₦airaland Forum

Empiree:
Updated......

denigma2:
@kazlaw2000. The emphasis is not on the emergence of leaders. The critical issue is on supporting other laws opposing that of Allah. According to the unanimous agreement by scholars, this is one of the 10 acts that keep one out of the fold of Islam.
We can only be in control when we are conscious of Allah and keeping to His Commands. That was how the Companions achieved success.
We've been involved in democracy for decades now. Do we have our say?

We vote, yet our sisters and daughters aren't allowed to wear hijab in schools
We can't display our Islamic identities in most offices
We are being systematically marginalised.

Do you think the situation will change if all the major leaders in Nigeria were Muslims?

We will only stop being humiliated when we fear Allah in our words, thoughts and actions.

Wa Allahu 'aalam

Empiree:
salaam alaikum kazlaw2000, how are you?. Was just thinking about you yesterday like I havent seen you around. Bless your hustle bros

Empiree:
Walaikum Salaam. To be honest with you I dont think i ever came across any of those books. However, #3 and #4 sound familiar. I do know of 4-5 different salaawat that I do. Salat Ibrahimah , Faith and three others. Since Ibrahima is directly recommended in hadith, I believe it's the most powerful one.

We have discussed a lot on this thread that you can see many differences. I understand some muslim shun any type of salawat other than what is recommended. However, my understanding growing up is prayers recommended in the hadith are just the beginning. It' doesn't stops there. It's like I send salaawat on prophet (saw) in my language and then recommend it to others. That's the way I see other salaawat. I dont worry myself about "rewards" behind them. What matters is we do not praise him beyond human status. You dont have to agree with those who chose to stick to what is basically recommended. That's not only form of sunnah and that's their understanding.

There is hadith in Abu Daud, was narrated by Aisha (ra) that rosul (saw) said if anyone does good deeds not approved of will be rejected. I think people understood it differently. I have always known it's referring deeds in the obligatory duties. One can do good deeds not directly recommended in hadith with good intention but it's gotta be within the Shariah. For instance, it's mandatory to pray four rakat in suhr, asr and Isha, a muslim can't say he can offer 5 rakat, that's rubbish. But when it comes to supererogatory or nawafil you can do as much as you want so long as it doesn't impact your obligatory duties towards Allah. Simple.

Please dont let any tell you those salaawat are not allowed or are haraam. Get their translations and understand the words. So long it doesnt say prophet is God, there is no problem. Let me give you another example. It's not recorded that prophet(saw) used tasbih(tesuba). Because of that, some muslims today consider it bidah to use it. That sounds funny. Tesuba is like mechanical device to aide your duty. It's common sense. I will inshallah search for those books if I can find them.

AlBaqir:
Saudi king Abdullah b. Abdulazeez is dead.
http://m.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30945324?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

May Allah forgive him and bestow His mercy on him and our dead ones.
"Inna lillahi wa innah ilaihi Rajiun"

maclatunji:
A most interesting debate.you have in your town OP.

usermane:
In line with the above Hadith, i wonder if you can explain the following Hadith;

Empiree:
Just to add this to clear misconceptions. Handsome write up by albaqir up there doesn't insinuate celebrating non-Muslim holidays or festivals.

It's about courtesy and tolerance. #justsaying

dejt4u:
Do not be misled by what you heard alone, do critical thinking as well and extract the factual facts thereafter!

AlBaqir:
Ma sha Allah. I'd like to keep the sunnah in my native way bro. - with pako (preferably pako Ijebu got u there Empiree