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It's no news that elections are going on in Nigeria today being the 25th of February of the 2023 of the Gregorian calendar.

What should be of utmost importance to you as a Muslim looking forward to meet His Lord "راضية[b] مرضية"[/b] = "You please with Him and Him pleased with you" is to know, learn and abide by the Islamic teachings regarding the subject matter. This then call for the questions of what is the Islamic rules on election and voting?

As it may interest you to know, Islam has rulings and answers for every event and topic. some of which may have direct rules from the Qur'an, Sunnah or traditions of the righteous predecessors and others with applied rules derived from the trio.
What's the Islamic Rules on Election and Voting?

Electing the right leader in Islam is ideally done in the following ways:

Concesus of the Muslims has it occurred during the choice of Abu Bakr (RA)

The Choice of the passing away leader as it happened during the choice of Umar by Abubakar (RA).

Selection of the leader by eminent and knowledgeable personalities as it occurred during the choosing of Uthman Bin Affaan by the companions (RA).

In all the above instances , the major considerations are piety, knowledge and following the injunctions of Allah and His prophet as regards choosing of leaders.

So these factors should be your consideration when Allah tests you to have the ability to be among those that will make a choice of leadership. This is because you will account for that choice and action one day.

Most importantly, Nigeria as a nation is not using a constitution based on what Allah revealed in the Qur'an, Sunnah, the Torah and the Injeel. You as Muslim shouldn't be happy and pleased with the substitute to it called 'democracy '. You should also not rule yourself and your family with its doctrine especially when you are not under coersion.

Those that make the decision to rule the populace with man-made laws as a substitute to the laws of the heavens and the earth will answer for it.

[b] ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فألىئك هم الكافرون
[/b]whosoever does not rule with what Allah has revealed is among the disbelievers.

ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فألىئك هم الفىسقون

whosoever does not rule with what Allah has revealed is among the sinners.

ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فألىئك هم الظالمون

whosoever does not rule with what Allah has revealed is among the transgressors.

The basis of participating to elect a democratic government which means a government who will not rule by what Allah has revealed is therefore haram because of the verses above.

It becomes permissible by the conclusion of some scholars of which I agreed to when there's a dire necessity for it as it is the case in Nigeria.

WaLlahu A'lam.

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In the Name of Allāh, the Generally Merciful, the Especially Merciful

All praise is due to Allāh, the Lord of the world. May Allāh send His choicest peace and blessings upon our noble Prophet, sent as a mercy to the world; and upon his household, companions and those who follow their footsteps till the end of the world.

To proceed:

This is a modest contribution on the subject matter, based on available documents I perused, my little knowledge, phone interview with one of the trustees of the mosque and personal experience. I ask Allāh to have mercy on my parents, overlook my shortcomings and make it beneficial.

*Background*

Trans-Amadi Central Mosque, Port Harcourt is duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act.

2. By a Deed of Conveyance prepared by its Solicitors in the law firm of OLORIEGBE & CO in the year, 2008, the entire land, measuring about 2187.914 square metres situate at Kalagbor Kiri, Amadi Ama, Port Harcourt, PHALGA, Rivers State was conveyed to the mosque by the late Chief (Dr) Edward Sotonye Amadi for a fee.

3. Prior to the purchase of the land from the aforesaid vendor, the Rivers State government confirmed that the land was not within the Government's Rainbow Town layout and even granted the vendor a fencing permit by letters dated 7th August, 2002 and 28th August, 2002 respectively. Therefore, the land is situate at Amadi Ama (near Rainbow Town) but outside the Rainbow Town layout of the government.

*Court matters*

4. By a writ of summons, the mosque's predecessor-in-title filed a suit against the Rivers State government (i.e. Permanent Secretary, Lands & Bureau, Director, Urban and Regional Planning and Attorney General of Rivers State) in SUIT NO. PHC/2103/2002 over title to that property.


