Lukgaf:
Islamic viewpoint:

Muslims must be guided by the Quran and Sunnah in all their activities from the mundane to the most serious. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) taught his Ummah (nation) every affair that would bring them closer to success in this life and Paradise in the next, and he warned them from every affair that would harm them and bring them closer to Hell.

When a Muslim sees injustice, he has been guided by the revealed texts to act appropriately. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Help the oppressed and the oppressor.” When it was said to him that it is correct that the oppressed should be helped, but how does one help the oppressor?! He responded: “Stop him and prevent him from oppression, and that is helping him.”

He also said: “Whoever among you sees an evil, let him stop it with his hand. If he is not able, let him stop it by speaking. If he is not able, let him at least hate it with his heart for that is the weakest of faith (Imaan).”

However, there are some mighty principles that go along with these Prophetic narrations to avoid anarchy and disorder in societies. For example, if one’s mother and father are involved in drinking wine or smoking and gambling, it is not permitted to physically assault them or to harm them under the guise that one is forbidding evil!

Another example is that if a burglar breaks into one’s house, it is not permissible to pursue him and imprison him in a homemade prison or carry out the prescribed punishment upon him.

On the other hand, a father and mother may physically withhold their children from taking drugs, stealing or smoking, by rebuking them. Likewise, a ruler and his appointed courts may sentence criminals and punish them because they have an Islamic duty to do so. Many Muslims and non-Muslims misunderstand the Islamic texts and think that any person can do whatever they wish to correct wrongs in society by “any means necessary”. This is wrong and in contradiction to other explanatory texts.

The Messenger of Allah said: “If one of you sees something from the ruler that he hates, let him not publicise it.” This is a clear hadeeth forbidding openly protesting (even publicly speaking) against the ruler. Then he gave the Muslims a method of correcting the ruler: “Rather you should take the ruler by his hand and advise him. If he accepts the advice, then that is good. If he refuses, then you have fulfilled your duty.” In another narration, he said: “The martyr is the one who speaks a word of truth in the presence of the tyrannical ruler for which he is killed.”

These authentic narrations make it very clear that the ruler should only be advised in his presence and NOT in public. So, one may write to the ruler with gentle words advising him with correct conduct. The Messenger (peace be upon him) never ever protested in the streets of Makkah though he and his companions were oppressed and persecuted for 13 years in Makkah. They never once blocked the streets, participated in sit-ins, or plotted assassinations. However, the Prophet would constantly advise them and remind them of their duty to their Lord and the impending Day of Judgement wherein Allah would call them to account.

So to oppose this methodology is to oppose the Prophet (peace be upon him) as he himself said: “Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me.” He also said: “You will have rulers over you who will not follow my Sunnah, nor my guidance. There will be amongst them men who will have the hearts of devils in the bodies of humans.” When asked how one is to behave towards such oppressive Muslim rulers, he responded: “Listen and obey the ruler, even if he takes your wealth and beats you in your back. Listen and obey.”

So patience is very important in times of hardship. There is tremendous wisdom behind this because of the great bloodshed and anarchy that results in standing up against those in authority. Furthermore, it is a reminder that the Muslims are only ruled by those they deserve and the leaders are merely a reflection of society. So Allah gives good people a good ruler and wicked people a wicked ruler as the great scholars such as Ibnul-Qayyim, Ibn Bāz and Al-Albāni have stated. So protests, demonstrations and rising up against the rulers and those in authority are not allowed in Islam.

Salaam alaykum brother.

I first read this post some days back. It was the regular narrative, so I couldn't be bothered doing a Quote.

Going over the submissions in my head and being one of the over 170 million Nigerians toiling day and night in the contraption we call a Nation, I feel obliged to do this.

1. Over the years, I have observed that your likes pick rulings from other climes with their peculiarities and dump them in situations (on us) without consideration for our own peculiarities.

2. The same texts (Qur'an and Hadith) are interpreted in varying ways to suit the intentions of the individuals quoting/interpreting the texts.

3. Your likes don't suggest real solutions to real problems which we can take guidance from. You are more concerned with the idealistic pronouncements which hardly ( if they ever do) solve our problems. Is this intellectual laziness or a disconnection with reality?

