing to do more Ibadah. Ameen.


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"Never have I ever dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me."

[ Imam al-Ghazali ]

Narrated AbuHurayrah (RAA) Rasulullah (SAW) said:
"Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed. "
(Sahih Muslim Book 2, Number 0448)

Jazakumullahu Khairan.
I actually meant the same thing as you said. But the original sentence was ambiguous.  I ve made it more specific as u mentioned. : )

Allah knows best.

ifyalways:
Ok.
Went back to your first reply on this thread and was wondering If photos qualify as a drawing or anything that depicts animate beings 

I too wondered about it. Since i dont know anything about Fiqh (Islamic Jurisdiction) i am not supposed to form my own opinion.  Some Scholars say its permissible for Halal purpose such as identification (Passport, criminal records, ID cards etc).

@Ify
On a general note. Its better not to form an opinion based on a single or few Hadith. I m guilty of it in my first post. Rather follow what Fiqh scholars opinion about it. They are the experts.

The some minimum requirements to even start studying to Fiqh to become a  FAQIH (Jurist) are:
One should have memorized the Quran and over 100,000 ahadith. This includes the text, chain and the characteristics of the men/women in the isnad. Also he should be well versed with Arabic grammar & should know the purpose & situation in which each verse of quran reveled. Should also know the before & after time of 2 verse or 2 hadith if apparently seen contradicting on one similar issue. Also consensus of sahaba (razi) are given importance & also the fatwa of those Sahaba (razi) are given preference on others sahaba (razi) who had spend more time with Prophet (sawallalahu wa alayiwassallam)

So you can imagine how knowledgeable they will be after years of Fiqh studies. They are the only ones who can give valid opinions in religious matters.


Allah knows best.

EDIT: As mentioned by Lagosboy basic Fiqh is to be learned by all Muslims. The above mentioned requirements are for learning Fiqh formally to become a Jurist.

Lagosboy:
Let us be very careful in passing judgement and giving verdicts based on one hadith we find.

The issue of pictures have been dealt with by many scholars and time cannot permit me to write much here but the summary would be to explain that the word "image maker" is intepreted to mean 2 things by different scholars. The first is a statue and the other is normal drawings. All the scholars accept the prohibition of human/animal statutes and craft but when it comes to drawing there is a clear dinsitiction.

According to Maliki fiqh there is nothing wrong in drawing a human being or an animal but what is wrong making of statutes and the hadith was interpreted to mean that.

According to Hamabli fiqh drawing is not permitted and in the hanafi fiqh as well. The shafi fiqh i cannot remember as at now.

My humble opinion inclines to the Maliki fiqh on this issue as drawings are tools of education and drawings are used to communicate to kids and even adults in many speres of life. The good of education always overides many things in islam and a wider perspective should always be used to analyse rulings.

With regards to pictures most scholars of all the schools of thought permit normal photgraphic pictures except some scholars within the hanafi fiqh and some of the hambali fiqh who restrics it based on some hadiths.

And God knows best

Very useful information. Jazakallahu Khairan bro.

ifyalways:
@Azharuddin ,do u take pictures,portraits?
Salams.

As in photographs, ? I have posed for photos. yes.

Sayyidah Aisha (RA) narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said,
“The Believer in terms of faith is he
who is best of them in manners and mild to his family.”
[Ahmed 24259]

Imam al-Shafi'i said:
“A wise man once wrote to another wise man:
‘O my brother, you have indeed been given knowledge,
so do not pollute your knowledge with the darkness of sins
such that you remain in darkness on the Day that the
people of knowledge speed forth with the light of their knowledge.’ ”

A thought provoking story:


A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat & watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled
to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, & it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

            The butterfly then emerged easily. But it h, ad a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings.

            The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

            Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly.

            What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Allah's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

            Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If Allah [Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala] allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

            We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never "fly"!

Wa Alaikumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,

muhsin:
May Allah, the Exalted, reward you all for it.

Ameen.

Well there was all such Fitna(problems) in the past and there will be more in the future. For Allah has already said such things will happen. But is that an excuse for us to miss Salah. In the Day of Resurrection we will be asked about our deficit in Salah. Can we quote the current condition of muslims as an excuse. I think not.
 
  My concept of religion is simple. As mentioned in the Quran, Allah has created mankind to worship him. The life in this world is temporary. We will be tested with temptations, trails and afflictions. We have been send Allah's guidance through Prophet Muhammad(saw) in the form of Quran and Sunnah (hadith). Life of Hereafter is the real life which is eternal. The one who strives in the path of Allah in this life will be victorious in the life of hereafter. Even if we have sinned there is always hope if we repent sincirely for Allah's Mercy is vast and it precedes his wrath.

But the question is are we upto the task of striving for Allah in this life? It always scares me bro. : (

May Allah guide all of us in the path of the righteous.
Ameen.

"(The righteous are those) who feed the poor, the orphan and the captive for the love of God, saying: 'We feed you for the sake of God Alone; we seek from you neither reward nor thanks.' "
- The Holy Quran, 76:8-9

Araboy:
Agnostic

Bro Are you Agnostic?