MOTHERS, They are indispensable.I always pray to Allah to help me make my mother happy.She has stood by me through my worst days.May Allah reward her with Jannatul Firdaus.May He reward all our mothers with Jannatul Firdaus.

plus_Queen:

ok O Ayinba
I have nothing against a hijab as long it's not forced on people.
That's what I'm against.
Muslim ladies that want to look well groomed and modern can do so
and no one should force them into any outfits
and of course no Muslims should force Christians in their territories to wear any type of clothing.

Look at this Igbo girl for instance,her hair is right,her outfit is decent and not offensive at all.
and she looks alive!
the girl I had above is very pretty but looks unhappy.

Honestly, I dont know why some people bother too much about things that do not concern them.Hijab is mandatory on all muslim women. And by choosing the religion,you are committing yourself to its rules and regulations.Alot of western propaganda has made alot of people feel downgraded by the hijab.I've been wearing hijab for the past seven(7) years.And by hijab I mean completely covered from head to toe except for the face(which is only cultural).I go out with it even to places alot of people would not dare to.And I wear all types of clothes-of course where only my mahrams will see.
And Alhamdulillah I'm loving it.And the best part of it is that it boosts my confidence.And I'll stand up anywhere and say I AM PROUD OF MY HIJAB AND I'M GLAD I'M A MUSLIM.[size=8pt][/size]

Its amazing how long information stays.I heard the story 12 yrs ago.At that time I was very young and I did spread the message.I cant believe its still circulating.
@ poster
Pls be careful of information like this.

How do I break it up?

The book is too large. Can somebody pls tell me how to post it?I cant even copy it.

@javalove
Can you pls furnish me with the source of your hadiths, because I've been doing alot of research on this recently and this are some of the things I found:
Imam al-Nawawi said:
"Neither prohibition nor praiseworthiness has been established for the month of Rajab in itself, HOWEVER,
(1) the principle concerning fasting is that it is praiseworthy in itself, and
(2) in the Sunan of Abu Dawud the Prophet has made the fasting of the sacred months praiseworthy, and Rajab is one of them"
`Uthman ibn Hakim al-Ansari said: "I asked Sa`eed ibn Jubayr about fasting in Rajab, and we were then passing through the month of Rajab, whereupon he said: "I heard Ibn `Abbas saying: "The Messenger of Allah used to observe fast so continuously that we thought he would not break it, and did not observe it so continuously that we thought he would not observe fast." Muslim and Abu Dawud relate it in Kitab al-sawm, respectively in the chapter on fasting at times other than Ramadan, and in the chapter of fasting during Rajab.

Imam Nawawi says: "It would appear that the meaning inferred by Sa`eed ibn Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas's report is that fasting in Rajab is is neither forbidden nor considered praiseworthy in itself, rather, the ruling concerning it is the same as the rest of the months. Neither prohibition not praiseworthiness has been established for the month of Rajab in itself, however, the principle concerning fasting is that it is praiseworthy in itself, and in the Sunan of Abu Dawud(*) the Prophet has made the fasting of the sacred months praiseworthy, and Rajab is one of them. And Allah knows best." Sharh Sahih Muslim Kitab 13 Bab 34 #179.
Fasting in the month of Rajab
Is there any special virtue in fasting during the month of Rajab?.


Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

The month of Rajab is one of the sacred months of which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein”

[al-Tawbah 9:36]

The sacred months are: Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram.

Al-Bukhaari (4662) and Muslim (1679) narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab Mudar which comes between Jumaada and Sha’baan.

These months are called sacred for two reasons:

1- Because fighting therein is forbidden unless initiated by the enemy

2- Because transgression of the sacred limits therein is worse than at other times.

Hence Allaah has forbidden us to commit sins during these months, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“wrong not yourselves therein”

[al-Tawbah 9:36]

Although committing sins is haraam and forbidden during these months and at other times, in these months it is more forbidden.

