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Jumah mubarak IFY and all your duas will be answered. sp Dua noted though

Honestly i am short of words, the other day it was a militray killing innocent civilians on TV now it is civilians killing civilians. We Nigerians are our own problem not just leadership problem is the cause of our misfortunes , we are indeed terrible people.

How can man do this to man, yes steal and rob but why do you have to kill people this way because of no money to give. I blame the driver of the truck himslef for allwoing them command him to do this, he should have refused and maybe got killed for it , otherwise he saved his own life to kill up to twenty people .

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi - president
Donald Duke is a smart thief as well but due to niger delta zoning of the VP maybe i wud go for him or rather Pat Utomi would be a good one.

Banker president , banker VP , our economy should move fwd.

Caring is not all about money my dear sister. Caring is about emotional support, love, companionship and so on. Finances happen to be vital in any marriage but it is not the driving force. Our beloved prophet PBUH never had a money before he married our mother Khadijah RA, he wasn’t the one providing money for her but his companionship, love, support, honesty and prophet hood was all worth more than money. Give a woman all the money in the world she still needs a companion which money cant buy. Same for a man with enormous wealth will not be complete without a woman.
Hope you get my point dear sister

Yeah a man has to have some provisions to maintain his wives before he embarks on the marriage. Sister in the case of him not being able to afford a 2nd marriage while he wants it he only has to keep on praying for Allah rizq. It is no different than a bachelor who cant marry due to funds.

On the other hand we should not a man doesnt have to be rich to marry a 2nd wife , i have seen many sisters here in the UK who never demanded money or maintenance fees, they just wanted a husband and they are happy 2nd wives. Obviously the man alos takes care of some financial commitments. What we need is understanding sisters and Men filled with taqwa.

I do not know the origin of this conversation neither do i understand the basis but the name os Qutb was what attracted me.

Sayyid Qutb like every human bing is subject to mistakes but by and large he was one of the best thinkers of the contemporary islamic world. Yes he had some radical views but the crux of his message was muslims in the face of expanding westernisation of thought should look inward and go back to islam which had provided many solutions already for the muslim world.

Any muslim critisicing him should do himself a favour and read his book on "social justice in islam". You cannot understand sayyid qutb by just reading his works he wrote while under the harsh and inhumane conditions of Nasser's prison.

Indeed our words will remain dead till we sacrifice our blood to bring it to life. Indeed he lived by his words and his death brought his words to life spanning 50 decades and still like yesterday.

@Aunty Fayzik

Wallah i feel where you are comming from and i feel the pains a woman might go through. Beyond those emotions there lies the reality of our deen , the reality of humans and the reality of the life of this world not been eternal.

Regarding if me saying she is not to divorce, it is not my personal opinion. There is no verse in the quran saying a woman should divorce her husband in the event of a 2nd wife rather there is a verse in the quran encouraging men to marry more than one wife.

"Marry two, three or four   . . . . if you fear injustice then marry one" Allah our creator the all wise and all knowing started with the preference and then gave a way out for those who might not be able to do it. The prophet followed this ayah so as many of the sahabas to the letter, they never left a woman single rather one of them would marry her and keep her protected.

I understand many men do it in the wrong manner, which is due to lack of knowledge but a knowledgable sister should guide her husband to the understanding of the concept so he does it in the irght manner and she doesnt suffer for his ignorance. Regarding a cheating woman eventually becoming a wife, i feel you and a if the wife might have been open minded maybe the husband will have started everything with her knowledge but no man should sleep with the woman before marriage and if that is what you call cheating then that is haraam.

Men will always be men , if you dont let them marry they will still go sleep outside, they could even have children behind your back and when they die kids start to pop out here and there. Our sisters should please face the reality of our world. I am a man and we were created to be polygamous, even if a man has the prettiest wife in the house he will still admire women outside. _{just remembered Ashley cole and cheryl}

@Nanai wallahi i am impressed there are still young sisters with an open mind and understanding of the wisdom of islam. May Allah bless you and increase you in knowledge and eeman, may he accept all your duas and strenghten your feet on thispath of islam.

