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spenca:
Amin

@op you need to be very detailed as to the rules and laws guiding this act of worship ,you should know that a youth whom still loves and feed by his parents isn't to give zakatul-fitri but his parents carry the burden to do that on his behalf and the poor who can't afford it are not to give zakat to fitri as they are the main essence of the zakat , You know also the individuals that can't afford it are not to give it, as they are incapable of giving it hence they can accept zakat fitri from others, as Allah is the all knowing and Allah knows best.
May the Blessing and mercy of Allah be upon us in these last days of Ramadan . Amin!

.....That's beauty of Islam.We'r all learning,the post is subject to authentic addition,subtraction even contradiction if any.
May Allah accept all our effort as an act of Ibadah

Zakat-ul-Fitr , is a Sadaqah(charity) which is given
by Muslims to the poor, towards the end of the
month of Ramadhan.
Zakat-ul-Fitr is obligatory on every Muslim. Be it a
female, or a male, be it a free Muslim or a slave, be it
a young Muslim or an old one; every Muslim has to pay
Zakat-ul-Fitr.
“Ibn Abbas (RA) narrated: Allaah’s Messenger
(Peace be upon Him) obligated Zakat-ul-
Fitr for the one who fasts as a means of purifying
him from vain talk and immoral deeds, and as a means of feeding the poor. Whoever gives it before
the ( Eid ) prayer will have it
counted as an accepted Sadaqah , and whoever
gives it after the prayer will have it counted as a
charity among charities.” (Hadith No. 1609, Book of
Zakat, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 2). APPROXIMATE MONETARY VALUE OF SOME FOODS
USED FOR ZAKUTU FITR 1436AH (Lagos, Nigeria)
3 DARIKA = 4 MUDUNABIYI
4 MUDUNABIYI = 1 PERSON
MAIZE N70 × 3 = N210
BEANS N150 × 3 = N450 GARRI N70 × 3 = N210 RICE N160 × 3 = N480
MILLET N70 × 3 = N210
NB : Zakat-ul-Fitr should be offered before Eid-l-
Fitr !!!
may ALLAAH accept it from us......Aameen.

Try to correct the headline.......It contradict the content of the post

Very good gesture......but with misplaced priority

Same here....Even in the process of frequent login of my gmail password,I'v been unable to access my gmail since yesterday.

The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives
Congress on Monday expelled the senator
representing Gombe-Central senatorial district,
Danjuma Goje, from the party. State chairman of the party, Magaji Doho, disclosed
this at the party’s secretariat in Gombe. He said the former Gombe governor was expelled
with effect from July 1, 2015 for his engagement in
anti-party activities. Doho said, “Having gone through the rigours of
campaigns and the 2015 general elections, some
of our members, led by Senator Danjuma Goje,
have decided to have parallel state executives of
the party. “Secondly, one of our senators representing
Gombe-South, Danjuma Goje, is grossly involved in
anti-party activities and we have, therefore,
decided to expel him from the party from the first
day of July, 2015, to instill discipline in our great
party.” The APC chairman said the state executive council
had written a comprehensive report to the national
secretariat of the party, indicting Goje. “We have expelled Goje from the APC because of
his activities, disloyalty and going contrary to the
constitution of the party,” the party chairman said. He said that some members of the state executive
council of the party that decided to support Goje
by operating a parallel executive council were
relieved of their positions but could remain as
members of the party. He said the party could not fold its arms and allow
bad eggs among its members and supporters to
destroy the good reputation the party had built
over the years. Doho emphasised that whoever was out to
destroy the party in the state and Nigeria at large
would be put to shame because the APC would
succeed at all levels
source:
www.punchng.com/news/apc-expels-ex-gov-goje/

Learning......

pollamary:
In as much as I hate the dude called Aregbesola, I don't see the house impeaching him. He's going to end his tenure in another 3years and some months. We don enter am, so we have to bear it.

Funny thing about my people is that they may still vote against PDP in 2018 if they field Omisore as their gubernatorial candidate.

God go help us. It is well.

pollamary:
In as much as I hate the dude called Aregbesola, I don't see the house impeaching him. He's going to end his tenure in another 3years and some months. We don enter am, so we have to bear it.

Funny thing about my people is that they may still vote against PDP in 2018 if they field Omisore as their gubernatorial candidate.

God go help us. It is well.

.....As if you know that,APC have been praying fervently to God for PDP to field their perpetual customer(Omisore) come 2019....

