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Zobia
03-18-2010, 07:30 PM
Last night i was watching this YouTube video about Shirk. It was explaining the definition of Shirk and the dangers of Shirk. And in my mind i was thinking about whether or not i've commited Shirk. So i was thinking have i ever said this? Have i ever said that? And then i realised that no i've not said anything that has made me commit Shirk. But then out of nowhere, something in the back of my mind made me think that i might have said something about Allah & Christianity, and i was thinking about whether or not i said anything that would've been classed as Shirk regarding Allah & Christianity and then in my mind i said 'Have i ever said Allah is like Jesus like?' Then i said no i haven't and then i realised what i had said i was like oh no. Have i just said what i thought i said?' I've only just been learning and becoming aware of what Shirk actually is, and how serious Shirk is. I became extremely, and i mean extremely terrified that i might have commited Shirk. Thing is, when i said what i said, i never actually said it, it came into my mind and my mind spoke this, and all night i was shaking and i was in such a terrible state that i didn't know what to do. I found out that if you commit Shirk, Allah (SWT) will not accept any of your good deeds at all. And i began to think that i was going to end up in Hell fire and i am seriously scared. When i said what i did, i didn't believe in what i said, i didn't plan on saying such a thing, its never been something that i've believed in, i believe that Allah (SWT) is one, and should be worshipped alone, that's what i have been believing all my life and i still believe the same thing, Allah (SWT) should be worshipped alone. What i said, it was by accident in the sense that i was saying it not realising what it meant until after i had said it. I don't believe in what i said, and now i don't know what to think anymore and i'm in such a bad state. I want to know is this Shirk? Have i committed Shirk? What dua's can i read to stop myself from accidentally having these accidental things come into my mind, i feel like Shaytan keeps getting to me, and making me say these things, making me say things i am against. I would NEVER idol worship or believe in more than one God, because it is wrong, Shaytan keeps bothering me with his tricks and i don't know how to cope anymore. I spent my whole day getting upset today, so i was wondering if you could help me , give me some advice, some quotes from the Qu'raan? I don't want to burn in Hell Fire for eternity at all. Does Allah still accept me as a Muslim? Have all my good deeds been made worthless now? Will Allah (SWT) forgive me? I feel the most terrible i have ever felt in my whole life, i repented a number of times today before i went to college. I haven't been able to think straight or even eat much.

Jazakallah Hair.
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Eliphaz
03-19-2010, 12:34 AM
No sister, you haven't committed shirk. Shirk is the act of consciously setting up partners with God, but a slip of the tongue (or the mind) is something else entirely. As no Muslim seems to have bothered here I'll also add in the saying "actions are but intentions." What was your intention? Was it to worship Jesus? If not, then it isn't shirk. Simples!
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Zobia
03-19-2010, 05:26 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Eliphaz
No sister, you haven't committed shirk. Shirk is the act of consciously setting up partners with God, but a slip of the tongue (or the mind) is something else entirely. As no Muslim seems to have bothered here I'll also add in the saying "actions are but intentions." What was your intention? Was it to worship Jesus? If not, then it isn't shirk. Simples!
Thank you SO much for this reply! I was in such a terrible state these last few days thinking i've been such a bad muslim, not eating, just feeling so distressed about it all, but now that you have informed me that this isn't Shirk, i am happy.:statisfie
I know that Allah (SWT) is the forgiving, the most merciful; would He forgive me for this? Could you maybe provide me with a quote from the Qu'raan about Allah's forgiveness for this? It would be much appreciated .
NO. I would never worship Jesus, he is a Prophet, and all worship belongs to Allah (SWT) :)

Jazakallah Hair.
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Zobia
03-19-2010, 05:49 PM
Thank you SO much for this reply! I was in such a terrible state these last few days thinking i've been such a bad muslim, not eating, just feeling so distressed about it all, but now that you have informed me that this isn't Shirk, i am happy.:statisfie
I know that Allah (SWT) is the forgiving, the most merciful; would He forgive me for this? Could you maybe provide me with a quote from the Qu'raan about Allah's forgiveness for this? It would be much appreciated .
NO. I would never worship Jesus, he is a Prophet, and all worship belongs to Allah (SWT) :)

Jazakallah Hair.
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OurIslamic
03-19-2010, 06:01 PM
It's only Shirk if you do it on purpose. If you HONESTLY did something as an accident, you would not have committed Shirk. Remember, almost everything in Islam relies on intention. If you did not intend to commit Shirk, but made a mistake, you will be forgiven for the mistake.
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Zobia
03-19-2010, 06:16 PM
Thank you for your reply. :) It made me feel better. NO i did not intend on committing Shirk, i didnt believe in what i said. Allah (SWT) is one and alone, all worship belongs to him. I was asking myself if i'd ever said anything that could've been classed as Shirk and then i realised i didn't. But then when this statement came into my mind and my mouth, i didn't realise what i had been saying until after i had said it. Allah (SWT) will forgive me, won't He? Is there any Dua's that you know that i could rwad for forgiveness for this?

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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OurIslamic
03-19-2010, 06:23 PM
No problem sister :).