I hesistated writing on this subject at the begining because i knew the heavy resistance i will face and for many of our women this is the real test of their eeman if a woman can cross it for the sake of Allah she has indeed passed a big test. The test of a mans faith are enourmous as welland struggling in the path of God is a hell of a test for men.

N.B Aunty fayzik could you please shoot me a mail on lagosboynl@gmail.com

This guy was a noble legend of his time, a man of impeccable intellect in his field of engineering and then a genuis in the social cause. Awojobi will lways be remmebered for his noble works unfortunalty our society dont recognise pple like this no more while the looters are celeberated on the pages of ovation and the BOS TV

uplawal:
lagosboy,i hear you pls dnt eat me raw,asalamu alekum sha

My dear sister how i go eat youraw haba!! i was just explaining the issue .

I know for sure it is a sensitive issue with our beloved muslim sisters, a hot topic sure to enrage the nerves.

Stay cool my dear sister no shaiking at all

uplawal:
@lagosboy,but Allah dnt say we should wear skimpy regardless with our husbands,did he?,if u cannnot lower your gaze outside cos your wife is not wearing skimpy that means the man cannot attain EEMAN as well cos he dnt give up what he desires,a woman can still look apealling in a normal modest clothes to her hubby compared to those dirty immoral clothes,what the diff btw those wearing it with good intention or otherwise?

sister may Allah increase us all in knowledge and understanding. Yes indecent clothes are forbidden in islam but the beauty of islam is that most of the haram things Allah has made for us he has given us a halal way of doing it.

It is mandub,sunnah, mustahab for a muslim woman to look attractive for her husband and drive him crazy all the time in their home. She even does get a reward for it in fact , islam is not an ultra idealistic faith but a practical faith.

Honestly most our sisters need real mentoring as some even go about their home in hijab even with no non mahram present, they have no clue how to put some spice in their marital life but if they had studied hard the hadiths of Aisha and other deep hadiths they will be amazed at the beauty of islam.

True a man cannot attain true eeman if he cant control his desires but there is always a human factor to everything. There is a hadith where the prophet PBUh saw a woman and felt attracted but went back into his house to meet his wife and satisfy her and himself. This is the reality we face my dear and lets be real.

And God knows best

Fashola and Tinubu in my opinion are birds of the same feather. Anyone taking sides between the two is just a pun in the murky waters of nigerian politics. Lagosians deserve better Fashola is only gettin gpraiesed because of the mediocrity in our intellect, otherwise we should know the perfomance bar should be raised for lagos state and not comparing lagos to kebbi or oyo state.

Fashola was chief of staff and witnessed Tinubus dirty deals without raising any issue, if he was mr clean why did he not resign on principle. As far as i am concerned Tinubu has the right to kick out fashola in Nigerian political context if he can. Fashola owes every single thing he has achieved in politics to Tinubu

A woman should not leave her husband solely on the basis of him marrying a second wife. One should note that this is an Islamic legal right of a man and no woman should make it haraam for him. However the wife should extract guarantees from the husband to enable fairness and just treatment according to human standards in conjunction with the quran.

Women should understand that marriage should not be seen solely on the basis of duniya but the hereafter as well. Your husband in this world would be yours in the hereafter and the union is spiritual as well as worldly. Men marry other wives for many reasons and most men marry 2nd wife while they still deeply love their wives. Reasons like sexual appetite, food, love for women, first wife lost her attractiveness, first wife stops doing things she did when they were newly married, first wife relaxes and wears a wrapper round the house rather than skimpy clothes to drive her husband crazy, husbands sees various shapes and sizes outside and cant lower his gaze every time. Allah knows us more than ourselves and has given man to satisfy this part of him within the realm of islam.
Men are polygamous by nature that is how we were created and very FEW men can swear that they have kept to their wife alone for a period of 20 years or even 10 years without falling to one temptation or the other. On the other hand I have heard women say they prefer their husband to have girlfriends behind their back but he should never bring them home as wives. This is obviously an ignorant perception because the wife is toying with her husband’s afterlife as he will swim in zina and in constant friction with his lord.