Bismilai Rahmon Raheem
Many Muslimahs are taking this trend and forgetting
that it is wrong for them to wear the Hijab in the
camel hump style. The bigger you do the hump
the more you look like an alien! Muslimahs that
wear the camel hump style are cursed. The
Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wasallam also stated, “There will be in the last of my Ummah, scantily
dressed women, the hair on the top of their heads
like a camel’s hump. Curse them, for verily they
are cursed.” [At-Tabarani and Sahih Muslim]
Abû Hurayrah relates that the Prophet (peace be
upon him) said: “There are two categories among the inhabitants of Hell whom I have not
encountered. The first are people who carry whips
like the tails of cows and beat the people with
them. The second are women, clothed yet naked,
drawn to licentiousness and enticing others to it,
their heads like the swaying humps of camels – they will neither enter Paradise nor even smell its
fragrance, though its fragrance can be found to a
great distance.” [Sahîh Muslim (2127)]Abû
Hurayrah relates that the Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: “There are two categories among the
inhabitants of Hell whom I have not encountered. The first are people who carry whips like the tails
of cows and beat the people with them. The
second are women, clothed yet naked, drawn to
licentiousness and enticing others to it, their
heads like the swaying humps of camels – they
will neither enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance, though its fragrance can be found to a
great distance.” [Sahîh Muslim (2127)]
May Allah forgive all of our sins and protect us
from all kinds of punishments.

That CJ should be thanking her stars for Aregbesola's matured manner to towards the issue....We knew what happen to the Ekiti CJ that tried such dirty deal with TANOID Emeritus Gov Ayo fayose few months ago as he got the beaten of his life from Fayose's hired thugs.

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I vote agarawu23 Cc: NLJEGA

Have said it in different fora that minister has nothing to do with good and effective governance....I see Ministers has mere political jobbers and waste of space.The main purpose of appointing them is to reward them for the job well done during electioneering campaigns.All what minister does is to approve and award mouthwatering contracts to their cronies with the aim of siphoning the contract fund and conractors end up in doing virtually nothing.DG's,Perm sec's and other civil servants in the ministries 'r the one doin real work in ministries.....Minister will come and go!

Samchelsea:
Congrats to them but I can't find his wife because during Jonathan's tenure, he was always side by side with his during church service......Interestingly my friend just told me women always stays at the back row during Muslim prayers and that I don't seem to understand why, are women now less important during prayers?

...they'r not less important,infact Islam encourag us to treat and adore them like angel.....but Masjid is divided into two section for both male and female so as to avoid fitna

adonismuller:
I am currently in osun state, I know what the people of osun are saying about Aregbe.


Those people in the pic are either the touts who are comfortable with the okada and 2000 bribe he gives them.

Or


The ones who are still under his spell.


Or


The naturally dumb and ignorant ones.


If you wana know what Osun people think about Aregbe,ask the educated ones in the state.



Modified:
First to comment for the first time in history.

I dedicate this to my adorable MUM who I regard as my earthly god,also to my sweet girl,who is like my breath,God bless them both!

I know its childish typing first to comment,but once in a while one needs to act like a child for the fun of it!

....Ur profile details speaks volume,You stay in Mars not in Osun lols...

muzzol:
Tinubu biggest achievement in politics is that he led an opposition force to form a party and defeated the incumbent.....built and nurtured political parties....moreover, he was in the dungeon during the fight for democracy, hence, he understands the bitter struggle to gain democracy (meaning he will not join force to destroy it).....I doubt if Saraki has ever done any of these.

...To buttress your point and to add to the OP's chagrin,Is there any other Poliitician in APC,that PDP direct their hatred campagns too most during electioneering apart from PMB other than Tinubu? Saraki's name and his sheep-ish cohorts are no where to be found because PDP saw them as light-weight politician that can pose any threat to them.