Here's some more information that you can learn in a post that was made on another Islamic Forum
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Zobia
03-19-2010, 08:48 PM
Thank you for the Dua :) It really helps. :) Thing is when i was watching that video on Youtube of Yasir Qadhi talking about Shirk. I paused it and just went through my mind to see if i had said anything that could've been classified as Shirk. And then i just happened to say this statement and then when i was towards the end of saying that i was like OH.NO. What have i said ?? That's when i became really panicky and thinking oh no i hope i haven't done Shirk. Could you classify this as something that happened by accident ??
Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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Insaanah
03-19-2010, 09:23 PM
:sl: Sister,

I would strongly recommend that you read "The Fundamentals of Tawheed" by Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. It's a very good book, and includes in it the different types of shirk, some of which we may not even realise is shirk, such as believing that having a certain item with you will bring you good luck, and all sorts of other types of shirk. You can read and download it from here:

http://d1.islamhouse.com/data/en/ih_...Of_Tawheed.pdf

:sl:
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Zobia
03-19-2010, 09:31 PM
Thank you for the book sister, i will read it. Is what happened to me Shirk? Could it be classified as Shirk? I did it by accident; i said the statement without realising what i was actually saying until i had said it; and then when i had said it, i went into the most terrible state i have ever been in, i was shaking, i was scared etc. I really need to know is the mistake that happened to me classified as Shirk?

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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Insaanah
03-19-2010, 09:54 PM
Allahu a'lam (Allah knows best).

I did it by accident; i said the statement without realising what i was actually saying until i had said it
If intent wasn't there and you didn't realise what you are saying, then maybe it's not. Allah knows best. But really you should ask an imam or scholar at your local mosque if it's troubling you.

One thing I would say to you. If it was shirk, or if it wasn't, the point is you realised you said something wrong, and you have asked for forgiveness. Even if it was shirk, any sin where the sinner repents and asks Allah for forgiveness and resolves not to do it again, Allah will forgive them, inshaAllah. Even shirk.

May I share this beautiful hadeeth with you?

Abu Ayyoub and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah :saws: said: " If you did not commit sins, Allah would have swept you out of existence and replaced you by another people who would commit sins, ask Allah's forgiveness and He would forgive them." (Sahih Muslim, English Trans, vol4 pp1436-1437, hadeeth no 6620-22)

Isn't that just beautiful?

1) My sincere advice to to you, is to ask Allah sincerely for forgiveness. He knows intent wasn't there, He is Forgiving, Merciful.

2) Read the link I gave to learn more about what constitutes shirk, and the different types.

3) InshaAllah, with this new knowledge, it will help you to avoid it in future.

Seek forgiveness, gain knowledge and avoid it in future.

Hope that helped a bit.

:sl:
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Hamza Asadullah
03-19-2010, 10:08 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Last night i was watching this YouTube video about Shirk. It was explaining the definition of Shirk and the dangers of Shirk. And in my mind i was thinking about whether or not i've commited Shirk. So i was thinking have i ever said this? Have i ever said that? And then i realised that no i've not said anything that has made me commit Shirk. But then out of nowhere, something in the back of my mind made me think that i might have said something about Allah & Christianity, and i was thinking about whether or not i said anything that would've been classed as Shirk regarding Allah & Christianity and then in my mind i said 'Have i ever said Allah is like Jesus like?' Then i said no i haven't and then i realised what i had said i was like oh no. Have i just said what i thought i said?' I've only just been learning and becoming aware of what Shirk actually is, and how serious Shirk is. I became extremely, and i mean extremely terrified that i might have commited Shirk. Thing is, when i said what i said, i never actually said it, it came into my mind and my mind spoke this, and all night i was shaking and i was in such a terrible state that i didn't know what to do. I found out that if you commit Shirk, Allah (SWT) will not accept any of your good deeds at all. And i began to think that i was going to end up in Hell fire and i am seriously scared. When i said what i did, i didn't believe in what i said, i didn't plan on saying such a thing, its never been something that i've believed in, i believe that Allah (SWT) is one, and should be worshipped alone, that's what i have been believing all my life and i still believe the same thing, Allah (SWT) should be worshipped alone. What i said, it was by accident in the sense that i was saying it not realising what it meant until after i had said it. I don't believe in what i said, and now i don't know what to think anymore and i'm in such a bad state. I want to know is this Shirk? Have i committed Shirk? What dua's can i read to stop myself from accidentally having these accidental things come into my mind, i feel like Shaytan keeps getting to me, and making me say these things, making me say things i am against. I would NEVER idol worship or believe in more than one God, because it is wrong, Shaytan keeps bothering me with his tricks and i don't know how to cope anymore. I spent my whole day getting upset today, so i was wondering if you could help me , give me some advice, some quotes from the Qu'raan? I don't want to burn in Hell Fire for eternity at all. Does Allah still accept me as a Muslim? Have all my good deeds been made worthless now? Will Allah (SWT) forgive me? I feel the most terrible i have ever felt in my whole life, i repented a number of times today before i went to college. I haven't been able to think straight or even eat much.

Jazakallah Hair.
:sl:

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

Having doubts in Allah Almighty is perfectly natural and one should avoid being too concerned about them. In fact, doubts and evil thoughts are a sign of one’s faith.

Sayyiduna Abu Haraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once a group of people came to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and asked: “We experience such evil thoughts that it is impossible to bring them on our lips”. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Do you really experience these thoughts? Yes, they replied. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “They are clear signs of faith”. (Sahih Muslim).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a Companion came to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and asked: “Sometimes I experience such thoughts that I would rather be reduced to charcoal than get them on my lips” (meaning that to speak of these thoughts was worse than burning in fire, m). The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “All praise is to Allah who restricted the devil’s designs to mere evil promptings”. (Sunan Abu Dawud,)

The above two narrations Cleary show that it is not unusual to have these evil thoughts neither is one more sinful or evil due to them. Even some Companions of the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) received these thoughts, as we have seen in the above narrations.