We have 3 stages in islam :

Islam – Eeman – Ihsan

For a woman to move from the state of islam to eeman she should be able to sacrifice what she loves for the sake of Allah, if her husband says to her he wants another wife she should allow him with not other reason except for the sake of Allah , and whatever you truly do for the sake of Allah you will never regret.
The quran says “you will not attain righteousness until you are able to give out that which you love most”
If a woman really loves her husband and it is for that reason she doesn’t want a rival then she should ponder on the verse above and have a rethink that she will be giving her fellow muslim sister the opportunity to also have a husband and enjoy the joy of marriage not for her sake but for the sake of the “taker of life” himself which is Allah who can take her life anytime and the sister will still marry her husband without her in the picture.

I know it is difficult and I am a man talking but let us try to shed our sentiments and emotions to enable understanding this important concept in islam. Polygamy is the solution to the problem of many husbandless women ; divorced, widowed, never married. Allah provided a solution for us but many of us have failed to apply Allah solution but cry to him that he has not answered our prayers.

And God knows best.

Palestininan activist is called a terrorist

Shimon Perez is called a peacemaker

Ariel sharon would be called a statesman

What a world we live in

We love you too welcome on board.

Ahlan wa sahlan.

min aina anti wa aina taskuni fiy bilad ul arab?

Fashola and Tinubu are both coprrupt and Lagosians should wake up to that reality. Yes Fashola has done some good but comparing him to other governors is not a fair comparison given the level of enlightenment in Lagos. Even Tinubu in his time would be one of the top 5 "performing" governors.

Lagosians deserve a better deal and it is only a matter of time before the shepard appears to lead his flock to the promised land. 20 billion monthly is a huge amt that could transform lagos for ever.

NL should stop attacking forpeace or whoever deal with the allegations at hand instead. I am no fan of Tinubu in fact i hate his politics and hypocricy but assuming Fashola is a saint is ridiculous. I have lots of inside info abt this govt and it is not just damn right calling him a saint.

I totally agree with you that there are lots to learn within our faiths. Debate with respect has been the music I sing on NL and its good I have few other people who share the view especially on religious issues. When there is mutual respect it leads to understanding and your message is passed across in a more dignifying manner.

The quran says “Invite to Allah in a beautiful manner . . . .” Q16 v 125

By the way where is IFY

We could establish

illusion2:
Ask people ke ? I'm asking you. Anything you cannot bet your life on isn't 100% true,the lesson is open your mind & stop all these childish generalisations.

On the infallibility of the Qu'ran have a look at these 4 really simple examples :

*Note I'm not trying to cast aspersions on Islam,I just want you to use your God given mind & stop stereotyping. . , . . . like a popular Nigerian proverbs says "he who isn't exposed will always claim his father's farm is the largest in the world".

1. Mary and Miriam
One of the best known errors is that concerning the confusion between Mary, recorded in the Qur'an as the sister of Aaron and the daughter of Imran (Biblical Amran) as well as the mother of Jesus (by implication in suras 19:28; 66:12; 20:25-30), though the two, Mary and Miriam, lived 1,570 years apart. (God mixed up the names?)

The Aaron mentioned here is not the borther of Moses but Aaron was a common name among the israelis and it is really absurd for anyone to link into the brother of Moses. Having the same people called james and john does not mean they are one and the same person. This issue was brought fwd during the time of the prophet and Mughira said "When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me:  You read "O sister of Harun (Aaron)" (i. e. Mary) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus.   When I came back to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) I asked him about that, whereupon he said:  The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them.  (Muslim, Book 025, Number 5326)"

2. Creation
Sura 86:5-7 tells us that man is created from a gushing fluid that issues from between the loins and the ribs. Therefore, in this sura we find that the semen which creates a child originates from the back or kidney of the male and not the testicles. (God could not tell the difference ?)