4. Your likes have indeed created more challenges for the Ummah than solutions. You have put us in more difficult situations than the country already created. Can you and your 'scholars' be solution providers, in addition to being 'spiritual'? The world and its people grow because people are consistently solving problems.

5. The Ummah (in Nigeria) today is faced with a myriad of problems. You and your likes will do us the eternal good of showing practical and practicable way forward, rather than this idealistic narratives that gave birth to BH and ISIS. Except if this is where you are leading us to.

Sheggy13:

Did you dial that *346# code with the phone number linked to your BVN? It has to be. You don't have to register for NIN in their office to get NIN. Once you have a BVN, NIN is automatically assigned to you through the phone number you used in registering for BVN.

Don't mislead people!

This is false information.

MummyIMadeIt:
This nation has bigger problems, so many complains, but her leaders always get away with luxuries at the expense of her citizens foolery.

This is so un-warranted, I wonder what message and attributes are been passed unto the people..

What's the essence of Calm down?

All for show off!!

So many children are in the streets, orphanage homes, malnutritioned, abused and so much more who deserve help but nothing as such..

CALM DOWN!!

Acts of good deeds are encouraged in Ramadan; the rewards are multiplied much more than at other times.

Gathering for the purpose of learning about Islam is an act of good deed. The Qur'an is the chief book of learning for Islam/Muslims. So you're gathered to learn about your religion (a good deed) using the most important book of learning about your religion (Qur'an) in a month where rewards are in multiples (Ramadan).

Dalil: The prophet gathered Muslims at all times to teach them about Islam, Ramadan or no Ramadan. For specifics, countless ahadiths in the Saheeh books mention this.


PS: Allah says Muslims maintain a middle course (Ummatan Wasata, Q2 vs 143) they're not to the extremes in either way.

By the way, why post your 'picture' at all if you know a complete picture with your face is haraam. Brother, you wan do, at the same time you know wan do. Please maintain one side.

NeoWanZaeed:

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Suratul maidah.. Allah said Islam is complete.
And there is no single Dalil that tafsir is done during Ramadan.

Ibaadah that rosul did not do.. if you do it. You have rejected Qur'an and rosul and you have added to the deen


Go and learn for better understanding.. or which Sunna scholar did you see doing tafsir in Ramadan

Story story...

itsme01:




Same US issuing out bans to everyone including our hardworking professionals now posted on their embassy website for Nigeria Doctors to apply

Chinese gave Nigerians 15 highly trained Doctors for free, cargo Plane load of face mask, 50 ventilators, drugs, and reliefs packages, US and Trump extracted their people from Nigeria, banned Nigerians legitimate immigrant , almost ruined Airpeace's Allen Onyeama and now they want our Doctors, pouching and toasting them

What was US response during Africa and Nigeria's Ebola crisis? they refused giving us an experimental drug.. When Boko haram killed hundreds daily what did US do? they refuse weapon sales to Jonathan because we rejected Gay and Lesbianism.

PayPal and Ebay refused registering Hard working Nigerians, Now Alibaba and AliExpress from China registers us and many youth can now trade and do mini importation without being termed Yahoo, infact if not for chinko phones many wont access internet yet they want to use propaganda to make us reject 5G network

Now they are calling our Doctors to their early deaths, since their racist ones wont work, luring us back to deadly slavery

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Religion is practical.
When you're hungry, you eat.
When you're thirsty you drink.
When you're sleepy, you sleep.
When you turn it the other way round, it simply doesn't work.
It's natural to have a longing for the opposite sex.
The problem is we don't have a solution to it.
A boy/girls starts seeing changes in himself/herself from as early as 12-14.
The urge for sex comes in.
There's no solution to it.
Why is it impossible for the girl/boy to marry and have sex as frequently as possible even without pregnancy setting in?
Sounds crazy, right?
That's why we're where we are.

Now compounding the problem.

Nudity and explicit sexual content is everywhere. Too readily available.

If you're caught in the masturbation web, though it's wrong, but the solution is NEVER applied.

So try to be strong for yourself while you struggle with it. Pray, pray. Pray. Avoid sexual content as much as possible.

Keep your eyes away from those nude girls littering everywhere. BE DISCIPLINED.

Above all, marry as soon as you can, a wife who can give it to you very well.

The world can only quote for you, they don't have the solution for you.

So just look inwards and 'fight' it the right way - discipline and marriage.

