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@uplawal Hey sis i ve to go out now.

Assalaamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

uplawal:
I dnt say i dnt trust any Imam,i simply said,if what they say is contradicting with the Quran,they should be questioned and not just folow follow like cattle

I agree with you completely. Whoever contradicts Allah's command should not be followed. Its certainly a big problem. Some people accept what is wrong, some reject what is right. Allah guide us in the right path and save us from bidah. Ameen.

Sister we do all these based on Allahs command. So there must be some logic behind it. Maybe we dont ve enough knowledge to understand it.
May Allah bless you, me and everyone with Knowledge so we can follow the right path.
Ameen.

P.s Allah didnt command to prostrate to Prophet Muhammad(saw) he said to send him salutation. It was commanded to the angels to prostrate to Adam(as) that too not the humans. There is a huge difference.

@Uplawal
If you dont trust any Imam, then tell me how will you study the Quran?

It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels bow down to Adam, and they bowed down; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who bow down.
[Quran 7.11]

Allah asked everyone to bow down to Adam(as), it does not mean to worship Adam(as) Allah ordered it as to respect Adam(as).

Allah loves the Prophet (saw) and it is mandatory for the believers to love what Allah loves. Sending salutations to the Prophet(saw) is not worshiping him. Sending Salutation means to ask Allah to bless him.

uplawal:
i believe nobodys name should be mention except Allah during worship

Allah [/b]and [b]His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace.
Quran[33:56]

Uplawal stop drawing your own conclusions. Its dangerous.

Very strange indeed. Havent heard about such thing in the Quran or the Prophets (saw) Sunnah. Besides Jan 1st is the New Year of the Gregorian calender, it is not in any way an important day in Islam.

Abu Hurayrah, who said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah say,
‘ Verily, the first to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will be
  a man who had died as a martyr. He will be brought forward. Allah will remind him of the favours He had bestowed upon him and the man will acknowledge them. Then He will ask him: `What did you do to express gratitude for it?’ The man will reply: `I fought for Your Cause till I was martyred.’ Allah will say: `You have lied. You fought so that people might call you courageous; and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.

     Next a man who had acquired and imparted knowledge and read the Qur’an [/b]will be brought forward, Allah will remind him of the favours He had bestowed upon him and the man will acknowledge them. Then He will ask him: `What did you do to express gratitude for it?’ The man will reply: `I acquired knowledge and taught it, and read the Qur’an for Your sake.’ Allah will say to him: `[b]You have lied. You acquired knowledge so that people might call you a learned (man), and you read the Qur’an so that they might call you a reciter, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.

     Next a man whom Allah had made affluent and to whom Allah had given plenty of wealth, will be brought forward, Allah will remind him of the favours He had bestowed upon him and the man will acknowledge them. He will ask him: `What did you do to express gratitude for it?’ The man will reply: `I did not neglect any of the ways You liked wealth to be spend liberally for Your sake’. Allah will say to him: `You have lied. You did it so that people might call you generous, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.”
[Muslim]

Wa alaikumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

Also May Allah bless the ones who originally wrote this article. I just copy pasted most of it.

Dua against riya.


'AbAbu 'Ali, a man from Banu Kaalil, said, "Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari addressed us and said, "O people! Fear this shirk as it is more hidden than a crawling ant." 'Abdullah ibn Hazm and Qays bin al-Madaarib both stood and said, "By Allah! You should clarify what you have said, otherwise we shall bring 'Umar with authority on our behalf or without it". He then said, "Rather I will explain to you what I said. Allaah's Messenger (saw) addressed us one day and said, "O People! Fear this shirk as it is more hidden than a crawling ant." Then someone whom Allaah had willed to speak said: "And how shall we save ourselves from it when it is more hidden than a crawling ant, O Messenger of Allaah?".

He said, "Say "Allahumma inni a`udhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana a`lamu wa astaghfiruka lima la a`lamu"
[O Allah I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating partners with You, and I seek Your forgiveness for that which I do not know].

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u46/idiotstolemyname/086-194.gif

Ameen.

A very good article i came across.