5. In that case, three witnesses testified for the Claimants before the issue as to non-signing of the writ of summons arose and after arguments, the matter was struck out. However, the Rivers State government had a counter-claim which survived the main suit. The government called one witness before it sought to withdraw the counter-claim when the second witness was to be brought. After arguments as to the proper order to make at that stage, the court, presided by Hon. Justice Boma Diepiri on *02/11/2017* dismissed the counter-claim of the government over title to the property. It should be noted that the court had earlier on *5 June, 2012* made the following order in respect of the property:

_That the Claimants are hereby authorized to proceed to remove the padlock from the premises subject matter of this suit._

6. The registered trustees of the mosque filed a suit against the Rivers State Government (i.e. The Commissioner, Ministry of Urban Development & Physical Planning, Governor of Rivers State and the Attorney General) in SUIT NO. PHC/986/2012 for *trespass* over its land after Rivers State demolition team visited the mosque on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 and Friday, 20 January 2012 to harass and intimidate members of the mosque.

7. Judgment in the above trespass suit was delivered on *27/11/2018* by Hon. Justice G. O. Omereji, who not only dismissed the suit but gave title to the government.

8. Dissatisfied with the decision of Hon. Justice G. O. Omereji, the mosque filed a Notice of Appeal with ten (10) grounds through its Counsel, U. G. Nwokocha, Esq of U. G. Nwokocha & Co and appeal was eventually entered, being CA/PH/255/2019.

9. At the Court of Appeal, the mosque has a pending motion for interlocutory injunction, filed on 31/07/2019 to restrain the Rivers State government from arbitrarily interfering with the land pending the determination of the appeal. The motion is yet to be fixed.

*Permits and approval over the land in favour of the mosque*

10a. Ministry of Lands and Survey issued a demand notice for payment of prescribed fees for Certificate of Occupancy Form and Charting Fees on 14/08/2009.

b. Stamp Duty Receipt dated 30/06/2009

c. Receipt for Sanitation Fee for Tradesmen at Site and Artisans issued by Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Authority on 02/02/2010

d. Land development fee issued by Amadi-Ama Youth Council, dated 18/11/2008

e. Receipt for Plan Recommendation for Approval issued by Rivers State Ministry of Environment dated 26/06/2008

f. Receipt for registration of Building Plan issued by the Port Harcourt City Local Government (PHALGA), dated 23/06/2009

g. PHALGA Fencing Permit issued on 20/01/2010

h. PHALGA Clearance Permit issued on 21/01/2010

i. PHALGA Building Certificate issued on 20/01/2010

j. Charting from the office of Surveyor-General of Rivers State with the comment:

*SURVEY IS NOT ON GOVT. LAND*

*Demolition*

11. On Friday 5 February, 2010, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi gave on-the-spot-directive for demolition of the structures on the mosque which led to fencing the mosque premises with barbwires and padlocked by the Rivers State government in the same year.


12. On 29 July, 2019, staff of Ministry of Urban Development & Physical Planning invaded the mosque and destroyed some properties thereon, coupled with threat to come back.

13. On 20 August, 2019 final demolition of the structures on the land took place after previous informal visits to the mosque within the month by government officials.

*Observations and Conclusion*

14. It appears what the Rivers State government has done, despite being served with advance copies of the motion for injunction pending at the Court of Appeal through its Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, P. Enebeli, Esq and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development & Physical Planning is tantamount to what the courts have termed _executive lawlessness_. The case of Ojukwu v Military Governor of Lagos State & 2 Ors (1985) 2 NWLR (Pt. 10) readily comes to mind.

15. It's very embarrassing that the Governor, who is himself a legal practitioner and a Life Bencher with an Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, in the person of Dr Zacchaeus Adangor, who is a distinguished Constitutional Law scholar will allow this to happen in the State, save that the facts of this case as stated above may not be clear or misrepresented to them.

16. Chief Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON is a reputable philanthropist who can build a multi-million naira mosque for Muslims not only in Trans-Amadi but in the State with Certificates of Occupancy issued within few months. Yes, he can! He did for the Ecumenical Centre in 2017 and several others.

17. Dr Zacchaeus Adangor that I know at the Post-Graduate level can cite plethora of authorities on executive lawlessness off hand. Not only that, he is not a religious bigot, to the best of my knowledge and personal experience with him.

18. May I therefore join in pleading with MR PROJECTS to allow the Muslims continue the quiet enjoyment of their acquired land used for religious purpose in Amadi-Ama or in the alternative, allocate another place within Trans-Amadi to the peace-loving Muslims to propagate their faith.