ECOTERRORS:
Saraki and Dogara didn't act unconstitutionally but were wary fo godfatherism which was at play there. I'm not suprised that they picked their own men as leaders because nobody will feel comfortable with a bull's eye painted at his back

Hope you're aware too that Saraki himself is great-grand-godfatherism in his state?Even the APC Excos in his state few days ago sanction some members for antiparty activities.His excesses is becoming unbearable.
He should watch his back not to allow anybody to use him to jeopardise the change we voted for.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

Yes there is nothing wrong for a married couple to have sexual intercourse after breaking their fast but please remember to make the dua recommended by the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

Ibn 'Abbas (RA) reported: "The Prophet (Peace and Blessing upon Him) said, 'If you say the following invocation during sexual intercourse, and a baby is conceived, Satan would never harm that baby." Allahu Akbar.
Say:
Bismillah. Allahumma jannibna ash-shaytan wa jannibi ash-shytan ma razaqtana. Meaning
O Allah! Keep us away from Satan, and keep Satan away from any blessing you bestow on us. Al-Bukhari (Fath Al-Bari: 1/291) and Muslim. To learn how to recite it well please visit this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suc6iG3JqSU

One Jinn told a Ruqya Expert, after his conversion to Islam and repentance, that he used to take part in a man's sexual intercourse with his wife, because that man did not say the above invocation. SubhaanAllah. Glory be to Allah! We have so many valuable treasures but we do not appreciate their value due to the fact that we refuse to learn our deen.


May Allah have mercy on us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

It should be stressed that having a premarital relationship is definitely prohibited whether during Ramadan or after it. So, I will advice you dear sisters and brothers to fear Allah, come back to Allah, make use of this blessed month to change your lifestyle for better in a way that pleases Allah, and to have your sins forgiven.

To use haraam source support to fast is a waste of time. I wouldn't say don't fast but as the prophet said, some will fast but their rewards will be hunger that they went through bcs they gained nothing why? Bcs they fasted using haraam income, commited major sins like fornication in the night of Ramadan etc, some even ask if they can commit zina at night after fasting subhaanAllah! the answer is definitely an emphatic no, regardless of whether one is fasting or after breaking the fast. Fornication is a most grievous sin in Islam; the sin is even graver in the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month given to us to break free of all our sins and bad habits. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When Ramadan arrives, the doors of Heaven are wide open and the doors of Hell are shut down, and the devils are chained, and an announcer will say, 'O doer of good, come forward! O doer of bad, restrain yourself!'"

So you are best advised to use this blessed month as a time to repent and change. This is a golden opportunity, and it could be the only one you have, for who knows whether Allah will give us another chance; we never know whether we will live to see another Ramadan. We see all around us people are being called back to Allah. Death knows neither age nor status. Therefore, let us heed the warning of Allah's Messenger, "Woe to those who witnessed Ramadan and yet failed to get their sins pardoned (by failing to utilize the month properly)." This is a general advice for brothers and sisters in any haraam relationships. Please let's fear Allah and be aware that death can knock on any of us today so are you prepared? Show him or her the RED CARD NOW, I mean today. Don't give Satan any more time to be your driver in life. May Allah forgive us all.

We implore Almighty Allah to help us all adhere to the principles of this true religion, Islam, and enable us to be among the dwellers of Paradise in the Hereafter, Aameen.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

If a woman gets her period while fasting, her fast is spoiled, even if the blood comes a moment before sunset, and she has to make that up if it was an obligatory fast. It is haraam for her to continue fasting when she is menstruating.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo’ (2/386):

The ummah is unanimously agreed that it is haraam for women who are menstruating or bleeding following childbirth to fast and that their fast is not valid. She can choose not to eat in public but her fast is spoiled as such can eat secretly. The ummah is also unanimously agreed that it is obligatory for these women to make up missed Ramadaan fasts. Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn al-Mundhir, Ibn Jareer, our companions and others narrated that there was consensus on this point.

If she feels that her period is about to begin but nothing comes out until after sunset, then her fast is complete and is not invalidated, according to the correct view. May Allah guide and bless our sisters in such situations. Aameen.

Idino siratal mustakheem.This is a trial to test your iman.And there's no obedience to mere creature in gross disobedience to creator(Allah)...It clearly stated in the Quran that a muslim should marry his/her fellow muslim and dis believer should marry is fellow dis-believer

My advice to you is that don't marry any man at the expense of your religion.

So i was thinking GEJ is a saint on this issue not
until i stumble on this?!
Ministerial list to NASS:
Obasanjo June 24 2003;
Yaradua July 26, 2007
Jonathan June 27, 2011 So tell that attention seeker SATANoidlawyer to calm down and trust PMB, he's going to beat all
of them to the game!