Therefore, one should not be worried on their account or feel sad and deterred, for these thoughts are signs of faith.

Some scholars have explained this by saying that a robber or thief only strikes at a place where he knows that there is wealth or money. He would not break into a place where there is no wealth. Similarly, when the devil (shaytan) whispers and puts these evil thoughts into anyone’s heart, then this shows that this person has the wealth of faith (iman) in his heart. If there was no wealth in that heart, Shaytan would have never entered it, thus one should not worry about these evil thoughts.

No sin on mere thoughts

It should also remember that one is not accountable for the evil thoughts that occur in the mind and heart as long as they remain thoughts.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said:

“Verily Allah forgives my Ummah for the evil thoughts that occur in their hearts until they don’t say it verbally or act upon it”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

Therefore, one does not come out of the fold of Islam due to experiencing these evil thoughts, neither is there any sin., as long as one remains a believer with his heart, mouth and action.

What to do

When experiencing evil thoughts one should do the following:

1) Do not be worried about them, rather one should be happy, for the occurring of evil thoughts is a sign of faith. A saint said: “Shaytan can not tolerate a believer being happy, thus when he sees him being happy for receiving these thoughts, he stops from whispering them.

2) When these thoughts come, one should occupy oneself with something else. These thoughts will not disappear by simply desiring them to go, rather, one should get busy in some work or task.

3) One should seek Allah’s protection and refuge from the devil. Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said:

“The devil (shaytan) comes to one of you and says: “Who created this? Who created that? Until he says: “Who created your Lord?” When one experiences this, one should seek Allah’s refuge and stop the matter there”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

The following verse of Surah al-mu’minun may be beneficial:

“Rabbi inni a’uzu bika min hamazat ashayatin wa a’uzu bika rabbi an yahdurun”

Trans: O my Lord! I seek your protection from the instigations of devils and I also seek your protection from that they (ever) come to me.

And Allah knows best

Sheikh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

:wa:


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Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 2/4]

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Zobia
03-19-2010, 10:35 PM
Thank you for the beautiful reply. I just wanted to ask that what happened to me i began to say it without even being aware of what i was saying until i said the alst few words of it, i don't believe in what i said, i don't believe what i said was true, i believe all worship belongs to Allah (SWT) ONLY.
Is what i did Shirk? And can you classify what i did as an accident? Because i didnt mean to say it at all. I was asking myself if i'd ever said anything that could've been classed as Shirk and then i said this statement without even fully realising what i was saying and i truly regretted & repented for it.

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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Hamza Asadullah
03-19-2010, 11:08 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Thank you for the beautiful reply. I just wanted to ask that what happened to me i began to say it without even being aware of what i was saying until i said the alst few words of it, i don't believe in what i said, i don't believe what i said was true, i believe all worship belongs to Allah (SWT) ONLY.
Is what i did Shirk? And can you classify what i did as an accident? Because i didnt mean to say it at all. I was asking myself if i'd ever said anything that could've been classed as Shirk and then i said this statement without even fully realising what i was saying and i truly regretted & repented for it.

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
:sl: if your heart did'nt accept and believe it then it is not shirk. You should make use of those articles i pasted for you and those videos for they are really good at increasing imaan everyday. Don't worry my sister you having this concern shows you have imaan. Repent to Allah and thank him always. Glorify him day and night and make the best use of every second for those seconds wasted without the remembrance of Allah will be regretable on the day of qiyamah. Remember me in your dua's to please.

:wa:
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Zobia
03-20-2010, 10:55 AM
Thank you ! :) You have really made me feel better, the last few days for me have been so terrible; i was constantly thinking that i'm no longer part of Islam and that Allah (SWT) no longer accepts me; but now i feel so much better and at peace because of your reply and the fact that now you have told me that i have not committed Shirk.
But i have another question if you don't mind, last night i couldn't get to sleep because of what had happened and twice i said this statement in my head while i was lying in bed. i only said this statement twice because i wanted to see how i said the statement. Was i saying it as an example that i was asking myself or had i said this statement as something else, just so that i could remember how i unintentionally said this statement the other night. And i realised that the other night i had said the statement in my head as an example that i was asking myself. Again, i didn't believe in it, my heart didn't believe in it. Is this Shirk?
I will keep you in my Du'as :]

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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Hamza Asadullah
03-20-2010, 06:25 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Thank you ! :) You have really made me feel better, the last few days for me have been so terrible; i was constantly thinking that i'm no longer part of Islam and that Allah (SWT) no longer accepts me; but now i feel so much better and at peace because of your reply and the fact that now you have told me that i have not committed Shirk.
But i have another question if you don't mind, last night i couldn't get to sleep because of what had happened and twice i said this statement in my head while i was lying in bed. i only said this statement twice because i wanted to see how i said the statement. Was i saying it as an example that i was asking myself or had i said this statement as something else, just so that i could remember how i unintentionally said this statement the other night. And i realised that the other night i had said the statement in my head as an example that i was asking myself. Again, i didn't believe in it, my heart didn't believe in it. Is this Shirk?
I will keep you in my Du'as :]

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
:sl: My sister shaythan is just trying to mess with your head and confuse you by telling you to repeat these absurd things. Whenever you get these kinds of thoughts think to yourself "shaythan is just trying to mess with my head and confuse me and i won't let him" and then repeat the following: "A'udhu billaahi minashaythaanirajeem", Also: "La hawla Walaa Quwatha illah billah hil 'aliyyil adheem".