I always had the impression that you were one of the few christians that sometimes research islam before making conclusions but it appears you just copied and pasted this from an internet site without making any independent thought or verification.
From your point here we can establish 3 points from you:

Semen is created in the testicles
The quran says semen comes from between loins and ribs
The quran is wrong on this point.


Firstly let s analyse the verse in Arabic it says “khuliqa min main dafeeq”
Khuliqa = created
Min = from
Maain = liquid, water, fluid
Dafeeq = Gushes forth
“created from liquid gushing forth”

The quran does not use the word semen it only said a liquid, the quran never said the semen is made btw the loins and the ribs but said “created from a liquid gushing forth”
Science has established this liquid is that which gives the semen needed energy and contains fructose an energiser.
Now where does science say the semen is produced , Semen contains only 5% sperm which is formed in the tescticles but spermatozoa itself needs a force to move and proceed to ferterlise the egg. science tell us that 70% of sperm comes from two storage areas which are the seminal vesicles, and not from the testicles. The seminal vesicles usually contribute more than half of the seminal volume. Their secretions are particularly rich in a sugar called fructose, which is an essential nutrient for the spermatozoa. They also produce a substance that causes the semen to clot (become sticky or jelly-like) after expulsion, thought useful in reproduction for keeping the semen at the neck of a woman's womb.

The seminal vesicles are anterior to the sacrum and coccyx (lower back, loin) and the ribs are anterior to the seminal vesicles.

If one was to draw a line from the tip of the coccyx, to the upper portion of the seminal vesicle _ either one of the two_ and extend the line forward it will catch the ribcage.

The seminal vesicles from which the semen spurts out during coitus, lies between the ribs and the coccyx!

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/menshealth/facts/semenandsperm.htm

Now look at the whole verse from the qur’an “Let man look at (and bear in mind) the substance he is created from!  (He is) created from the surging fluid, which springs from between the spine and the ribs!

This is exactly in conformation with science of the 21st century. Muhammed PBUH could not have known this 1400 years ago , he was illiterate and in the desert. He could only have known this from a higher source the creator and designer of man himself. Science always thought semen was created in the tescticles and formed during coitus but this is wrong and only discovered in the 20th century.

Buddie with due respect but you shot yourself in the foot with this assertion and in fact this could be a wake up call for you and a guidance from God to re consider your stance towards islam, perhaps you could be a muslim.

3. Qibla
In sura 2:142-144, we find the change of the Qibla, the direction of prayer from Mecca to Jerusalem, and back to Mecca.(God made a mistake ?)

Common my good pal  there was no mistake in this , Jerusalem was the first qibla and towards the end of the life of the prophet shortly before the conquest of makkah the qibla was changed to makkah in preparation of the destruction of the idols at the kaaba and cleansing during the conquest of Makkah. This is no mistake God has the power to change what he wills with no one able to question him.

Buddie i am not sure but if it is from sam shamoun on the internet you got all this from , please try to independtly analyse it before posting it as all his assertions have been refuted over and over again by muslims.

I again assert with all confidence that the quran is free of errors and mistakes , and it is indeed the dearest miracle of islam as it is an intellectual challenge to mankind to use the brains and intelligence to analyse issues.

Quote from: alimat 2 on February 11, 2010, 06:46 PM
@Post

May Allah guide us against Fornication,
I was once a victim when i was an ignorant but thank God for his mercy and the Holy Koran that leads me to the right path.

I bet you were wearing hijab from head to toe looking like a masquerade yet it didn't prevent you from opening your legs for another muslim to hump you. That goes to show that man's desire to stay righteous can never be possible unless the holy spirit helps the person. If you claim that you do not lust, fornicate or commit other sins now while hiding under Islam, then you are a liar. Has Mohammed or your allah really helped you to change from your sinful ways or are you struggling in that journey alone?. Jesus is still saving lives.

