Monday, September 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
SubhanAllah, this is one of the most important videos I've ever stumbled across. It addresses so many of the problems that I haven't been able to fully grasp while providing an insightful perspective. Maybe we can talk about this sometime soon & have an MSA meeting that will focus around why we have, on the whole, failed to serve the St. Cloud community.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
It Felt Love - Hafiz
How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart
And give to this world
All its
Beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being,
Otherwise,
We all remain
Too
Frightened.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Harmonia Alcorani
A new group I found that is headed by one of my favorite Islamic scholars, Timothy Winter. Enjoy!
This one is in old Spanish:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Why are We Ashamed to Mention the Ahlul Bayt?
- People are afraid of mentioning Ahlul Bayt (People of the House-referring to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) family) because they fear they will be labeled-- they want to stay clean, so to speak.
- But cleanliness, in reality, comes from closeness to Ahlul Bayt
- Many people claim that right now is not the right time to talk about the about Ahlul Bayt, but why not?
- Why do we continue to censor the Prophet, peace be upon him? This should not be at our discretion.
- We need Ahlul Bayt in our lives!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
There is a Candle in Your Heart...
There is a candle in your heart,
Ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul,
Ready to be filled.
You feel it, don’t you?
You feel the separation
From the Beloved.
Invite Him to fill you up,
Embrace the fire.
Remind those who tell you otherwise that
Love comes to you of its own accord,
And the yearning for it cannot be learned in any school.
Ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul,
Ready to be filled.
You feel it, don’t you?
You feel the separation
From the Beloved.
Invite Him to fill you up,
Embrace the fire.
Remind those who tell you otherwise that
Love comes to you of its own accord,
And the yearning for it cannot be learned in any school.
-Mevlana Rumi
Whoever recites Qur’an, his value is amplified. Whoever records hadith, his proof is strengthened. Whoever learns jurisprudence, his status is ennobled. Whoever learns Arabic, his disposition becomes gentle. Whoever learns mathematics, his opinion will be copious. And whoever fails to defend his honor will not benefit from his knowledge.
-Imam Ash-Shaafi'ee
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Sarcasm and Joking in Islam
Question: Asalamualaykum,
Is it permissible to lie when joking, given that it is understood by the people listening that what is being said is not true?
Answer: Wa’alaikum assalaam warahmatu Allah,
Answer: Wa’alaikum assalaam warahmatu Allah,
Joking is permissible but like other permissible acts, may become praiseworthy with the right intention. For example, if one jokes to lighten up the environment for one’s companions or guests, this is praiseworthy.
Imam Nawawi, the great Shafi’I jurist and hadith scholar, mentions in his Kitab al-Adhkar:
The scholars have said that joking which is prohibited is that which is excessive and incessant for it causes [excessive] laughter; hardening of the heart; preoccupies one from the remembrance of Allah, Most High and from thinking about the important matters of the religion…As for that which is free from these matters, it is permissible.”
Therefore, it would be permissible to lie when joking (in moderation) though the sunnah is not to. The Companions asked the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wasallam, “You joke with us?” He said, “[Yes] but I only speak the truth.” (Tirmidhi and Ahmad). An example of this is when the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wasallam said, “Old women will not enter Paradise,” meaning they will be returned to their youth.
Of course if “lying” is used in joking, the listeners should ultimately know the truth of the joke. Likewise, a joke shouldn’t drag on such that it becomes misleading nor should one joke in a manner that would create tension or negative/hurtful feelings.
As for the Hanafi school, it is a condition for the permissibility of joking that it be free of lies; this is not confined to being sunnah. (Nahlawi, Al-Durrar al-Mubahah)
BarakaAllahu feekum,
Shaista Maqbool
Shaista Maqbool
From SeekersGuidance.org
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wiping over shoes and hijab during wudhu
Wiping over shoes is permissible under certain conditions (see below) but wiping over the hijab is never permissible in both the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools.
http://seekersguidance.org/ans-blog/2009/08/11/the-ruling-of-wiping-over-footgear-khuffs/
http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=1464&CATE=3
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Question: I understand that the witr prayer should be the last prayer of the night. If I planned to pray tahajjud and pray witr afterwards but missed both the prayers, do i have to make up the witr prayer? If so, when should it be made up? Also, if I am not sure I will wake up for tahajjud should I pray the witr right after `isha and if I do will my tahajjud still count if I pray it after having already prayed witr?
Monday, February 4, 2013
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