AN ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE APC, STATE
OF OSUN, PRINCE ADEGBOYEGA FAMODUN ON THE
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN OSUN
Gentlemen of the press,
You are welcome. We have called this meeting to
intimate you of developments in our state and correct certain misconceptions on the state of
affairs.
On Sunday June 14, one of the leaders of
opposition in this state called a meeting of his
associates at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo. The
declared purpose of the meeting was to strategize and reposition their party for future elections
having been defeated in the governorship election
of last year and their woeful performance in the
general election of this year in Osun and the
country as a whole.
On getting to the meeting, however, the participants were told to brace up and make the
state ungovernable; that the only way they could
make any impression in future elections would be
to make the state ungovernable by capitalising on
the delay in payment of salaries by the state
government. Their plan, starting from today, is unleash mayhem
and cause disorder and anarchy.
The law enforcement agencies have read the riot
act to them and we believe they are prepared to
meet force with force if it comes to that.
We should make it abundantly clear that opposition is an integral part of the democratic system. We
were once in opposition and we believe that
constructive engagement by the opposition is
needed for a good democratic system and so we
support a live and let’s live accommodating
multiparty political system. However, we should draw a fine line between the
overbearing, unreasonable and even nuisance
value of opposition on one hand from subversion,
criminality and treason on the other. The
lawlessness of the past that was the hallmark of
PDP, that almost brought the country on its knees, has no place in the new Nigeria that birthed on May
29 with the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) as president.
Let no one be in doubt, our party came to power in
Osun through popular election and we will use
popular support to defend our mandate.We are determined to legitimately protect our mandate,
protect our members and safeguard the safety of all
citizens in the state.
The delay in payment of salaries to workers in the
state is unfortunate and most regrettable. The
workers are our people. They are our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, friends
and relation. They are part of the people who freely
gave us the mandate to govern and more
importantly, they are also part of the people of the
state over whom we govern and to whom we have
responsibility – for their welfare and protection. What concerns them therefore concerns us and will
stand with them, fight for them and go to any
length to find solution to the current problem of
delay in paying their salaries. We are comforted that
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has promised to pay
them by the end of the month. By the grace of God, he will not fail.
However, the circumstances that led to the delay in
salaries are not the making of the state
government. Our government has a track record of
taking care of its workers and would have averted
this ugly development, if it could do so. Don’t forget that for four consecutive years since December
2010, the government has paid 13th month salary
to workers and has upwardly reviewed monthly
pension from N200 million to N520 million. It has
upgraded housing and car loans to workers and
resuscitated overseas training to the senior cadre. On top of this, as far back as 2011, salaries were
paid on or before the 25thof every month before
this present crisis. It is on record that the
Aregbesola’s administration for the first time
standardised the payment of pension with the
introduction of the biometric electronic record system through which pension drops in the
accounts of retirees without stress at the end of
every month, a feat which no previous
administration could perform.
While we make no bones on the state
government’s responsibility to pay its workers, the blame lays squarely at the feet of the last PDP led
federal government that presided over evisceration
of the economy in the last 16 years and actually
accelerated the pace of the disaster that hold the
nation’s economy by the throes for the past six
years. When disaster struck in July 2013 when allocation
to the states dropped by 40 per cent, our own
Governor Aregbesola was the lone voice in the
wilderness that alerted the nation to this disaster
then (Refer Sunday Vanguard Feb 16, 2014). Now,
allocation has dropped by nearly 80 per cent. For instance, at the peak of statutory allocation to Osun,
the state got N5.5 billion in February 2013 but this
has dropped to N466 million by April 2015.
On the other hand, while salaries and emoluments
was N1.4 billion when we came in November 2010,
it stands today at N3.6 billion, following the increase in minimum wage in 2012.
We were told by the Goodluck Jonathan led PDP
administration in 2013 that the stealing of 400,000
barrels of crude oil daily (in the full glare of law
enforcement agencies) was responsible for the fall
in allocation. That was before the crash in the price of oil almost a year later.
However, the former governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria, now the Emir of Kano got into trouble and
was unceremoniously removed from office when
he alleged that $20 billion oil money was not
remitted into the Federation Account by the NNPC. That is roughly equivalent to N4 trillion. A forensic
audit carried out by Price Waterhouse Cooper later
confirmed this allegation, although attempts were
made to cover it up.
It has also been recently revealed that the Auditor
General of the Federation issued an audit query to the NNPC over unremitted N2.3 trillion. This
allegation was supported by another former
governor of the CBN, Prof Charles Soludo. Again,
another fraud perpetrated by the Jonathan
administration has been uncovered. This involves
the sales of oil production licence which was sold for $1.4 billion out of which only $100 million was
remitted into the Federation Account.
Secondly, while the former Minister of Finance