19. To my brothers in faith, may we be reminded that we don't incite against constituted authorities or display their errors publicly. In extreme circumstance, we are allowed to openly correct those in authority when they are present (to afford them opportunity of presenting their side of the story) and when there's certainty (not probability) of benefit resulting therefrom. Also, we are enjoined to be obedient to the rulers even when they take and consume our wealth illegally except they command us to disobey our Creator. This is more in line with Prophetic teachings and the way of our pious predecessors which we are obliged to follow. If this is a punishment from Allāh, we cannot remove it by fighting and if it's a trial, then we have to be patient.

20. We ask Allāh, the Originator of the heavens and the earth to apportion to us such fear as should serve as a barrier between us and acts of disobedience; and such obedience as will take us to Your Paradise; and such as will make easy for us to bear in the calamities of this world. O Allāh! Let us enjoy our hearing, our sight and our power as long as You keep us alive and make our heirs from our own offspring, and make our revenge restricted to those who oppress us, and support us against those who are hostile to us, and let no misfortune afflict our deen; let not worldly affairs be our principal concern, or the ultimate limit of our knowledge, and let not those rule over us who do not show mercy to us.

May Allāh send peace and blessings upon Muḥammad, his household, companions and those who follow their footsteps till the Day of Judgment.


Abū Sa'eed, Muḥammad Saheed
*Solicitor*

'Asr of 28 Dhul Ḥijjah, 1440/ 29 August, 2019

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Question

Can a muslim celebrate a non muslim holiday like Thanksgiving?

Answer
Praise be to Allaah.

Greeting the kuffaar on Christmas and other religious holidays of theirs is haraam, by consensus, as Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah: "Congratulating the kuffaar on the rituals that belong only to them is haraam by consensus, as is congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on. If the one who says this has been saved from kufr, it is still forbidden. It is like congratulating someone for prostrating to the cross, or even worse than that. It is as great a sin as congratulating someone for drinking wine, or murdering someone, or having illicit sexual relations, and so on. Many of those who have no respect for their religion fall into this error; they do not realize the offensiveness of their actions. Whoever congratulates a person for his disobedience or bid’ah or kufr exposes himself to the wrath and anger of Allaah."

Congratulating the kuffaar on their religious festivals is haraam to the extent described by Ibn al-Qayyim because it implies that one accepts or approves of their rituals of kufr, even if one would not accept those things for oneself. But the Muslim should not aceept the rituals of kufr or congratulate anyone else for them, because Allaah does not accept any of that at all, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"If you disbelieve, then verily, Allaah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. . ."
[al-Zumar 39:7]

". . . This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islaam as your religion . . ."
[al-Maa’idah 5:3]

So congratulating them is forbidden, whether they are one’s colleagues at work or otherwise.

If they greet us on the occasion of their festivals, we should not respond, because these are not our festivals, and because they are not festivals which are acceptable to Allaah. These festivals are innovations in their religions, and even those which may have been prescribed formerly have been abrogated by the religion of Islaam, with which Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to the whole of mankind. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Whoever seeks a religion other than Islaam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." [Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]

It is haraam for a Muslim to accept invitations on such occasions, because this is worse than congratulating them as it implies taking part in their celebrations.

Similarly, Muslims are forbidden to imitate the kuffaar by having parties on such occasions, or exchanging gifts, or giving out sweets or food, or taking time off work, etc., because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them." Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah said in his book Iqtidaa’ al-siraat al-mustaqeem mukhaalifat ashaab al-jaheem: "Imitating them in some of their festivals implies that one is pleased with their false beliefs and practices, and gives them the hope that they may have the opportunity to humiliate and mislead the weak."

Whoever does anything of this sort is a sinner, whether he does it out of politeness or to be friendly, or because he is too shy to refuse, or for whatever other reason, because this is hypocrisy in Islaam, and because it makes the kuffaar feel proud of their religion.

Allaah is the One Whom we ask to make the Muslims feel proud of their religion, to help them adhere steadfastly to it, and to make them victorious over their enemies, for He is the Strong and Omnipotent.

Majmoo’ah Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 3/369)
Source: Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

Question
My neighbour is an American Christian, and she and her family brought me a gift when it was Christmas. I could not refuse the gift, lest she be offended.
Can I accept this gift, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted gifts from kaafirs?.