Don't be a VICTIM of fornication again like you claimed even though you willingly participated in the act yet the devil made you believe you are a VICTIM. A victim of birth,Victim of circumstance, victim of sin, Victim hopelessness ,haplessness etc. The list is endless. Jesus is the only way, the truth and the life. Don't let religious bigots use their shoal on you for the rest of your life thereby subjecting you to live like a slave when you are a princess. Refuse to be a VICTIM and become a VICTOR.

Are you ready to make that decision today?

Are you ready to be set free?

Are you ready to accept live and live it to the fullest. Girl, many Muslims were in the same predicament and Jesus saved them. I assure you that you will not be alone in this journey. Accept Jesus today and even if you don't like it, your Mohammed and Allah will always take you back anyway.

Gentleman please we are all matured persons here and you could see alimats first post and see your first post as well, there is no post where she insulted you first please. I am not interetsed if you and all others trade insults in the least and i dont involve myself in such but what i am saying is you attacking here on the basis of her confession leaves a bad taste in the mouth. It is ungodly it is unchristian and it is immoral. Be humble enough to see the wrong in your statement, i rest my case.

@aloy emeka with all due respect i dont really read your posts or threads but bcause i posted on this thread now i read your comments, i am not sure if this is your usual way so i would not be judgemental.

However i find it really distasteful for you to embarass our dear sister alimat in this manner, she made a comment about falling into error earlier on in her life only for you to pick on that and accuse her of being in a burqa while she engaged in the act. You should please treat people with respect and decorum. Insulting someone in this manner is against jewish, christian and islamic faith so i do not know which you represent here. Lots of people man and women have fallen into fornication in their lives and for Alimat to have the courage o say it here(although it is not right for her to say it here) should not be a passport for you to humilate her. You need not being chauvinistic about this issue because millions of men do it to.

Please reflect on this and engage in more fruitful discussions and not personality attacks especially this is a religious section and insults like this should never be tolerated.

diyobdw:
tx! any citation to back it?

Sister in usul ul fiqh there is what we call qiyas which is analogy. Several contemproray isssues come up that was not there during the time of the Prophet but scholars derive it from the quran , sunna and other methods I cannot go into here. Nail polish is not haram but common sense tells us water will not touch the part of the nail covered. I am from a chemical background, water cannot pierce through a solidified polish on the hand. I do not understand the citations you need but do you require citation that during wudhu water has to touch every part of the body water is meant to touch? If that is what you require then in a hadit the prophet PBUH saw a man made wudhu and some part sof his feet were dry and the prophet asked him to remake his wudhu and save that part of his body from the hell fire. Analaogy will explain to use that water needs to touch the nail and polish will prevent that.

The only exceptions are the wiping the socks and some cases turban.

And God knows best.

@uplawal

I thought you already had someone you are getting married to

Zina indeed is the bane of spirtuality , the greatest test for men are women wallahi. Sometimes i ask myself and look inwards to what are the potential things that can or cause or put a barrier between me and my lord my answer is always the temptation of women.

Women make the world go around and they are the precious jewels that make the world the world but in every good thing there always lie a danger if you dont approch the good thing in the right manner. Marriage is the only solution to temptation of women and even at that married men still get tempted always and Allah in his infinite wisdom who understands his creatures gave man the permission to marry more 2 even one is not ok and 3 and four but anything after 4 is pervasion and no longer legitimate.

Women are sooo much around one can only survive by the mercy of Allah. In the UK here it is pathetic abuzola toasting is an understatement , how about a woman begging you to take her to bed. Honestly we can only seek the refuge of Allah.

To women as well many cant find husbands and need to satisfy their urges hence the temptation of zina comes to mind If only we go back to the sunnah and promote polygamy in the right way zina will reduce to a level.

Allahumo inni audhubika min fitnatu duniya wa fitnatu nissai.

A brother shouldnt do shakkara o when a sister proposes, he should either accept or be polite enough to let her know why he his declining. There should be no pretence in serious matters like this. But some sisters dont propose directly and feel the brother should understand the message , often times they are wrong and the bro doesnt have a clue while the sis thinks he his being mean.