claimed that the total Excess Crude Revenue from
2011 to 2014 was N2.92 trillion, independent
investigation and record put the true amount at $92.7 billion (N18.5 trillion).It is this litany of frauds
and financial malfeasance by that administration
that is responsible for the precipitous drop in the
distributable pool of the federation account and
which subsequently affected allocation to states,
before the crash in oil price compounded the situation. This is why 23 states, at the last count, has
been unable to pay salaries. It is not an Osun
problem and those who are fixated on Osun or
Aregbesola alone are living in denial.
The insinuation is being made that the government
has been profligate in its spending, and this was responsible for the present cash crunch. This is
unfounded and unsupported by the facts on
ground. First, as I said earlier, our wage bill shot up
from N1.4 billion in a month to N3.6 billion, so in
four year, between Nov 2010 and April 2014, we
have spent N120.4 billion on salaries and emoluments out of the total allocation (including all
sources) from Abuja of N177.5 billion (68%).
Within the same period, our IGR efforts raked in
N27.8 billion while our recurrent expenditure
stood at N96.7 billion. In summary, our total money
from all sources was N205.3 billion while salaries plus recurrent gulped N217.1 million. This gives us
a deficit of N11.8 billion. Therefore, without capital
projects, paying salaries plus our recurrent
expenditure alone are at a deficit. This puts a lie to
the insinuation that it was capital projects that put
the government into trouble. But still, we were criticised for embarking on
human development and welfare programmes
instead of concentrating on paying workers
salaries alone. This is asinine. When we campaigned
for election, we promised the people a six point
integral action plan. This is our covenant with the people and we must deliver on it.
It is our commitment to our social contract with the
people that drove us to construct roads, build
schools, provide free meals for pupils, provide
Opon Imo, deflood the state, take care of the
vulnerable groups like senior citizens, disabled persons and the destitute and engage the youths in
public works.
On the question of helicopter, the opposition
recently gave an unsolicited advice to the state
government, asking it to sell its surveillance
helicopter. It was an uninformed call. You will all recall the spate of armed banditry in the state prior
to our coming. At the time, inter-state bandits roved
freely as they seize the wealthy and especially
financial institutions by the jugular, making banks
to close abruptly and remain shut for business for
days. People sleep with one eye open. At our coming, the state government put many
security measures in place, including the purchase
of armoured personnel carriers (APC) and aerial
surveillance helicopter in 2013. The helicopter cost
N500 million and it was paid for in five instalments.
With these measures in place, you now know the difference.
However, the helicopter was practically disabled by
the federal government itself. Before the
surveillance machine was bought, the governor
built a state-of-the-art Call Centre that will operate
with a special security code. The FG-controlled NCC refused till today to provide the special code for the
helicopter to be linked with ground equipment for
surveillance. Thus the surveillance helicopter was
effectively disabled.
The chopper was however put on lease and it is
making money for the state and only recalled for use as the need arises. It is one of the sound
financial decisions made by the government.
We cannot but marvel at the ignorance and mischief
of those calling for the sale of the helicopter and the
quality of the thinking of those asking government
to dispose of an instrument being used for the security of the citizens.
On the cargo airport; it is one of the brilliant ideas of
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola intended primarily fancy
stuff. There is no airport like it in Nigeria, and when
completed, it would be the 4th of its kind in the
African Continent. The other countries where cargo airport with a Hanger for repairing and maintaining
planes exists are Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa.
But what many people deliberately live in denial of
(in spite of repeated explanations by the governor)
is that the airport project is being done in
partnership with the Nigerian Air force. Only small minds and short-sighted people would condemn
such a project because if it were useless to Nigeria
and the state, the FG would not have allowed the
Air force to participate in it.
While we hold the workers in the highest esteem
and recognise as sacrosanct the government’s obligation to pay their salaries, they are not the
reason of state, the people are. Workers are the
sharp instrument of the government for exercising
its mandate to govern and not the object of state
worship.
At any rate, workers constitute less than one per cent of the population; how can we then spend
more than 90 per cent of state resources on them?
We owe workers to seek their welfare, but we
equally owe the larger society on whose mandate
we govern the same obligation. We must strike the
right balance, but it is also necessary that we all have the right perspective of these things.
We congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari for
the cool, calm and collected manner he has steered
the ship of state and we are confident he will lead
us to safe harbour even as we navigate turbulent
seas where the former captain had left the ship. We appeal to him also to strongly consider a bailout for
state affected. After all, if banks can be bailed with
more than N4 trillion, it makes good sense to bail
out states whose impact are felt by millions of the
people directly and indirectly.
We also appeal to all residents and business concerns in the state to go about their lawful duties
calmly, without fear. The security agencies have
given solemn assurances that threat from
whichever section will be contained and decisively
quashed.
I thank you for your time.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