Tumbulum:
What is wrong with nairalanders for eves sake. Every now and then masturbation topic hits front page.

For your information, over 90 percent of men at some point in their life have engaged in this act. Infact most beautiful ladies that you see and admire are all chronic masturbators.

For fuc.ks sake just live your life and try to make something out of it. Dont let mastrubation control you and if by any case you fell into it,wash your hands with soup and apply hand sanitizers to avoid smearing your sperm in someone's beautiful hands.I heard covid19 do live in the sperm too.

Last question I want to ask,what is the solution to the sex needs of those ladies who were not able to attract a man to marry them?

Sad.
Poverty, greed; this shows one thing - people know and understand the consequence of their action BUT DON'T CARE. These people don't care to die. It takes only one God chosen 'leader' to lead; and we have a REVOLUTION on our hands.

Finding regular Sallah difficult - can really be challenging if you don't understand the reason(s) for it.
1. You are created because of worship (Q51 vs 56);
2. Your life is a test, and you'll account for it (Q11 vs 7, Q67 vs 2);
3. Allah in His Mercies gives us Sallah as a means of making our task of accounting to Him easier. A kind of 'help' to lessen our burden of accountability. Do you know that your sins are forgiven when you perform ablution well and observe Sallah? (Sahih Muslim, Book 2 Hadith 0436)
4. Won't we want to have our burden made light for us? This is indeed what Sallah does for us.
5. I hope he believes in Accountability at all? If he does he'll hasten to things (i.e Sallah, Sadaqoh, Naflah, etc.) that'll help him.
6. If there isn't a deeper problem, he'll improve with the above, In Sha Allah.

PS: For Muslim 'well-wishers' who really need to use the savage remarks to convince themselves of their own beliefs, please always pray for guidance for them; Allah may have Mercy on them.

Some of these questions have asked too.
One can only hope that people saddled with responsibilities will deliver them. But then when there are no specifics to measure performances with, how will people be held accountable?

Timi Frank made valid points.

Keep believing that fake line.
The 'little' this government got, what have they done with it?
This is a Government that doesn't even give hope for a future.

Officialgarri:

I prefer a government whose failure is as a result of unavoidable circumstances and world politics to a government who had all available resources to be successful, yet they looted all.

Please read over and over, the rubbish you just typed.

GMB and his failed team will continue giving excuses till Jesus comes.

Officialgarri:
Monumental failure

If not that wailers suffer dementia, no one will object if we suggest Jonathan be whipped daily. Obasanjo and Jonathan's deeds is still what we suffer till date.

Him tell you say na charity him wan do? He's trying his hand on yet another business.

denjjy:
how many parent in igbotako, osooro or Ikale as a whole can afford the extravagant fees of private institution, if he really want to help his people, why not coming up with humanitarian projects like technical schools, skill acquisition centers, scholarship to the poor students, company etc that will have direct impact on the poor populace. this is a misplaced priority

Haa, there you are!!

She was a true teacher.

If only 'business' men in teacher's skin who mushroomed schools everywhere are this true to the calling, Nigeria could have been better.

post=87627206:
Twas very Black Sunday.

She died while trying to save the lives of her students.
These are the real modern-day matyrs.

Just look at how happy and comfortable all are pretty students are around her

From all of us @[/color] : May her wonderful soul Rest in perfect peace.

She's smiling down at her student from heaven at the bosom of our Darling Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST at the moment.
[color=#990000]May there be jubilation in heaven as they receive this Angel.

Sleep well Reverend Sister Henrietta Alokha.

We will always love you

Where is mannabbqgrill?

Autopsy could have revealed cause of death, maybe others can avoid such fate.
Sorry, iyawo.

I don't know what political statement he's making with this.
Truth be this, this man deserves no such treat while every index of development in his country is failing/has failed.

Mr President, you are the wrongest person for such an occasion as this, if only you know you'll be held accountable by the Almighty for your years in office.

FactBoyz:
I think it should be modified to hunger killing Northern Nigerians... Because in the south, sure there is hunger but it is not yet killing us.


Modified.
Of course I blame Buhari.


2 weeks later NAIRALAND HEADLINE

Sultan probed for alleged corruption amounting to 10 billion naira. Council moves to dethrone him

Wait till it starts to kill you.