Al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said (p. 373):

In the phrase “wrong not yourselves therein”, the pronoun may be understood as referring to twelve months. Allaah states that He has made them a measure of time for His slaves, which they may use for worshipping Him, and thank Allaah for His blessings, and they serve the interests of His slaves, so beware of wronging yourselves therein.

The pronoun may also be understood as referring to the four sacred months, and this forbids them to wrong themselves in those months in particular, as well as it being forbidden to do wrong at all times, because it is more forbidden at this time, but it is worse at this time than at others. End quote.

Secondly:

With regard to fasting the month of Rajab, there is no saheeh hadeeth to indicate that there is any special virtue in fasting all or part of this month.

What some people do, singling out some days of Rajab for fasting, believing that they are better than others, has no basis in sharee’ah.

But there is a report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which indicates that it is mustahabb to fast during the sacred months (and Rajab is one of the sacred months). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Fast some days of the sacred months and not others.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2428; classed as da’eef by al-Albaani in Da’eef Abi Dawood.

Even if this hadeeth were saheeh, it indicates that it is mustahabb to fast during the sacred months. So if a person fasts during Rajab because of this, and he also fasts in the other sacred months, there is nothing wrong with that. But singling out Rajab for fasting is not right.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (25/290):

As for fasting in Rajab in particular, the ahaadeeth concerning that are all da’eef (weak), and in fact mawdoo’ (fabricated). The scholars do not rely on any of them. They are not among the da’eef ahaadeeth which have been narrated concerning virtues, rather most of them are fabricated and false. In al-Musnad and elsewhere there is a hadeeth which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined fasting the sacred months, namely Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram, but this has to do with fasting during all of them, not just Rajab. End quote.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Every hadeeth which mentions fasting in Rajab and praying during some of its nights is false and fabricated.” End quote from al-Manaar al-Muneef, p. 96

Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said in Tabyeen al-‘Ajab (p. 11)

There is no saheeh hadeeth that would count as evidence which speaks of the virtue of the month of Rajab, or that speaks of fasting this month or part of it, or of spending any particular night of it in prayer.

Shaykh Sayyid Saabiq (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Fiqh al-Sunnah (1/282):

Fasting in Rajab is no better than fasting in any other month, except that it is one of the sacred months. There is no report in the saheeh Sunnah to suggest that there is anything special about fasting in this month. Whatever has been narrated concerning that is not fit to be quoted as evidence. End quote.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about fasting on the twenty-seventh of Rajab and spending that night in prayer. He replied:

Fasting on the twenty-seventh of Rajab and spending that night in prayer is a bid’ah (innovation), and every bid’ah is a going astray. End quote.
You can also follow these links:
http://www.sunnah.org/nl/v0102/rajab.html
http://www.ahya.org/amm/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=157
Allah Knows best and may He continue to guide us.

luv2talk:

Salam AlaekumWell,let me say i hold the same position as you do on searching for a soulmate,But i don't know why im so attracted to these Hausa/Fulani Girls.Though,im serving in a Popular "Girls Only" School.They wont give you face talkless of giving you attention to woo them.Some Educated Girls Among them will not want to chat with you because you are "BAIRAIBE" which Hausa/fulani call Yorubas.
Infact,im tired,Only Christian and south Girls send me SMS in the school,Hausa doesnt have my time,, when you call them,they will say "BABU TERENCHI" which means "No english".Please,i want you to share your experience to the whole house on the tricks you use in captivating their attention.Your prompt rtesponse to this request wiill be highly appreciated
@olabowale
Alhaji, San nu,im back on NAIRALAND again,how is life in New York.Just to say hello to you sir.Massalam

Salaam.Well, from my understanding, I'd say you are teaching in a Sec. Sch. and the age bracket of the girls should be, roughly, between 12 and 17.Inthe north, alot of girls usually wait until after sec. sch. to choose a partner.This is their age of "nyanga".If you are truly looking for a wwife you should look for girls that are grown up and a bit more exposed, but most especially those whose parents are well educated - and by that I mean Islamic Education.Dont get yourself too involved until you are ansolutely sure of her parents because people in the north lack behind strongly in religious teachings.