Fasting in Islam is a powerful spiritual discipline. Its primary objective is to train the faithful spiritually and morally. Therefore, in order for us to reap true benefits of fasting, we must not only abstain from food and drink and sexual relations from dawn to dusk but also must shun all activities and behavior that erode or weaken the spirit of fasting. Proper fasting involves guarding our eyes, ears, hands, feet, as well as our mind against sins.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever does not shun foul words and acting accordingly, there is no need for him to deprive himself of food and drink." (Reported by Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurayrah). He also said, "Fasting is a shield (against sins or vices); so if one of you is fasting, let him not engage in wrangling or foul or idle talks or deeds. If anyone scolds or ridicules him, let him not retaliate; rather he should simply say, I am fasting, I am fasting." (Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abu Huraryah).

Listening to music and watching movies while one is fasting may fall under the categories of either sins or idle deeds or behavior. According to Aishah ra, the beloved wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), as well esteemed Imams such as Awzai and a number of scholars of the pious generations, activities such as backbiting, engaging in gossip, idle chats and activities will render one's fast null and void. Therefore, in their view, those who are guilty of such behavior must make up their fasts. Although the majority of scholars do not share the same view as far as breaking the fast is concerned, nevertheless, they also concur the fact that such activities do take away true rewards and blessings of fast. May Allah protect us from any evil deeds. Aameen.

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

It is not recommended to donate blood while fasting unless there is an absolute necessity to do so. Drawing a lot of blood may make a person weak and may force him or her to break the fast. So, indulging in such an action is not at all recommended as we are advised to keep our fasts intact as best as possible. Moreover, there are scholars who are of the belief that drawing lots of blood would invalidate the fast. This is the opinion of Imam Ahmad. However, Imam Shafi and others are of the view that drawing of blood (by itself) does not break the fast; it is still not advisable to do so as it may inadvertently cause a person to break his fast.
The ruling, however, is different when faced with an emergency. That is the case when one is called upon to donate blood in order to save another person's life. In this case, one must not have any hesitation to do so, even if he or she were forced to break their fast by doing so.
Another exception: If a person is exceptionally strong and is confident that donating blood would not render him weak, there is no sin for him in donating blood, as per the rulings of Imam Shafi and others. In conclusion, each person should consider his own state of health before embarking on this action. Allah knows best. May Allah forgive our shortcomings, heal our sick brothers and sisters and aid all muslims in any form oppression. Aameen.