Then think of Almighty Allah and glorify him. You can repeat the third and fourth kalima and also "Subhanallah", "Alhamdulillah" and "Allahu Akbar".

Then everything will be fine sister. Its just shaythan trying to confuse you so block him out by remembering and glorifying Allah. Also recite as much of the Qur'an as you can along with its meaning so that you can understand the Qur'an and go along to talks and learn as much about Islam as you can because knowledge is extremely important.

Use the links that i gave you in my previous post and act upon what is written in those articles to help you increase imaan, read more Nafils, do more dhikr and how to get closer to Allah. Also listen to those talks which are very beneficial inshallah.

If you ever need to ask anything at all then please never hesitate. Remember me in your dua's please.

:wa:
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Zobia
03-21-2010, 10:56 PM
Thank you for your support brother :)
There are times when this situation will sometimes come into my head for no reason and i begin to feel terrible about it, is there anything i can do about it?

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
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Hamza Asadullah
03-22-2010, 12:19 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Thank you for your support brother :)
There are times when this situation will sometimes come into my head for no reason and i begin to feel terrible about it, is there anything i can do about it?

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you.
:sl:

What to do when you get these thoughts:


When experiencing evil thoughts one should do the following:

1) Do not be worried about them, rather one should be happy, for the occurring of evil thoughts is a sign of faith. A saint said: “Shaytan can not tolerate a believer being happy, thus when he sees him being happy for receiving these thoughts, he stops from whispering them.

2) When these thoughts come, one should occupy oneself with something else. These thoughts will not disappear by simply desiring them to go, rather, one should get busy in some work or task. So recite the Qur'an, do dhikr, learn Islamic knowledge, help your parents with the house or do some other beneficial activity. As long as you occupy yourself. As soon as you get a thought like that then straight away think of Allah and start doing dhikr and glorifying and praising Allah. Also think to yourself that "shaythan is just trying to confuse me and mess with my head and i won't let him"

3) One should seek Allah’s protection and refuge from the devil. Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said:

“The devil (shaytan) comes to one of you and says: “Who created this? Who created that? Until he says: “Who created your Lord?” When one experiences this, one should seek Allah’s refuge and stop the matter there”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

So just say: "A'udhu billaahi minashaythaanirajeem", Also: "La hawla Walaa Quwatha illah billah hil 'aliyyil adheem".

The following verse of Surah al-mu’minun may be beneficial:

“Rabbi inni a’uzu bika min hamazat ashayatin wa a’uzu bika rabbi an yahdurun”

Trans: O my Lord! I seek your protection from the instigations of devils and I also seek your protection from that they (ever) come to me.

Hope that helps sister. This is also a test so bare with patience with full trust in Allah and have full hope, trust, faith and reliance in him and realise that shaythan is just trying to mess with your head so ignore it and remember Allah all of the time as much as you can. Also Repeat the dua's above whenever you get these whisperings. Do as many good deeds as you can and remember Allah abundantley. You will be fine sister be happy and think that Allah is with you. He only tests those he wants good for. Hope that helped sister.

:wa:
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Zobia
04-04-2010, 11:29 PM
Assalamu - Alaikum Brother, I've been reading through the reply you sent me a few weeks back for which i am extremely grateful for :) I came across this hadith in your reply :

“Verily Allah forgives my Ummah for the evil thoughts that occur in their hearts until they don’t say it verbally or act upon it”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

I'm a bit confused now because the above hadith states that Allah (SWT) will forgive evil thoughts until they don't say it verbally or act upon it. Now, you are aware of the problem that i had a few weeks ago where i thought i had committed Shirk, by saying that statement i was wrong to say, the one where i didn't realised how terrible what i was saying had been until i said it, the one that sent me into that terrible state? The fact that i said that statement, does it mean Allah (SWT) won't forgive me for what happened, due to the fact that i verbally said it, even though i didn't act upon it or mean it ? Because the Hadith states that Allah (SWT) won't forgive if it is said verbally?
When this incident happened, and i was trying to go through my mind to see if i had said anything that may have been Shirk or not, because i wanted to make sure i hadn't said anything that could've been classed as Shirk, and i was panicking making sure that every word that came out of my mouth was not Shirk, and then i ended up saying this absurd statement.

I'm sorry if i'm bothering you brother, i just need some clarification.

Jazakallah Hair Brother, may Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Salahudeen
04-05-2010, 12:49 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Assalamu - Alaikum Brother, I've been reading through the reply you sent me a few weeks back for which i am extremely grateful for :) I came across this hadith in your reply :

“Verily Allah forgives my Ummah for the evil thoughts that occur in their hearts until they don’t say it verbally or act upon it”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

I'm a bit confused now because the above hadith states that Allah (SWT) will forgive evil thoughts until they don't say it verbally or act upon it. Now, you are aware of the problem that i had a few weeks ago where i thought i had committed Shirk, by saying that statement i was wrong to say, the one where i didn't realised how terrible what i was saying had been until i said it, the one that sent me into that terrible state? The fact that i said that statement, does it mean Allah (SWT) won't forgive me for what happened, due to the fact that i verbally said it, even though i didn't act upon it or mean it ? Because the Hadith states that Allah (SWT) won't forgive if it is said verbally?
When this incident happened, and i was trying to go through my mind to see if i had said anything that may have been Shirk or not, because i wanted to make sure i hadn't said anything that could've been classed as Shirk, and i was panicking making sure that every word that came out of my mouth was not Shirk, and then i ended up saying this absurd statement.