[size=14pt]Riyaa (showing off).[/size]

Riyaa' is when one intends to gain the people's pleasure [/b]when drawing close to Allah Tala. It is action of the heart and not the action of the tongue.

For example: One can draw closer to Allah Tala in worships ('Ibadaat) or many other things. So the one who prolongs his prostration [b]so that people can see him is showing off.

The one who writes an article so that people say he is a scholar is showing off.
The one who gives a lecture to impress the people is showing off.
The one who gives a khutbah so people say he is a good khateeb is showing off.
The one who wears rags so people say he is simple is showing off.
The one who grows a beard and wears jalbiyya so people say he is following sunah is showing off.
The one who walks with head down so people think he is pious is showing off.
The one who carries a small copy of the Quran and reads it in public to show people [/b]is showing off.

We live in a reality where there is no shame in showing off, rather the great majority of Muslims are naive and unaware of its reality and rules. The proof that we live in an age where there is no shame in riyaa` is the appearence of qalaamis al burood, which the prophet (saw) informed us about for example Al-Hakeem at-Tirmizi reported in an-Nawaadir about a hadith whose isnaad is sound, on the authority of Anas (ra) the prophet (saw) said:
", Then there will appear al-qalaanis ul-burood, and at that time there will be no shame of the showing off (riyaa')."

qalaamis al-burood means hood and outergarments.

Riyaa is not discovered by anyone except Allah Tala, even the one who is doing it at times is not aware of it unless he enjoys Khalis Ikhlaas.[b]Riyaa (showing off) is absolutly forbidden.

Ibn Majah and al-Bayhaqi reported wiht a hasan isnad on the authority of abu Saeed al-khudri that Prophet (saw) said when he saw them talking abt the Maseeha ad-dajjal, he said:
"shall I not inform you what i I fear of you more than the Maseeh ud-Dajjal? we said: Yes, Oh Messanger of Allah! he said: It is the hidden Shirk, which is when a man stands up for prayer, then beautifies his prayer for because of another man is looking (at him)."

in Another hadith the prophet (saw) said:
" A little showing off (riyaa') is shirk."

The Riyaa of shirk invalidates the action so by greater reasoning (Qayas Awla) an action should be invalidated if its purely showing off in techinal term Riyaa' Khalis as oppose to Ikhlaas Khalis as mentioned above.

Ahmed reported on the authority of Ubay b. Ka'ab with a hasan Isnad tha the prophet (saw) said:
"Give good tidings to this ummah of splendor, high ranks, victory and strengthening. Whoever of them worked the deeds of Akhirah for the sake of the dunya, he would not have any share/reward in the akhirah."

Riyaa` is shirk, Allah Tala will ignore the action done out of Riyaa' to the one who associates partners with Allah Tala (shirk), he Allah Tala on the day of judgement will ask the one who does Riyaa, ask for Riyaa from the Shareek (partner one associated with Allah) ie the one for whom the action was done to please other than Allah Tala.

[size=14pt]Trick of Shaytan with Riya to lessen our Ibadah
[/size]
In between our effort to avoid riya(show off) beware of the Devils whispers! For Example: In between the prayer the Shaytan will try to convince us to shorten the prayer, misguiding us with the reason of riya. Also when we are about to post a good article, the Shaytan will wishper 'Dont do it people might think you are a show off'. Do not leave an Ibadah inorder to avoid Riya, but instead do more of it, just be sincere and keep in mind that we do it ONLY to please Allah ta'ala.
So we have to be careful of both things:
1. Avoid riya(show off)
2. Do not avoid doing good deed for the fear of Riya.

Riya is a double edged sword indeed.

There is a technique ,which i have heard from an imam, to avoid both of it in one go. Whenever you are in situation when you have to do Ibadat(like salath or giving zakat) while there are people around you, just go ahead and do it while considering that you are surrounded by camels instead of people. In that way we can avoid Riya(showing off) and also will we be saved from decreasing the good deeds in the fear of showing off. The trick is not to care about what others think about your Imaan or good deeds. All that matters is what Allah (swt) thinks of us.


Ya Ar-ha-mar-Raahemeen
We intent to do Ibadah only to please you,
Save us from the trouble of Riya.
Ameen.