I wrote this Article last Ramadhan but i didnt
publish it. And since then, it’s being lying in my folder. it’s basically about the activities a muslimah
should engage in during Ramadhan while she is on
her period. many ladies actually
think not being able to pray exempts them from
during reward earning activities during Ramadhan.
In sha Allah, this post is to enlighten the women folk and help set straight the
misconception as regards the religious activities to
be engaged in while fasting.
I hope that this benefits everyone
Zainab, reciting a verse of the Quran walked in
quietly. She expected to meet no one at home as everyone in the quest to finishing the recitation of
the Quran in the first 10 days of Ramadan must
have gone to the masjid. Contrary
to what she presumed, she did meet
someone in the house. Ruqayyah!
Ruqayyah was lying on the sofa watching TV. While everyone thought
they barely had any time to spare for
un-necessary activities, Ruqayyah was
calmly watching “I hate Love Stories”,
an Indian film, in the afternoon of
Ramadan. Finding this eccentric, zainab couldn’t help but ask…
“Zainab: do you realize it’s Ramadan?
You have to fast not only with your
taste buds on strike but also with every
organ of your body, which vividly
include your eyes and ears. Why should you waste your time watching
movies?
Ruqayyah: Subhanallah zainab! I am
off salah. There is no act of worship
that I can engage in right now and
besides it’s just a movie. In fact, I have planned to watch at least 5 movies
before I finish menstruating in sha
Allah!”
In sha Allah! I hope you took note of
that word. The truth is this is a perfect
example of how we spend our menstruating days during the month of
Ramadan. If it’s not movies then it’s
about music! May Allah protect us all.
70% of ladies during menstruation see
themselves as been free from all acts of
worship and they spend the whole day doing things that are imperceptibly
rewarding. Ramadan is a month in
which the Quran should be the most
conspicious item in virtually every
home. There is a distinct moral
levitation and a calm atmosphere that usually envelop the whole
environment. It is a month of virtue
which spares no time for frivolities. In
other words, there are numerous acts
of worship a menstruating woman can
and should engage in during Ramadan. At each salah time, if a menstruating
woman performs wuduu, sits and
makes Dhikr and as well perform
tasbih (Subhanallah, Lailaha illallah
etc) for as long as it usually take her to
perform Salah, she will be given as many rewards as she will get if she had
performed Salah in the best manner.
Listening to the Quran is also
permitted as it is the perfume for the
soul, the calmer of the heart and the
food for the spirit. Allah says in Quran 39verse 17 – 18 “so give good news to
my slaves, those who listen to the word
and then follow the best of it.” With
this, listening to the Quran is
prescribed for menstruating women.
In ibn kathir’s tafsir of suratul a’raf verse 179, “the similitude of the one
who memorizes the Qur’an but does
not act in accordance to it is like a
donkey which carries a load of books
but does not understand what it
entail.” The menstrual period is indeed an opportunity to take time and reflect
upon the Quran, just like the sahabahs
used to do.
Mu’adh bn Jabal (RA) said the prophet
of Allah (SAW) said “the people of
paradise will not regret anything except one thing alone, the hour that
passed them by, which they made no
remembrance of Allah.” Narrated by
Bayhaqi bn Shu’ab alimran (1:392
512-513). This is proof that a
menstruating woman, day and night is permitted to make plenty of dhikr. We
should set for ourselves daily targets
during our menses, to do as much
dhikr as possible throughout the day;
at work, while cooking, shopping and
even while relaxing. We should ensure we always remember Allah with our
tongue as well as our Hearts.
Moreover, the highest ranks in Jannah
are for those who remember Allah the
most.
Also, be of best manners, character and conduct. The Rasul said “the best loved
by me and the nearest to me in the
seats on the day of resurrection are
those who have the best manners and
conducts amongst you, who are
intimate, are on good terms with others and are humble. And the most
hated by me, who will be on the
farthest seats from me are those who
are the talkative and arrogant.”
Tirmidhi.
It is important that a menstruating lady increase in giving out charity, as
it eliminates sins and relinquishes one
from Hell. In a narration, the Rasul
(SAW) said: “charity wipes out sins as
water extinguishes fire.” In another
narration he (SAW) also said: “Righteous deeds protect a person from
an evil end; a charity spent in secret
extinguishes Allah’s wrath; and
maintaining good ties of kinship
increase one’s lifespan (Tabaran).
Remember! Charity doesn’t necessarily mean giving out money or material
things. Removing harmful objects from
people’s way, providing for one’s
family, spreading the message of Al-
Islam via texts facebook updates,
tweets or thought provoking pictures on instagram are also acts of charity.
In conclusion, a woman on her menses
must never feel that she is unable to
gain the blessings and rewards of the
month of Ramadan. There is virtually
nothing stopping her from gaining immense reward equal to that of a
man. All that is required of her is
effort. Effort throughout Ramadan, and
with the belief that Allah will accept
all her supplication. On the inquiry of
Aisha (RA), Rasul recommended that we should say “Allahuma innaka
afuwun affuwun tuhibul afwa fa ‘fu
anee – Oh Allah, you are pardoning
and you love to pardon, so pardon me.”
May Allah in His infinite mercy
pardon us all and enable us gain the best of rewards in this blessed month.
Amin.
Have A Blessed Ramadhan
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When a soiled hand is given out food to the poor.....It's nothing but Greek gift!

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.

I believe you all know that salah is fard(compulsory). I mean the 5x daily prayers and that the reward of doing so is great, and the sins of not doing so are terrible. Hellfire, punishment on the Day of Judgment, punishment in this life, all these things are but possibilities.

But let’s take a look at a slightly different angle: What’s the position of the scholars on someone who doesn’t pray intentionally?