I'm sorry if i'm bothering you brother, i just need some clarification.

Jazakallah Hair Brother, may Allah (SWT) be with you always.


I'm not expert sis but I think general rule in Islam is you are not held accountable for anything you did that you were not aware off.

So since you made this mistake at a time when you was unaware that you shouldn't do this you won't get punished for it inshallah.

Allah does not punish you for something you do unknowningly excuse the spelling I even have difficulty saying unknowingly :raging:

For example if you were to eat haraam food under the misconception it was halal then later on you found out it was haraam Allah won't punish you for it cos you never knew at the time that it was haraam.

I'm trying to say something simple but I'm making it so complicated :hmm:

basically you don't get punished for doing something you never knew was haraam.

but that is no excuse to not seek knowledge. my head is in a knot I think.
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Hamza Asadullah
04-06-2010, 04:34 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Assalamu - Alaikum Brother, I've been reading through the reply you sent me a few weeks back for which i am extremely grateful for :) I came across this hadith in your reply :

“Verily Allah forgives my Ummah for the evil thoughts that occur in their hearts until they don’t say it verbally or act upon it”. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim).

I'm a bit confused now because the above hadith states that Allah (SWT) will forgive evil thoughts until they don't say it verbally or act upon it. Now, you are aware of the problem that i had a few weeks ago where i thought i had committed Shirk, by saying that statement i was wrong to say, the one where i didn't realised how terrible what i was saying had been until i said it, the one that sent me into that terrible state? The fact that i said that statement, does it mean Allah (SWT) won't forgive me for what happened, due to the fact that i verbally said it, even though i didn't act upon it or mean it ? Because the Hadith states that Allah (SWT) won't forgive if it is said verbally?
When this incident happened, and i was trying to go through my mind to see if i had said anything that may have been Shirk or not, because i wanted to make sure i hadn't said anything that could've been classed as Shirk, and i was panicking making sure that every word that came out of my mouth was not Shirk, and then i ended up saying this absurd statement.

I'm sorry if i'm bothering you brother, i just need some clarification.

Jazakallah Hair Brother, may Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, my sister you can ask whatever you like and please never hesitate to do so. Firstly in order for Shirk to take place then you need to accept it with your heart and not just your tongue. Usually there is a connection between heart and tongue but in your case you just simply stated it without believing it in your heart.

Sameway when person says shahada without believing it with their heart then there Shahada is not accepted until they have affirmed what they are saying with their heart. So because of the fact that you have not accepted it in your heart but just simply said it then it is not shirk.

Even if a person done shirk by accepting it in their heart, if afterwards they denounce the shirk and feel remorseful and repent sincerely to Allah with the intention of never repeating such an act then Allah will forgive inshallah.

You should also realsie that your Qareen knows your weakness and is playing on this by trying to confuse you so whenever you get such thoughts then say: A'udhubillahi Minashaythanirajeem and also La hawla walaa Quwatha illah billah

Repel these whispers and spend your time in recitation of Qur'an and dhikrullah aswell as learning about Islam and involving yourself in doing good deeds.

May Allah help us to be strong against our nafs (desires) and the whispers of our enemy Satan. Ameen
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Zobia
04-09-2010, 01:08 AM
Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Thank you Brother for replying to my question, what you have told me is very clear and i understand what you are trying to tell me and thank you for putting my mind at rest. May Allah (SWT) reward you for your good deeds. Brother, may i just ask you something? I have noticed you have a lot of knowledge about Islam, have you been to an Islamic school or anything like that? I would like to know how you have so much knowledge about Islam :D

Jazakallah Hair,
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Hamza Asadullah
04-09-2010, 11:05 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Thank you Brother for replying to my question, what you have told me is very clear and i understand what you are trying to tell me and thank you for putting my mind at rest. May Allah (SWT) reward you for your good deeds. Brother, may i just ask you something? I have noticed you have a lot of knowledge about Islam, have you been to an Islamic school or anything like that? I would like to know how you have so much knowledge about Islam :D

Jazakallah Hair,
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, My sister i am merely a lay person who wants to strive to learn as much as possible about deen. I do read up about Islam aswell as attend talks and am currently undertaking a Islamic course to better my knowledge of deen. Anyone can do it sister and i urge you to try and learn as much as you can about Islam until your last breath.

Knowledge is very important but knowledge is nothing without implementing it into your life and acting upon it aswell as passing it onto others. Make dua for Allah to give you knowledge and wisdom so that you can implement it and benefit others with it and also please remember me in your dua's to. Don't ever hesitate to ask whatever you want and inshallah will try my best to help.
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Zobia
04-09-2010, 11:24 PM
Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Mashallah Brother, that's really good :) Ever since this problem of mine has happened, the one which you have helped me with, i've been so much more conscious about Islam, and i've been reading up on Islam, learning a lot more, i've just been reading about the Day Of Judgement and Dajjal, and my aim is now to memorise Surah Kahf, and teach it to my 9 year old sister, because i read that this will help. So yeah, i've become a different person and a better one and all praise be to Allah (SWT).
I do have a problem though, i know that music is haram in Islam, me and my 9 year old sister have given up listening to music and instead we listen to nasheeds. My cousins however, are very much into today's music, they listen to Lady GaGa etc and thing is i want to tell them that look this is wrong and i want to tell them that nasheeds are better to listen to, however they will never listen to anything i say; i suggested one of my cousins should wear a headscarf and she literally ignored what i said and had a rage at me; but i want to tell them what they are doing is wrong but if they don't listen to me what should i do ?