Answer

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

The basic principle is that it is permissible to accept gifts from kaafirs, so as to soften their hearts and make Islam attractive to them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted gifts from some of the kaafirs, such as the gift of al-Muqawqis etc.

Al-Bukhaari gave a chapter in his Saheeh the title of: Accepting gifts from the mushrikeen. He (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, narrating from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) migrated with Saarah and entered a city in which there was a king or a tyrant, and he said: ‘Give her Haajar (as a gift).’” And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was given as a gift a (roast) sheep in which there was poison. Abu Humayd said: The king of Aylah gave the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) a white mule and a cloak, and wrote to him. And he mentioned the story of the Jewish woman and her gift of a poisoned sheep to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Secondly:

It is permissible for a Muslim to give gifts to kaafirs and mushriks, with the aim of softening their hearts towards Islam, especially if they are relatives or neighbours.

‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) gave a hullah (suit) to his mushrik brother in Makkah, as was narrated by al-Bukhaari (2619).

But it is not permissible to give a kaafir a gift on the day of one of his festivals, because that is regarded as approving of or participating in celebration of the false festival.

If the gift is something that will help in celebrating the festival, such as food, candles and the like, then it is even more haraam, and some of the scholars are of the view that this is kufr.

Al-Zayla’i said in Tabyeen al-Haqaa’iq (6/228): Giving gifts on the occasion of Nayrooz and Mahrjaan [two non-Islamic Persian festivals] is not permissible, i.e., giving gifts on these two days is haraam, and is in fact kufr. Abu Hafs and Kabeer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If a man were to worship Allaah for fifty years, then on the day of Nayrooz he were to give an egg as a gift to one of the mushrikeen, intending thereby to venerate that day, he would have committed kufr and his good deeds would be cancelled out. The author of al-Jaami’ al-Asghar said: If he gives a gift to another Muslim on the day of Nayrooz, not intending thereby to venerate that day, but it is the habit of some people to give gifts on that day, then this is not regarded as kufr. But he should not do it on that particular day; he should do it before or after, so that he will not be imitating those people. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” It says in al-Jaami’ al-Asghar: A man bought something on the day of Nayrooz which he did not buy before that. If he intended thereby to venerate that day as the mushrikoon venerate it, then he has committed kufr, but if he wanted to eat or drink or enjoy himself, then he has not committed kufr. End quote.

It says in al-Taaj wa’l-Ikleel (a Maaliki book – 4/319): Ibn al-Qaasim regarded it as makrooh to give a gift to a Christian on the occasion of his festival, or to give palm leaves to a Jew on his festivals. End quote.

It says in al-Iqnaa’, which is a Hanbali book: It is haraam to attend the festivals of the Jews and Christians and to sell them things or give them gifts on the occasion of their festivals.

Moreover it is not permissible for a Muslim to give a gift to another Muslim because of this festival, as stated above when quoting the Hanafi view. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Whoever gives a gift to the Muslims during these festivals unlike what he usually usually at other times, his gift should not be accepted, especially if the gift is something that helps in imitating them, such as giving candles etc at Christmas, or giving eggs, milk and lambs on Maundy Thursday which comes at the end of their fast (i.e., the end of Lent). Similarly, no gift should be given to a Muslim at the time of these festivals because of the festival, especially if it is something that helps in imitating them, as we have mentioned. End quote from Iqtida’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (1/227).

Thirdly:

With regard to accepting a gift from a kaafir on the day of his festival, there is nothing wrong with that, and that is not regarded as participating in it or approving of it, rather it should be accepted as an act of kindness, with the aim of softening his heart and calling him to Islam. Allaah has permitted kindness and fair treatment towards the kaafir who is not fighting the Muslims, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity”

[al-Mumtahanah 60:8]

But kindness and fair treatment does not mean friendship and love, because it is not permitted to take a kaafir as a friend or love him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“You (O Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger (Muhammad), even though they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people). For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Rooh (proofs, light and true guidance) from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens (Paradise) under which rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allaah is pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the party of Allaah. Verily, it is the party of Allaah that will be the successful”

[al-Mujaadilah 58:22]

“O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth”
[al-Mumtahanah 60:1]

“O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitaanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses) if you understand”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:118]

“And incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allaah, nor you would then be helped”
[Hood 12:113]

“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)”

[al-Maa’idah 5:51]

and there is other evidence which indicates that it is haraam to take a kaafir as a friend or love him.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: As for accepting a gift from them on the day of their festival, we have quoted above that ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib was brought a gift on the occasion of Nayrooz and he accepted it.

Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated that a woman asked ‘Aa’ishah: We have some wet nurses from among the Magians, and they have a festival on which they bring us gifts. She said: As for what is slaughtered for that day, do not eat it, but eat from their vegetables.

It was narrated from Abu Barzah that he had some Magian neighbours who used to bring him gifts on the occasion of Nayrooz and Mahrjaan, and he used to say to his family: Whatever is of fruits, eat it, and whatever is otherwise, reject it.

All of this indicates that the festival does not make it forbidden to accept their gifts, rather the ruling is the same whether it is their festival or not, because that does not involve helping them with the symbols of their kufr.

Then he pointed out that meat slaughtered by a kitaabi (Jew or Christian) is halaal except that which is slaughtered for their festivals, which it is not permissible to eat. He said (may Allaah have mercy on him): It is only permissible to eat of the food of the people of the Book, during their festivals that which has not been slaughtered for the festival, whether it is bought or received as a gift. As for meat slaughtered by the Magians, the ruling on that is well known, and it is haraam according to all. As for that which is slaughtered by the people of the Book for their festivals and that which they slaughter as an act of worship to draw close to anything other than Allaah, as the Muslims offer sacrifices as an act of worship to draw closer to Allaah, namely as that which they sacrifice to the Messiah, two views have been narrated from Ahmad concerning that, the most well known of which in his texts is that it is not permissible to eat it even if the name of something other than Allaah has not been mentioned over it. The prohibition on that was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah and ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar … End quote from Iqtida’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (1/251).

Conclusion: It is permissible for you to accept the gift from your Christian neighbour on the day of their festival, subject to the following conditions:

1 – This gift should not be meat that has been slaughtered for the festival.

2 – It should not be something that may be used to help in imitating them on the day of their festival, such as candles, eggs, palm leaves etc.

3 – You should explain to your children the belief in al-wala’ wa’l-bara’ (loyalty and friendship vs. disavowal and enmity), lest a love of this festival or a fondness for the giver be instilled in their hearts.

4 – The gift should be accepted with the aim of softening her heart and calling her to Islam, not with friendship and love.

If the gift is something that it is not permissible to accept, then the refusal to accept it should be accompanied by an explanation of why it is being refused, such as saying, “We only refused your gift because it is meat that was slaughtered for the festival, and it is not permissible for us to eat it, or these things are only accepted by those who are taking part in the celebrations, and we do not celebrate this festival, because it is not part of our religion, and it involves beliefs that we do not believe in” and so on, which is a starting point for calling them to Islam and explaining the danger of the kufr that they follow.

The Muslim should be proud of his religion and apply its rulings, and he should not give them up out of shyness or to impress anyone, for Allaah is more deserving of us feeling shy before Him.

Please see also question no. 947 and 13642 for more information.

And Allaah knows best.

Source: Islam Q&A

enilove:
Op, Where was the location. of the Paradise , in the earth or in heaven?
I want to know .

The location of Hell is in the earth, but some of the scholars said that it is the oaceans, and others said that it is in the centre of the earth. What appears to be the case is that it is in the earth, but we do not know exactly where it is in the earth.

The evidence that Hell is in the earth is the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says: (interpretation of the meaning): “Nay! Truly, the Record (writing of the deeds) of the Fujjar (disbelievers, sinners, evil-doers and wicked) is (preserved) in Sijjeen” [al-Mutaffifeen 83:7]. Sijjeen is the lowest earth, and Hell is in the earth.

There are hadiths that have been narrated concerning this, but they are da‘eef (weak). There are also reports from the early generations, such as Ibn ‘Abbaas and Ibn Mas‘ood, and this is the apparent meaning of the Qur’an. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, those who belie Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and treat them with arrogance, for them the gates of heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle (which is impossible)” [al-A‘raaf 7:40]. Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and are too arrogant to believe in them will undoubtedly be in Hell.