@fellow muslims
Salaam Alaikum
U know why I gave up posting here?Because its pointless to argue with minds that are not intellectual.Its true we all have our differences, but I dont think that's any reason why we cant argue intellectually.davidylan has been asking the samequestioon over and over again; and we've been answering him back from the bible. . .who is the father?Christianity is based on the concept of trinity - God the father, God the son, and God the holy spirit.This is straight out from Christianity.Him constantly asking the same question shows his lack of intellect.He isnt asking understand.He simply wants to argue.

Thanks babs.I truly appreciate this.May Allah (SWT) reward with Jannatul Firdaus and may He continue to put all your affairs straight.I truly appreciate it and I owe you big time.Insha Allah I'll continue to put you in my prayers,that's the least I can do.

@babs787
Pls enlighten me more,'cos I was talking to one of my friends the other day and she was telling me that her Islamic teacher was telling her something like that and we sincerely believed it.Thank God for this thread, I would have continued to believe it.Pls give me details, as I will need to explain to her as weell.And I need to convince otherwise.

Not fighting.Just asking a sincere question.

HELL!asamuel?Well, we muslims do not pray for anyone to go there - not even those who insult the religion.Allah has told us that he is most forgiving and full of mercy and we siincerely pray that he guides and forgive all those that sin against him.May He forgive us all, including you.AMEN!

Are you   truly a christians?'Cos you sound really ridiculous!Why spell Allah with a, when both musllims and christians worship the same God, the Supreme?
I attended a christian school and thus have alot of non-muslim friends.The only  difference I can see between you is that while your "christianity"('cos I dont really believe you are) allows you to insult other religions and even have the guts of saying Allah has a mother, theirs(which I believe in more), teaches them to respect other religions and they know that the Ssupreme being has neither a mother, nor a father.

@babs787
That was wonderful!I just hope people will open their eyes and their hearts and seek the truth. . .And once again,

tearface:

As we all know, the bible was not originally written in English.It was translated into English.The word Ahmad, in English, means comfort; and Muhammad means comforter.Could it be that the translators included the name in their translations?
Ask yourself this questionAnd with this, I rest my case.

As we all know, the bible was not originally written in English.It was translated into English.The word Ahmad, in English, means comfort; and Muhammad means comforter.Could it be that the translators included the name in their translations?
Ask yourself this question. . .And with this, I rest my case.

All I? asked is a simple question.If you are kind enough to reply me, I'd be truly grateful.

Somebody please reply!Is there a verse in the bible where it said that a comforter would come?If so, plesase quote it.

lovely!they r all asleep now

ooohhh!please off to bed.Its past your bed time.o.k o.k. Here's ur midnight snack.Feel urself up and run.

;d ;d

:Dwide awake

No Mummy,I'll wait for you

hi

henry007:

please lets hear word jare haba !!! keep contradictin yourself with gbuffs like that . . . . . .nonsense

Cant a girl make a mistake?Give me a break!I wanted to write cant and mistakenly wrote can.

A text message was sent to me and I thought I should share it.If you have any contradictory opinion please share it, so we can all learn:

Dont say "Mosque" say "Masjid" because Islamic Org. has found that "Mossque=Mosquitos"
Dont write "Mecca", write "Makkah" because it is found that "Mecca=House of Wines"
Dot write "Mohd", write completely as "Muhammad" because "Mohd=the dog with the big mouth"

I'm finding it really difficult to understand somethings - I mean we have only one God,we have the same messenger(SAW) that was sent by Allah, and we all believe in the knowledge he brought, so why all this fuss about sects?All I know is that the Qur'an and the Sunnah are the sources of knowledge.Before the Prophet's (SAW) death,Allah told us that He has perfected the religion.
I think that Islam is one and the same and we dont need sects.
Frizy and babs,U guys are right!I'd say, "Abeg lets follow the Sunnah"

Thanks for your concern.I truly appreciate your help.

Thank You all for replying.The problem now is how can the father be talked out of his decision?As you well know how the African culture is with family.