Jazakallah Hair
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Zobia
04-09-2010, 11:52 PM
Also Brother, i forgot to add, that just now my little sister asked me whether Allah (SWT) is human and i replied to her saying No. But then i typed is Allah (SWT) human into google, to see if anyone on Yahoo would have discussed this matter. I knew what i was doing but i did it anyway and now i feel terrible for what i did. Is this Shirk, Brother and also if i repent would Allah (SWT) forgive me?

Jazakallah Hair Brother
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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glo
04-10-2010, 01:03 AM
Hello Zobia

You seem so keen to please Allah!
May I ask you how old you are?
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Zobia
04-10-2010, 01:25 AM
Assalamu - Alaikum Wr Wb,

I am 17 years old :] Why do you ask?

Jazakallah Hair
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Hamza Asadullah
04-11-2010, 11:10 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Assalamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Mashallah Brother, that's really good :) Ever since this problem of mine has happened, the one which you have helped me with, i've been so much more conscious about Islam, and i've been reading up on Islam, learning a lot more, i've just been reading about the Day Of Judgement and Dajjal, and my aim is now to memorise Surah Kahf, and teach it to my 9 year old sister, because i read that this will help. So yeah, i've become a different person and a better one and all praise be to Allah (SWT).
I do have a problem though, i know that music is haram in Islam, me and my 9 year old sister have given up listening to music and instead we listen to nasheeds. My cousins however, are very much into today's music, they listen to Lady GaGa etc and thing is i want to tell them that look this is wrong and i want to tell them that nasheeds are better to listen to, however they will never listen to anything i say; i suggested one of my cousins should wear a headscarf and she literally ignored what i said and had a rage at me; but i want to tell them what they are doing is wrong but if they don't listen to me what should i do ?

Jazakallah Hair
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, your cousins are unfortunatley like many of our Muslim brothers and sisters and it is very unfortunate that they waste thir time listening to this evil. Shaythan was the first to sing and music is a way in which shaythan may get clsoer to a person because through music shaythan may circulate our blood stream same way that red blood cells do.

Also those who loved music will be more likely to be the followers of dajaal who will play the flute so beautifully and those who loved music will follow him like a swarm of bees. So we must all keep away from Music and try to get our brothers and sisters to do the same.

You must be gentle with them and invite them towards Allah in the most beautiful of manners. You must also realise that all you can do is inform and that Allah is the ONLY one who can guide them. So just do the best you can and don't always be in their back about it but now and again otherwise whatever you say will fall on deaf ears. Once a week send them Islamic reminders by e mail or text.

Also remind them often about death and the hereafter as death is the destroyer of pleasures and make them realise that juts because they are young it does not mean that they will not die at any moment and that they must fear Allah and fulfil their obligations towards him and that they must leave the evil they indulge in and leave the music which is the biggest weapon of shaythan to lure people towards him.

Get them to listen to these beneficial lectures inshallah:

Angel of Death!!! - Sheikh Ahmed Ali

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzRJXlB2uA

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 1/4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieX7ZQtHl0s

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 2/4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_2sVGMW08

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 3/4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpmzA2hk1Bo

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 4/4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km39GfL62TQ

Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - The Journey of the Soul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwHEXE3-n0


HARD HITTING Lecture on HELLFIRE & the Day of JUDGEMENT! يوم القيامة والجحيم

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6L_fBk7VM

Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 1/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTehIeCOUU

Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 2/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTtk7rWx_U

Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 3/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmiD86w9fBc


Islam - Punishment of the Grave by Sheikh Riyadh ul Haq

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWb-hYIm2WE

Death and the Grave by Murtaza Khan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r2nzJVecqo

How can we not appreciate what we have after watching this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEBUC0APMg



The Favour and Love of Allah (Ahmed Ali)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjvYz...eature=related


Glory Be To Allah-Sheikh Ahmed Ali Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq6jv...eature=channel

Glory Be To Allah-Sheikh Ahmed Ali Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqj1b...eature=channel

Glory Be To Allah-Sheikh Ahmed Ali Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hdio...eature=channel


Shaykh Ahmed Ali P1- The Gift Of Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFQm...eature=related


Shaykh Ahmed Ali P2- The Gift Of Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I95v...eature=related



The Devils Deception Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaYu1...eature=related

The Devils Deception Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ1Vv...eature=related

The Devils Deception Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sQF...eature=related



Imaan-How strong is yours? by Shiekh Ahmed Ali part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QljS0...eature=related


Imaan-How strong is yours? Shiekh Ahmed Ali part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kls61...eature=related


Imaan-How strong is yours? Shiekh Ahmed Ali part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Z5y...eature=related
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Zobia
04-12-2010, 11:44 PM
Asslamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Brother i really really need you help !!! :( :( :(

Well, i was reading my Isha namaz and i got as far as reading 3 Witr and i began to get waswasah [shaytan whispers] telling me that i'd missed something out, so i was doubting myself as to whether or not i missed something out or not, then i restarted my salat a couple of times and every time shaytan kept messing with me.
At the same time, my little sister was in the same room as me and she snores quite loud and that really distracted me, i couldn't keep my focus. So i thought i'd read my namaz in a different room, but there wasn't enough space and i thought if i touched the shoes that were in the way and moved them, my wudu might break. So i got really upset and the time was 11:37pm and i know that Isha has to be done before midnight. And i thought if i start reading Isha now, i won't get it done in time before midnight, so i didn't read it and i now i feel extremely terrible that i might have committed Shirk, and i really want to know is there any way i can make up for this namaz ? If i sincerely repent will Allah (SWT) forgive me, i really don't want to be in Hell Fire for eternity, i wish Shaytan hadn't messed with me and i wish i hadn't said to myself that 'oh i'll never get Isha done in this amount of time', i feel horrible, scared and sick, i don't know what to do. I'm going to get up to do Fajr for definite, i just want to know if i can make up for Isha that i missed ?? This happened the day before, a similar thing, and i don't know what to do anymore !
Please help me :( :(