A woman once proposed to the Prophet PBUH and he politely declined and other proposed to him and he accepted so there is nothing wrong in it either way.

ifyalways:
@LB,wud do that
lots to read here,wud do that laters then start throwing my questions.lolLOL.
Nothing happens by accident,Yes I'm on my way to becoming one,still have some unanswered questions though.

I would expect that.

How did you find the introduction to dhikr, i bet you will also have a few queries regarding it .
What was the question you had in mind. Also would like to know the list of the unanswered questions lols. Soon inshallah we will withness your shahadah on here 

Abu Zola:
@lagosboy- its been quite a while , hope all is going exquisite.

On the issue of the goat thieft is not the way you see it.

Hizba are the security forces created by council of ulamah to fish out and present any law breaker to a sharia court.

The goat thief was caught by hudlum and got his hand amputated .  Meaning they took the law into their hands instead of handing him over to Hizba.

Here in Lagos, almost every week two or more people are burn alive for stealing petty stuff, if you are lucky enough the people are merciful they will strip you unclothed and send you away. The fact that lagosians take law into their hands does not make it or mean the law enforcement are behind it or in support of it. Hope you get my point.

I have been a bit busy lately and might only get time to respond on NL on sundays inshallah. Hope you are well though asad ul islam

To the issue at hand, i did not mean the kano event , i meant the goat thief of 1999/2000 in zamfara that had his hand cut off. Dont get me wrong the quran is clear on the issue of a thief but its implementation has conditions.

You are right though jungle justice is wrong in any society. A bunch of hoodlums cutting a thiefs hand have a case to answer before Allah on the day of judgement.

FayeZik:
I do understand your point, diyobdw.

@Lagosboy (my alfa), IWA, Abuzola, Alhaji Olabs
Pls check this out for us, is it in the Quran or any hadith to back it up.
By the way where is Alhaji Olabowale, on vacation? May Allah be with him where ever he is. Miss him.

Auntie eku ojo meta , she alafia le wa ati awon omo naa. May Allah be with you all Just a side note ( remember i asked you sometime to remember me in your dua Alihamdulilah Allah granted my request may he put his barakah in it. Jazakallah and may all your heart desire be granted by the most high.)

@issue

Nail polish would prevent water from touching the nails itself which is neeeded for wudu to be valid. Nail polish is not haram but take it of before wudu and you could put it back on,

toba:
T.truth.If shariah is exactly how u described it,then it shd be deleted

Why not do a simple independent study on shariah rather than just believe what the dude wrote and make your conclusions. Intellectual laziness should never be tolerated in the field of intellectualism. The thread below might give you an introduction to what shariah is all about.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-359506.64.html

Jairzinho:
Lagosbobo,long time. . . this is actually part of my grouse with 'Sharia' law. How can you determine what constitutes a thief?

Is it an armed robber,a pick pocket or Alhaji governor  stealing his state blind? Law is much more complex than this.

I live in an ARAB MUSLIM country governed by Sharia & people are sent to jail for stealing. . . not amputated !

Nigerians with our OVERZEALOUSNESS.even Islamic Republic of Pakistan does not  amputate pick pockets.

We need to think all these things through. . . .just like you read the Qu'ran IN  CONTEXT,all these archaic punishments should be READ IN CONTEXT as well.

Buddie yeah long time-

I have answered this issue on the "curious about islam thread" https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-359506.64.html

Cutting of a thief's hand cannot be implemented in probably any country of the world today except a maybe one or two. Poverty has to be eradicated and the need to steal has to be eradicated then anyone that steals is a transgressor so his hand should be cut. Cutting the hands of political thief is what i think could be implemented as they do not need to steal but stealing so the hand of the thief governor deserves to be cut while the thief that steals a goat should be given the goat and a job and set free. Read the thread

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-359506.64.html


Shariah is based on wisdom and acheiving peoples welfare in this life and the afterlife. Shariah is all about justice, mercy, wisdom and good. Thus, any ruling that replaces justice with injustice , mercy with its opposite, comon good with mischief, or wisdom with nonsense, is a ruling that does not belong to the shariah, even if it is claimed to be so according some interpretations."