Buhari's government for all its lies and deceptions carried in 'change' and 'next level' is poised to be worse than Jonathan, Obasanjo and the 16 years of PDP. This government is nothing but a DISASTER! Hope gone down the drain!

I'm convinced you guys don't know what you are up to. You think marriage is all about sex??
Marriage is a responsibility and I'm sure you my bro don't have what it takes to shoulder that responsibility yet.
Please free that girl, let her make something of her life, while you make of yours.
Once the effect of whatever is wrong with j you both clears, you'll understand my lines better.

TerraMessorem:
and ofcourse the president will bpnot even comment, at the very least show his face in that state to make a statement or 2, at the very least,this one is like he doesnt even know something happened.

There's no sentiment that can take away the burden of responsibility from the Buhari led FG.
They are nothing but a failure in this regard.
As I speak, I can safely conclude that nothing is been done about these incessant killings save for their endless security meetings with no results.

We should buckle up and come to our own defence. This country just as it has no plans for anybody, has no plans certainly for our safety. And it's their turn today. Who knows where it will be tomorrow?

Fulani herdsmen, ISWAP, Boka Haram, whoever, whatever group is responsible for this, no responsible and responsive government will allow it's people get slaughtered in their tens and hundreds as this.
This government is conniving with this murderers through it's inaction and lack of urgency in addressing these challenges taking the lives of it's people.
This government must and should be held accountable for this.
In sane country with some civilisation, key members of this government would have resigned.
Not in Nigeria, where we celebrate failures and are utterly hypocritical.

Any security outfit people can establish to defend themselves is a hugely welcomed idea. Better die defending yourself and family than being killed like chickens.

#amotekun got my vote.

He seems to be serving the 'party leaders' that got him into power through free money availability at a pace they never got in four years of Ambode.
This man has about 3+ years to prove every doubting Thomas wrong. But obviously, may achieve very little going by how easy people are 'making money' under his watch.

Rilley:
Congrats bro, but make sure you have a skill, because life after school is hard unless you have someone that knows another person, some month's back i was gobsmacked when a first class graduate told me life is hards, and he earns 25k monthly teaching in a private school, I was weak, can you imagine? 25k that I spend in a sitting or more than that in a day that's what someone is earning in a month..

This country has really failed alot of youths, politicians have already sunk this country, it's only God that will help..

Politicians may have failed him.



But the bigger disaster is if he fails himself.


1st class anytime, any day is no beans.
Even if he crammed through school.

He needs to wake him the genius in him.

He's too relaxed.

He needs to act hungry!

Hungry for success.

Run like a rabid dog is in his pursuit.

If not, ten 1st class, can not save him.

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The hypocrisy amongst our political class screams to high heavens.
1. They played significant role in the mess Nigerians have become today. They messed up our economy.
2. They make themselves super-comfortable at the expense of fellow Nigerians, like they are masters others are slaves.
3. They succeed in convincing Nigerians that the easiest route to success/wealth is by being in government, viz a viz stealing. So what do you expect from Nigerians?

While legit hustle should be it, they've shown bad leadership in everyway possible!
Lead by example; create an enabling environment; and you need not post pictures of a young man slaving away to irk a living for himself. Mtchew

Viking07:
Exactly! The kind of life they want for Nigerians. A young man at his prime is selling sachet water.

SAD

There's politics in everything. I smell Russian involvement in the Syrian conflict as a reason for this 'heavy' punishment.

xjiggy:
The ban covers Athletics not football

Learn to read properly. Na so you de take fail simple Comprehension passages.

Exactly why we are where we are!
We honour all the possible wrongs! It's no surprise we're here. Honestly, we should be several years behind sane people.

It's an admittance of government incapacity to manage education. Unfortunately the incapacity gap cannot be filled by the business men who are busy destroying every fabric of ideal education.
Putting a child in a private school these days is worse than a public school. Those who have experienced it can testify.

Government having failed with proper educational planning and funding are now looking for solutions from the top.
Of course it's about revenue generation. Non-oil sectors must fund budget to provide more money to fund all arms of government.

All shades of 'teachers' will of course become TRCN certified; and the poor educational standards will continue!

I have no doubt that the likelihood of people living an unfulfilling life in this country is many times more than living a fulfilling one.

Only God is our only hope!