February 2012
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Anonymous asked: Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu, Asra. Anyway, I just wanna ask. Is it okay for me to admire this guy secretly and actually I think I'm falling in love with him but I have no intention of telling him? We're not friends and we don't even talk to each other. He's my junior but he's older than me. I really admire him because of how religious he is. He always...
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Anonymous asked: cont... And my teacher (who is a former Muslim currently believes in "science and nature") brought up the point that ok some of us are lucky to be born into Muslim families, and some of us have access to books and internet and so on and choose to convert, but what about those who were not lucky enough be born Muslim and don't have access to things that would even lead them to...
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Anonymous asked: Assalamu alaikum sister. I'm so confused right now. I know and believe that a relationship before marriage is HARAM. There's this guy who likes me, I know. Though he hasn't admitted it yet to me. Through friends I got to know. He has plan to marry me too. But I never planned to settle this early in life. It's like, once I'm married, we consummate and have kids, right?...
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When Facebook sends birthday cards to people...
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“The righteous salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not...”
– Al Hasan al-Basri
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Anonymous asked: AssalamuAlaikum. In the Quran, surah 36, ayah 6 it says: "That you may warn a people whose fathers were NOT warned, so they are heedless." Does this mean no messengers have ever comed to them and given them dawah? But other places in the Quran it says that Allah have sent messengers to EVERY nation. I don't understand, please explain :) :)
Anonymous asked: Salam..I have this problem with myself about caring about what others think of me & how they judge me & whatnot. with the school i go to, it's kind of hard not to because there's like a bunch of kaafirs and they talk and it gets that insecure girly side of me..I just kind of am stuck because islam is my world & I know all i do in my time should be for Allah and everything but...
"The Halâl is clear and the Harâm is clear", so...
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Anonymous asked: Salaam! ahh you didn't get to my anon message yet but that's perfectly fine :) I started reading the book I asked you if you had read- Infidel. and it KEEEPS talking about how in Islam men are superior to women and how it's unfair and unjust ect ect. I was wondering is there anything that I could say to my teacher just to let him know that "no, Islam isn't unjust....
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Knowledge and Sincerity
The signs that one has sought knowledge with good intention are:
Wanting to raise ignorance from oneself and from others. Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was asked about the intention of one who is seeking knowledge and he said: “He wants by it to raise ignorance from himself and from others”
Having humility with others. Whether they are lesser or greater than him in knowledge of this religion
That he...
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The Obligation of Seeking Knowledge
Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab At Tamimi said:
Know, may Allah have mercy upon you that it is compulsory upon every Muslim to know these four issues.
العلم Al ‘Ilm: “Firstly, the Knowledge.”
العمل به Al ‘Amalu Bihi: “and the actions (working) by it.”
الدعوة إليه Ad Da’watu Ilaihi: “Calling to it.”
الصبرعلى الأذى فيه As Sabru ‘Alaal Adhaa Feehi: “and to have patience with the hardships that...
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Marriage is like riding a bicycle, you must pedal...
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“Allaah has already written the names of your spouses for you. What you need to...”
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Anonymous asked: Assalamu alaikum! is it permissible to acknowledge one's own wedding anniversary, and give/do something small for your spouse? like, not a celebration but an acknowledgement. JazakAllah!
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Anonymous asked: Assalamualikum.. Polygamy is a right, not a duty upon a man.. How would you feel if your husband marries another while still with you..? I don't understand what is wrong with mutually deciding AND putting it in the agreement.. How is marrying two (assuming nothing to be 'wrong' with the first wife) being on the path of Allah? Help me understand, sister.
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“Shaykh Ibnul Uthaymeen (rahimahullâhu ta’ala) said that half a scholar corrupts...”
– Abdulilâh Lahmâmi (hafidhahullâhu ta’ala)
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Losing it.
I can’t even recognize myself anymore.
What happened to how I used to deal with things? What happened to all the motivation to fight? What happened to striving for more? Why am I so drained all the time? How am I so worn out? This is not me.
I used to try. I just don’t have it in me to try any more.
I don’t want to be like this. I don’t want to be the cause of my own...
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إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ...
rawdahrahmah:
“Verily, the prayer keeps one from the great sins and evil deeds” (al-Ankaboot (29):45).