The position of all four madhaahib, Imam Maalik, Imam Shaafi’ee, Imam Hanbali, and Imam Hanafi, with no difference of opinion is that a person who does not pray intentionally is not a Muslim. Think about that. Not a Muslim. Meaning no chance of Paradise. Meanwhile you can die anytime any day so imagine dying as a non Muslim whiles Allah warning us not to die except as practicing Muslims. Read Quran 3:101 going.

There is a very explicit hadith on this–the hadith of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: The difference between us and them (Kuffar/Non-Muslims) is that of salaah so whoever abandons salaah certainly commits kufr.(Tirmidhi, kitab ul Iman, Declared Sahih by Imam Tirmidhi, Imam Nasai and Allama Iraqi, Minhaaj ul Muslimeen pg.80).

This is a very direct, explicit hadith–salaah is the contract, part of the mithaaq, the original contract, with Allah that all humans took. And this is only one of the explicit ahadith like this.

What’s more, it was inconceivable in the time of the sahaba that someone could be a “Muslim” and not pray. It just doesn’t make sense.

So think about that, next time you feel like skipping a salah. Honestly, it just takes five minutes. Don’t let your lame excuses side-track you. Just do it. For recommended actions to get us on our sajda again. May Allah keep guiding our eemaan and aid our brothers and sisters who are neglectful of their salaat to bounce back especially as Mr Ramadan approaches. May Allah aid us all in our efforts to please HIM. Aameen.

1) Must hate all Northerners - even, including the
Kogites and Kwarans.
2) Must hate current APC alliance but be ashamed to
be tagged a PDP foot-soldier. 3) Must hate President Buhari passionately and
covertly adore Jonathan and his 5 years of the
locusts.
4) Must hate Asiwaju Tinubu but admire the
Fayoses, the Obanikoros and the Bode Georges.
5) Must be a conspiracy theorist all the time and a shining defender of the Yoruba cause.
6) Must believe that Yoruba is a master race, with a
master key to all Nigeria's mal-administration!
7) Must believe a Yoruba has never ruled Nigeria,
for, you see, Chief Obasanjo, the Balogun of Owu, is
an Igboman!! Yorubas must continue exclusive Yoruba party
politics. No alignment, for our votes are enough to
rule Nigeria.
9) In any political dispensation, Yorubas should
lead as President, Vice President, Senate President
and Speaker, down to Chief Judge. 10) Yorubaland MUST be a country on its own,
through referendum but not through warfare....*
(oro Biafra ti ko won l'ogbon!)
You can add your own!
Credit; Olufemi Agunbiade

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Let's note that it is not permissible to intentionally or lazily delay your missed days of fasting from previous Ramadan till this time unless with legitimate permissible reasons which every Muslim must learn about. Allah will not accept any mistakes we do due to lack of knowledge. We must learn or ask the learned brothers and sisters before we act in Islam don't act ignorantly especially when it comes to acts of worship like Fasting.I will summarise base on Quran , Sunnah and Consensus of scholars teaching.

First of all, be aware that it is NOT permissible to feed the poor during Ramadan for your missed days except those who cannot fast permanently due to old age or perminent illness such as stomach cancer etc which professional doctors has confirmed you cannot fast permanently. If there is any hope of fasting in the near future then feeding the poor is not necessary and even if you feed the poor each day you must still pay for your missed days of fasting as soon as you are well to fast. For those who fall under the category of not been able to fast permanently, then just consider good amount of food or money that can be sufficient for full day meal and give it out to the poor on daily basis or calculate for the 29/30 days fasting and give its equivalent in food or cash to the poor person(s).

With regard to breastfeeding mothers and also pregnant women, two scenarios may apply: 

-1- If the woman is not affected by fasting, and fasting is not too difficult for her, and she does not fear for her child, then she is obliged to fast, and it is not permissible for her not to fast. Allah didn't say Pregnant/Breastfeeding mothers should not fast. It is an offer giving for those mothers who cannot fast due to difficulties they face but not all mothers face such difficulties so access yourself and act solely to please Allah.

-2- If the woman fears for herself or her child because of fasting, and fasting is difficult for her, then she is allowed not to fast, but she has to make up the days that she does not fast. In this situation it is better for her not to fast, and it is makrooh (dislike) for her to fast. Some of the scholars stated that if she fears for her child, it is obligatory for her not to fast and it is haraam for her to fast. She should not feed for this reason unless if she does so as an act of sadaqa but her debt remains to be paid through fasting. Even if you missed last two years fasting etc they all remain on you to Allah even if you fed the poor daily. May Almighty Allah help us all to soley fast for his sake....Aamin