Jazakallah Hair
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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islamirama
04-13-2010, 01:35 AM
Wa'alaikum as'salaam,

When shaytan comes to you, you should spit (dryly) on the left side three times, you can recite audibillah and surah nas to seek refuge with Allah. As for doubting yourself in salaah, you should not listen to the shaytan and go with what you feel strong towards. If you feel more on side that you didn't make a mistake than go with that inshallah and leave it that, and if you feel you may have made a mistake than just do tasleem (saying salaam) on right side only and do 2 rakah sajoods to make up for your mistake. Since your sister snores, you should try to do isha earlier, so you don't have to rush through it. If the 3 witr were the only thing that was left than inshallah you did your isha, the witr are called night prayers and they can be done after midnight also, especially if your doing thajjud or something. You did not commit any shirk, shirk is associating partners with Allah, which you did not do here.


As for praying isha or any other salah, you must what are the essentials required so you can just do those alone when you are short on time.

For example, for Isha if you had prayed 4 rakah fard and 1 witr, that would have been enough. More is always better, but its also good to know whats the bare minimum you can pray and still have it accepted in case you are short on time.
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Hamza Asadullah
04-13-2010, 06:59 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Asslamu Alaikum Wr Wb,

Brother i really really need you help !!! :( :( :(

Well, i was reading my Isha namaz and i got as far as reading 3 Witr and i began to get waswasah [shaytan whispers] telling me that i'd missed something out, so i was doubting myself as to whether or not i missed something out or not, then i restarted my salat a couple of times and every time shaytan kept messing with me.
At the same time, my little sister was in the same room as me and she snores quite loud and that really distracted me, i couldn't keep my focus. So i thought i'd read my namaz in a different room, but there wasn't enough space and i thought if i touched the shoes that were in the way and moved them, my wudu might break. So i got really upset and the time was 11:37pm and i know that Isha has to be done before midnight. And i thought if i start reading Isha now, i won't get it done in time before midnight, so i didn't read it and i now i feel extremely terrible that i might have committed Shirk, and i really want to know is there any way i can make up for this namaz ? If i sincerely repent will Allah (SWT) forgive me, i really don't want to be in Hell Fire for eternity, i wish Shaytan hadn't messed with me and i wish i hadn't said to myself that 'oh i'll never get Isha done in this amount of time', i feel horrible, scared and sick, i don't know what to do. I'm going to get up to do Fajr for definite, i just want to know if i can make up for Isha that i missed ?? This happened the day before, a similar thing, and i don't know what to do anymore !
Please help me :( :(

Jazakallah Hair
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, firstly sister you should act upon the dua's and actions i have posted to you previously everyday and this should lessen the impact of the whispers of shaythan.

Secondly sister Isha is only Mukruh after half of the night has passed but it is not haraam to pray it after half of the night is over. You should have still prayed it even if you did pray it after half the night is over. You calculate half of the night from sunset until Subh Sadiq which is the beginning of Fajr.

If you do happened to pray Easha after half of the night is over then it will still be accepted even though it is undesirable to pray after half of the night is over. Make it a routine to pray Isha earlier rather than later as the lat it gets the more lazier one may get anbd therefore one may end up delaying it and even missing it.

Shaythan knows your weakness and so is playing on your weakness. You should do those dua's and actions posted previously constantly to protect yourself from the bad effects of the whispers of shaythan.

My sister Allah understands that you had not intention of missing those prayers and he knows that you got confused. Repent to him sincerely and do Qadha and inshallah Allah willl accept it from you. Do not despair from the mercy of Allah as he knows you better than you know yourself and he knows you had no intentions of missing the prayer but that you got confused and lost your way.

Thank Allah and seek refuge in him from the whispers of shaythan. Remember anf glorify Allah as much as you can and the effects of shaythan will be repelled. Read Salah early and when you start praying imagine Allah in front of you wathcing you pray and watching your every move as you pray because he does watch our every move in prayer.

and Allah knows best in every matter
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Zobia
04-13-2010, 09:45 PM
Thank you Brother :] I remember Allah (SWT) as much as i can throughout the day and i'm finding that Shaytan's bothering me less and less now, and throughout my prayers Shaytan will bother me, but i try and keep my focus on my prayer and the fact that Allah (SWT) is watching me and it's working, i'm less bothered by him now. When i read my Qu'ran i find that Shaytan is bothering me far far less because i have more faith in Allah (SWT) . Thank you for the links, Brother, they are interesting. :] Thing is though, i didn't do Qada namaz for Isha :( So i want to know, that even though this happened last night and well its almost a new day now, could i do Qada namaz for Isha still ? If so, how do i do Qada namaz for Isha ? I can do Qada namaz for Zuhr & Fajr but what would it be for Fajr ?
I repented to Allah (SWT) about this and i will continue to repent. I'm becoming stronger in my faith now, and i'm really happy with this, because i know what i have to do as a Muslim and i will continue to do my duties. When i was younger, i wasn't regular with my Salah and that's changed now because my Salah is regular now :D
Indeed, Allah (SWT) does know best in every matter.