Nadwi has described this effect:
“Its aim is to generate within the subliminal self of man such spiritual power, light of faith and awareness of God as can enable him to strive successfully against all kinds of evils and temptations and remain steadfast at times of trial and adversity...
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Unpopular Opinion: Pre-Nuptial Agreements
For those of you who don’t know, a pre-nuptial agreement/contract is a legal document which protects the rights of both the husband and the wife in case of any disagreement or conflict. It usually is in reference to financial security of assets and wealth in case of death, separation or divorce. However it can include other clauses regarding mahr, polygamy, custody, inheritance, etc as...
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Bridal Diaries: I need a familiar face
4 days away from 3 complete months and I’m kind of trying not to go insane here. I don’t know how. With every day passing, I just grow more homesick.
I need to see a familiar face somewhere among all these strangers here. I need someone I know. I’m not ungrateful for all the wonderful new people I have met here but it’s not the same. It’s different with people you...
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Anonymous asked: Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, dear Asra. Do you have any tips on how I can completely get away from watching irrelevant TV shows? Or better yet, to get away from watching TV completely? Because I think I'm a bit addicted to it. And I'm having a hard time giving it up. This is the nth time I'm trying to leave such activity and failing again and again makes me feel...
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Anonymous asked: Asalamualaikum, I am worried to get married because all the couples in my culture are very formal with each other and show no affection towards each other, and the man has this huge air of authority and the woman has to treat him with utmost respect while he can lash out at her and insult her. I know this isn't part of Islam but it's something common in my culture. And I know my parents...
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Can the Consensus (Ijma) of the Sahaba be...
pearlsofislam:
Question: Is it possible that all the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) were ignorant of an issue related to the Qur’an, or a word mentioned therein?
Answer: It is impossible that all the Sahabah were ignorant of an issue in the Qur’an related to Shari’ah or were wrong about it, as this contradicts the texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah which indicate the infallibility of...
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I want to talk about it,
But I hate to bring it up.
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How much of what you say is copy/paste and how...
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Anonymous asked: as salaamu alaikum waramatullah. i was just wondering, if i had a bandage/bandaid on my arm or somewhere on my body where i do my wudhu, would it not be accepted? would i have to remove the bandage to perform wudhu? jazakalla khair
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“A man/woman should be judged by his/her actions. If people don’t want to be...”
– Brother Sulaiman
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Anonymous asked: Aslamu'alaykum! I just wanted to stop by & say thank you so much for all the knowledge that you post because it's so beautiful to come to your blog and just feel relief from everything and to acknowledge everything you have taught me. I mean, it may seem weird & everything, but your blog has changed me in a way. It makes me think more about my actions and all. May Allah grant you...
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Explaining the Sunnah to Ahlul Bid'ah, is like...
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Unpopular Opinion: Muslim Memes
Where to begin… ?
I will admit, some of them are quite funny, especially when they’re true. There’s no harm in getting a laugh or two either. However, the problem comes in when people take it a little too far in the name of comedy. I’ve noticed a few things while browsing through them realizing that while some of them are just down right inaccurate, mixing culture...
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Anonymous asked: Salaam :) i was wondering, is there anything you can do for the ones that have passed away? i.e read Quran on their behalf, read namaaz? I'm not sure, but is ther anything?
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“قال الشيخ الألباني رحمه الله:
Shaykh Al Albani (rahimahullaah) said
طريق الله...”
– Shaykh Al-Albani (rahimahullaah)
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Niqabi Guide Post:
I personally haven’t been a niqabi for very long but in my short experience, Alhamdullilah, Allah azzawajal has blessed me with a lot of experience and though it isn’t always the easiest thing to do, it is most definitely one of the best. Living in a moderately ignorant society in the west, I do feel the need to abolish the stereotypical image most of these people have and survival...
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Declare the Islâmic state in your homes first
nowandthehereafter:
Shaykh al-Albânî: We should not think about how we should drive out the jews from Palestine. No. We should think of how we are declaring the Islâmic state in our own hearts. When will you be able to declare an Islâmic country in your little home?
The majority of those who shout for an Islâmic law in the world have neither an Islâmic law in their own homes, in themselves,...