A very good article i came across.


[size=14pt]Riyaa (showing off).[/size]

Riyaa' is when one intends to gain the people's pleasure [/b]when drawing close to Allah Tala. It is action of the heart and not the action of the tongue.

For example: One can draw closer to Allah Tala in worships ('Ibadaat) or many other things. So the one who prolongs his prostration [b]so that people can see him is showing off.

The one who writes an article so that people say he is a scholar is showing off.
The one who gives a lecture to impress the people is showing off.
The one who gives a khutbah so people say he is a good khateeb is showing off.
The one who wears rags so people say he is simple is showing off.
The one who grows a beard and wears jalbiyya so people say he is following sunah is showing off.
The one who walks with head down so people think he is pious is showing off.
The one who carries a small copy of the Quran and reads it in public to show people [/b]is showing off.

We live in a reality where there is no shame in showing off, rather the great majority of Muslims are naive and unaware of its reality and rules. The proof that we live in an age where there is no shame in riyaa` is the appearence of qalaamis al burood, which the prophet (saw) informed us about for example Al-Hakeem at-Tirmizi reported in an-Nawaadir about a hadith whose isnaad is sound, on the authority of Anas (ra) the prophet (saw) said:
", Then there will appear al-qalaanis ul-burood, and at that time there will be no shame of the showing off (riyaa')."

qalaamis al-burood means hood and outergarments.

Riyaa is not discovered by anyone except Allah Tala, even the one who is doing it at times is not aware of it unless he enjoys Khalis Ikhlaas.[b]Riyaa (showing off) is absolutly forbidden.

Ibn Majah and al-Bayhaqi reported wiht a hasan isnad on the authority of abu Saeed al-khudri that Prophet (saw) said when he saw them talking abt the Maseeha ad-dajjal, he said:
"shall I not inform you what i I fear of you more than the Maseeh ud-Dajjal? we said: Yes, Oh Messanger of Allah! he said: It is the hidden Shirk, which is when a man stands up for prayer, then beautifies his prayer for because of another man is looking (at him)."

in Another hadith the prophet (saw) said:
" A little showing off (riyaa') is shirk."

The Riyaa of shirk invalidates the action so by greater reasoning (Qayas Awla) an action should be invalidated if its purely showing off in techinal term Riyaa' Khalis as oppose to Ikhlaas Khalis as mentioned above.

Ahmed reported on the authority of Ubay b. Ka'ab with a hasan Isnad tha the prophet (saw) said:
"Give good tidings to this ummah of splendor, high ranks, victory and strengthening. Whoever of them worked the deeds of Akhirah for the sake of the dunya, he would not have any share/reward in the akhirah."

Riyaa` is shirk, Allah Tala will ignore the action done out of Riyaa' to the one who associates partners with Allah Tala (shirk), he Allah Tala on the day of judgement will ask the one who does Riyaa, ask for Riyaa from the Shareek (partner one associated with Allah) ie the one for whom the action was done to please other than Allah Tala.

[size=14pt]Trick of Shaytan with Riya to lessen our Ibadah
[/size]
In between our effort to avoid riya(show off) beware of the Devils whispers! For Example: In between the prayer the Shaytan will try to convince us to shorten the prayer, misguiding us with the reason of riya. Also when we are about to post a good article, the Shaytan will wishper 'Dont do it people might think you are a show off'. Do not leave an Ibadah inorder to avoid Riya, but instead do more of it, just be sincere and keep in mind that we do it ONLY to please Allah ta'ala.
So we have to be careful of both things:
1. Avoid riya(show off)
2. Do not avoid doing good deed for the fear of Riya.

Riya is a double edged sword indeed.

There is a technique ,which i have heard from an imam, to avoid both of it in one go. Whenever you are in situation when you have to do Ibadat(like salath or giving zakat) while there are people around you, just go ahead and do it while considering that you are surrounded by camels instead of people. In that way we can avoid Riya(showing off) and also will we be saved from decreasing the good deeds in the fear of showing off. The trick is not to care about what others think about your Imaan or good deeds. All that matters is what Allah (swt) thinks of us.