One of the righteous predecessors said "Death isn't waiting for your readiness, be ready for death and be upright ! ".

The following hadeeth is going to amaze you in the huge reward that comes with it but today you only find few people practicing it. Digest it, practice it and be among the few that Allah has made fortunate to accomplish this and count in the scale of their good deeds.

On the authority of Aws Bn Aws Athaqafee, may Allah be pleased with him. He said: the messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him said ( translation):

" Whoever performed Gusl ( ritual bath), on the day of Jum'a and did it well, he went early enough, he walked and did not mount ( used a means of transportation like a car ), he sat close to the Imam, he listened and did not say evil, he will have with every step, reward of deeds of a year of fasting and praying at night !! ".

This Hadith is reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, Atirmidhi, Ibnu Maaja, Ibnu khuzaima in their authentic collections and Hakim, authenticated by Albani.

Can you fast a whole year? Everyday or can you wake up at night non-stopping in a whole year? Here, Allah is given us the opportunity to have the equivalents of it easily.Indeed Allah is benevolent and generous.

Do this, increase your scale of good deeds and spread, for a pointer to goodness is like a doer.

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The message within is your concern, not the source, so far it was even referenced. Don't trivialize it. Allah is telling us the story, so that we will believe in Him and be saved from Hellfire.

Informing the Angels About Adam

Allah the Almighty revealed:
"Remember when your Lord said to the angels: 'Verily, I am going to place
mankind generations after generations on earth.' They said: 'Will You place
therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, while we glorify
You with praises and thanks (exalted be You above all that they associate with
You as partners) and sanctify You.' Allah said: 'I know that which you do not
know.'

Allah taught Adam all the names of everything, then He showed them to the
angels and said: "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful." They (angels)
said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.
Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise."
He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed
them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen in the
heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been
hiding?"
Remember when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourself before Adam" They
prostrated except Iblis, he refused and was proud and was one of the
disbelievers(disobedient to Allah)."
We said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and both of you
freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will but come
not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimeen (wrongdoers)."
Then the Satan made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from
that in which they were. We said: "Get you down all with enmity between
yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a
time."

Then Adam received from his Lord Words. His Lord pardoned him (accepted his
repentance). Verily He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the most
Merciful.
We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever
there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance there
shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. But those who disbelieve and
belie Our Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, and signs and revelations,
etc) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall abide therein forever." (Chapter
2:30-39, Qur'an).
Almighty Allah also revealed:
"And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and then gave you shape (the
noble shape of a human being), then We told the angels, "Prostrate to Adam",
and they prostrated, except Iblis, he refused to be those who prostrate.
Allah said: "What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did not postrate when I
commanded you?"
Iblis said: "I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire and him You
created from clay."
Allah said: "O Iblis get down from this (Paradise), it is not for you to be
arrogant here. Get out for you are of those humiliated and disgraced."
Iblis said: "Allow me respite till the Day they are raised up (Day of
Resurrection)."
Allah said: "You are of those allowed respite."
Iblis said: "Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against
them (human beings) on Your Straight Path. Then I will come to them from
before them and behind them, from their right and from their left and You will
not find most of them as thankful ones (they will not be dutiful to You)."
Allah said: "Get out from Paradise, disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them
(mankind) will follow you, then surely I will fill Hell with you all."
"And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and eat thereof as you both
wish, but approach not this tree otherwise you both will be of the Zalimeen
(unjust and wrongdoers)."
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But pathetically, the reverse seems to be the order of today!!

Allah said in the glorious Qur'an: " I do not create the maknd and the Jinn kind except for them to worship me" " I do not expect from them any wealth and I do not expect from them to feed Me." Indeed Allah is the absolute provider of wealth that has mighty power"{ Adhaariyaat:56-58}

" Blessed is He to who all dominions belog to and has power over everything" "He created death and living to test who among you( man and Jin kind) who be righteous in actions"
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Summarily, we are created to be testesd in our disposition to worshiping Allah alone.

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What else do you expect in a shaytonic house called Church? Ascribing partners with Allah and innovating all false forms of worship.