In zamfara where a goat thief had his hand cut and yerima was accused of stealing billions , is not shariah but oppression and the quotation above simply sums it up.

And God knows best

@IFY

Please and please could you send me an email to lagosboynl@gmail.com I would like to ask you an important question but not here.

illusion2:
This is one of my main problems with islam. . . .walahi ! Why should women be compelled to shave their pubic hair

Buddie, this should not be your main problem in the least as a simple independent 10 min research would have explained to you that your assertion is not correct.

Islam does not compel women to shave their pubic hair but islam compels all muslims men and women to always shave their pubic hair, arm pit , cut their nails, clean the teeth and keep clean. This is one of the guidance in islam and practicality of our faith as it is not just about worship it is a complete system like i always say. The prophet always encouraged cleanliness in all aspects of life and shaving is a form of cleanliness a shaved arm pit will not emit bad odor. I wonder how you will have any issue with shaving

In fiqh u sunnah it explains that there are 5 main traditions of all prophets of God and they include shaving of the pubic hair, arm pit, cutting the nails, circumcision for men and i cant remember the fifth. We are to shave once a week , recommended on fridays and then make ghusl and proceed to jumah prayers. The maximum number of days to go without shaving is 40 days after which one has no excuse again.

And God knows best.

tanimz:
@ Lagosboy, may Allah continue to increase you in Iman.

Is it compulsory to make wudu (ablution) before holding a Quran and reading from it?

Long time Tanmiz hope your well and good.

there is difference of opinion among scholars on this issue some have said it is compulsory while some have said it is not.

The verse in the quran "None shall touch it except the purified" Q56 v 79 have been used to justify having wudu before touching the quran. Some scholars have said you do not need to have wudu before reading it from memory but you need wudu before touching it.

My humble submission to this is , yes it is recommended to have wudu before reading from the quran for dhikr purposes and sorts but in circumstances like you are on the bus and reading the quran and you pass wind and you are not able to make wudu that does not mean you cannot keep on reading it.

In conclusion according to some of the scholars it is Mandub (recommended) to have wudu but it is not wajib (compulsory). Others have said it is wajib. Personally i am inclined to the scholars that termed it mandub, common sense tells anyone it is better to be purified but in difficult circumstance not having wudu should not be a deterrent from reading the quran and saving one self from the shaiytan.

And God knows best.

ifyalways:
Lets talk abt the Dhikr then.I have a question but i guess it wud be after the Dhikr lectures.
My Jumai yesterday was intresting.

Oh that is interesting , what was the sermon on at jumah on Friday?

Dhikr means the remembrance of Allah. The remembrance of Allah is one of the most important thing in islam if not the most important thing in islam. All other deeds are built on dhikr and an example will be salah. The quran says wa aqimi salati li dhikr "So establish salah for my remembrance" Q20 v14. From this verse we establish a principle in islam which is the purpose of our 5 daily salah is to remember Allah in a formal way and better still in a formal congregational way.

Dhikr is the essence of worship, weapon against enemies, guard against evil medicine to fight hypocrisy, the means to achieve goals and a method to illuminate the heart, it is a ladder to climb the heights of Islamic spirituality. Dhikr has no limit or restrictions except for the 5 pillars which has modes and methods. Dhikr entails invocation of the names of God while remembering him the heart, recitation of the qur'an , chanting the praise of Allah and celebrating his names and might. Dhikr can only be done in Arabic as it is different from supplication which can be done in any language.