Ya Ar-ha-mar-Raahemeen
We intent to do Ibadah only to please you,
Save us from the trouble of Riya.
Ameen.

On the authority of abu Saeed al-khudri reported that that Prophet (saw) said when he saw them talking abt the Maseeha ad-dajjal, he said:
"shall I not inform you what I fear of you more than the Maseeh ud-Dajjal? [/b]we said: Yes, Oh Messanger of Allah!
he said: It is the [b]hidden Shirk, which is when a man stands up for prayer, then beautifies his prayer for because of another man is looking (at him)."

[Ibn Majah and al-Bayhaqi]

May Allah save us from this forbidden Shirk.
Please give us the taqwa to perform Ibadat with sincerity.
Ameen.

Wa alaikum salaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

Sweetnecta:
Muhammad (AS) is who is my first example. Any other who fails to follow him in any particular issue, I will not follow him. I will stick with Muhammad (AS) till the end of my life. I hope its a long life yet, because I have plenty to do in africa. We have to try to reverse the trend of losing muslims to Kufr for whatever reason. This is my priority, hoping that we can find the means by Allah to effectuate it.

Good to hear that bro. We have to be careful while learning new things and while passing it on. I wish i could learn Arabic. Inshallah.
May Allah help you in your Jihad.
May Allah guide all of us in the right path
and bless us with the death of a righteous Muslim.
Ameen.

@sweetnecta
I hope you wont stop washing your feet during wudu bro.
   
      Once the Prophet remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due.
We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly)
so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice: [size=14pt]"Save your heels from the fire." 
[/size]
[Bukhari 1:164, Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr]
   
      ", and then he washed his feet up to the ankles."   [Bukhari 1.186, narrated Amr]

Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners #330
,  Ibn 'Abbas said on the following verse of the Qur'an, "
Nor defame one another" (49:11), "Do not spend your time finding fault with one another."

Jazakumullahu Khairan. As chakula said please continue whenever you find time.

I have already commented on that.

Jazakumullahu Khairan.
I dont know how i missed this thread. This article definitely needs to be read many times.

Barakah Juma'a

Today the Imam was saying that, even more important than living as a muslim is to Die as a muslim. Only Allah(swt) knows the state at which we will die.
May Allah include us in the group of people who die as a Muslim.
Ameen.

It is reported that, the Prophet(SAW) said,"Of course,there is such a piece of flesh inside human body that when it becomes perfectly pure the whole body becomes pure & when it becomes impure,the whole body becomes impure.This piece is Qalb(heart)"
[Bukhari & Muslim]

uplawal:
now tell me,do you think the goat ate the stoning verse?
whats the point of Allah protecting it if so?
why do they have to include the punishment in the sharia?
if thats the case,that means we are not implementing Allahs laws correctly,and am very sure Allah could not have done that anyway,he cat just act contrary,never

I am sorry i dont have the knowledge or the deep understanding in Fiqh to answer that question. If I have doubts I ask the people of knowledge, the Imams in my local mosque, who have decades of experience learning Arabic, Quran etc. I DO NOT pass my own opinion, Because what 'I' think is unimportant.

Remember ALL of our word are being monitored by Allah.
May Allah forgive us if we have spoken any wrongful matters with or without knowledge. Ameen.


P.s. Uplawal. I have a personal advice to you, Just take it as from your brother. To heed it or not is your own choice. Sister you are good at heart and you ve a lot of energy and vigour in following the religion. But please be careful while talking. Statements like 'do you think the goat ate the stoning verse?' is degrading and not polite. Please try to be more careful while choosing your word. Saying all this doesnt mean I am perfect or even close to being perfect. I mention this because i ve had really bad experieces with my own tongue, a day do not pass by which i dont regret about it. I just dont want it to happen to you or anybody else. Also try to consult your local Imam on such religious matters. Also please watch this video on Intelectual Humility it really helps :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftp2qRg2xz4

May Allah the Almight guide you and all of us in the right path. Ameen.

‎"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"

Yes its long, but its worth reading completely. Insallah i ll highlight the important parts when i get time.