There are hundreds of verses in the quran which highlighs the importance of dhikr and examples are below:

3:190-191): "[i]The creation of heaven and earth and the changes of night and day are signs for people who have wisdom- -- Those who remember (and recite and call) Allah standing up, sitting, and lying on their sides." `[/i] This highlights dhikr can be done in any informal way which means Allah wants a heart to constantly be in conection to him while he chants his praises. In a hadith in muslim it is reported the the Prophet said PBUH "If your hearts were always in the state that they are in during dhikr, the angels would come to see you to the point that they would greet you in the middle of the road". Another hadith says "The People of Paradise will not regret except one thing alone: the hour that passed them by and in which they made no remembrance of Allah."

"Lo! Worship guards one from lewdness and iniquity, but verily, remembrance of Allah is greater/more important." (29:45)

"He is successful who purifies himself, and remembers the name of his Lord, and so prays." (87:14-15)

Another hadith explains "A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Prophet of Allah, the laws and conditions of Islam have become too many for me. Tell me something that I can always keep (i.e. in particular, as opposed to the many rules and conditions that must be kept in general)."  The Prophet said: "(I am advising you in one thing Keep your tongue always moist with dhikrullah."

The explanation of this hadith means that aside the 5 pillars of islam the man was not sure he could keep all other rules/guidance and wanted a means to keep him safe and the prophet advised him. When a man is in constant remembrance of his lord obviously he would refrain from sins.

Ify there is so much to talk about on the concept of dhikr and i can not exhaust it all in one go, inshallah with time we would advance in knowledge on this important subject. Before i stop a scholar of Islam Ibn hajar one said there is no good deed except with dhikr as a precondition for its validity, and whoever does not remember Allah in his heart at the time of his charity or fasting, for example, then his deed is incomplete: therefore dhikr is the best of deeds because of this.

Also, there are some rules in the shariah regarding dhikr and some muslims out of lack of knowledge engage in some practices which have no basis in islam which is have gathering of dhikr (nothing wrong with that) but now the play flutes and dance and go into trance of some sorts etc such practices are wrong and have no basis in islam.

Gathering of dhikr are encouraged in islam and i conclude with the narration:

The Prophet PBUH said that there are special angels that roam the Earth, looking for gatherings of dhikr. When they find a group they call one another and encompass the gathering in layers until the first heaven. After the gathering glorifies Allah (swt) the angels return to their lord.

Allah (swt) asks His angels, Where have you been? (Even though He already knows; when one loves someone he loves hearing his name mentioned by others). The angels will inform Allah (swt) of the name of the gathering. Allah (swt) will ask His angels "What were my servants doing?" The angels will reply: "They were praising You, magnifying Your Name and glorifying You. Allah (swt) will ask them "Have they seen Me?" The angels will answer: "No, By Allah! They have not seen You." Allah (swt) will say: "(They are praising Me without seeing Me,) what if they had seen Me" The angels would answer: "O Lord, if they had seen You, they would have glorified You more intensely. Allah (swt) will say: "What were they asking for?" the angels will reply "They were asking for Paradise!" Allah (swt) will say: "Have they seen Paradise?" The angels will say: "By Allah, no, they have not seen it." Allah (swt) will say "What would they do if they had seen it?" The angels will reply: "If they had seen Paradise, they would become more attached and attracted to it, and would seek it with a greater zeal and enthusiasm!" Allah would ask the angels What were they seeking refuge from? The angels will reply they were seeking refuge from the Hell (fire). Allah would then ask the angels: "Have they seen the Hell (fire)?" The angels will say: "By Allah, no, they have not seen it." Allah will say "What would they do if they had seen it?" The angels will reply: "If they had seen the Hell (fire), they would fear it even more and ask refuge from it with greater intensity. Then Allah will say to the angels I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them. One of the angels will say: "O my Lord, someone was there who did not belong to that group, but came for some other need." (That person came for some purpose other than dhikr.) Allah will inform the angels that "The benefits of sitting in a gathering of Dhikr are such that anyone who sits with them, for whatever reason will also have his sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).

A gathering of you , your husband and children is considered a gathering of dhikr.

And Allah knows best

N.B I have only briefly touched on this subject and it is in now way exhaustive. What was the question you had in mind