Jazakallah Hair Brother,
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Zobia
04-13-2010, 09:48 PM
I can do Qada namaz for Zuhr & Fajr but what would it be for Fajr ?

I meant Isha, i put Fajr twice by accident .

Jazakallah Hair Brother
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Hamza Asadullah
04-13-2010, 11:04 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
I can do Qada namaz for Zuhr & Fajr but what would it be for Fajr ?

I meant Isha, i put Fajr twice by accident .

Jazakallah Hair Brother
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, im very happy your remembering Allah as much as you can throughout the day and night and that you are glorifying him and reciting the Qur'an to. Continue with this and shaythan's whispers will be powerless.

You should always do Qadha as soon as you can. For Isha qadha you pray four Fard and 3 witr. Please remember me in your dua's sister.

May Allah bless you and your family and make you of his most devoted slaves. Ameen
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أبو سليمان عمر
04-23-2010, 02:29 PM
ASALAMU alaykum

Mashallah you seem very eager to please Allah and this is great May Allah increase you in iman Ameen
as far as i know u can make up a prayer if one of 2 things if you are a sleep as soon as you wake up make it up or if you forget then as soon as you remeber make it up other then this 2 reasons u need to make tawbah (repent ) for missing the salah and do some nawafil salah but as far as that salah that pasted with out and of the 2 reasons mentioned above there is no qadah And Allah knows best

ps inshallah you can start readming about tawheed for if we understand tawheed we can move away for shirk
here are a few good books
kitab Al tawheed
Basic Principles on The Subjects of Tawheed, Fiqh and Aqeedah
and my fav
Lessons on Tawhid
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Zobia
05-11-2010, 10:02 PM
Ok, i have a huge problem, i have all my A Level exams coming up in 4 weeks and there is so much that i need to study, and at the same time while i'm studying i'm trying to balance my namaz, and i'm finding it so difficult. Its just that when i revise, its namaz time and then i can't get enough revision done as well as get all 5 of my namaz done. I managed to read 3 prayers today out of 5, which i feel terrible for; i told my mum about this and she said to me, that Allah (SWT) knows what i am going through, that He knows the immense pressure i'm under, and that if i can't read 5 prayers a day, then i should read as many prayers as i can and read Qu'ran in the meantime and do du'as, is she right? Because i dont know what to do, i'm not getting enough study done, i'm trying to do all my prayers as well and i'm finding it so so difficult, please help ?! :'(

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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Abdul Wahid
05-12-2010, 05:32 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Ok, i have a huge problem, i have all my A Level exams coming up in 4 weeks and there is so much that i need to study, and at the same time while i'm studying i'm trying to balance my namaz, and i'm finding it so difficult. Its just that when i revise, its namaz time and then i can't get enough revision done as well as get all 5 of my namaz done. I managed to read 3 prayers today out of 5, which i feel terrible for; i told my mum about this and she said to me, that Allah (SWT) knows what i am going through, that He knows the immense pressure i'm under, and that if i can't read 5 prayers a day, then i should read as many prayers as i can and read Qu'ran in the meantime and do du'as, is she right? Because i dont know what to do, i'm not getting enough study done, i'm trying to do all my prayers as well and i'm finding it so so difficult, please help ?! :'(

Jazakallah Hair.
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
:sl: sister.

Regarding your question you could make another thread in future so that you get more responses.

Firstly you should never miss your salat. Even if your are busy. Make time for your salat. How long does it take to pray each salat?

Fazr - no more then 5-8 minutes
Zohar - no more then 10-15 minutes
Asar - no more then 5-8 minutes
Maghrib - no more then 8-10 minutes
Isha - no more 12-18 minutes

Praying our salat doesn't even take an hour my sister. InshaALLAH make time for it. We are all sinful & weak but make dua that ALLAH(SWT) makes it easy for all of us. We have 24 hours in a day. ALLAH(SWT) asks for just 1 hour. I've finished my exams but Alhumdulillah I made time for Salat. When it was time for prayer I went to pray whether it was my local Masjid or a Masjid near my uni or the prayer room at uni. You might be more busier then me but try to find time InshaALLAH. Indeed ALLAH(SWT) knows that you are trying. May ALLAH(SWT) reward you for that. But take that one step forward and pray 5 times a day.

My sister most of us have problems waking up for Fazr. Fazr prayer can be the most challenging one. Regarding this, there are many hadiths that speak to the great reward and blessing entailed in waking up for Fazr prayer.

Abu Zuhayr 'Umara ibn Ruwayba said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'No one who used to pray before the rising of the sun and before its setting will enter the Fire," meaning Fajr and 'Asr." [Muslim]

Jundub ibn Sufyan reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who prays the Subh prayer is in Allah's keeping. O son of Adam, watch out that Allah does not demand from you anything that is in His keeping." [Muslim]

NEVER miss a prayer deliberately. It is something that us Muslims don't realise; the enormity of it. An action that is both punishable by a legal penalty in this world, and divine punishment in the Hereafter.

ALLAH(SWT) says "Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salât (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salât (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times, etc.] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell. Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of ALLAJ and His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and work righteousness. Such will enter Paradise and they will not be wronged in aught." (Sura Maryam, ayat 59-60) note: Here we see what is the place for those who have abandoned the prayer but ALLAH(swt) is the most mercyful and gives us chances to repent and be saved.

ALLAH(SWT) says in Sura Al-Mâ'ûn "So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men)," (Sura Al-Mâ'ûn, ayat 4 - 6) note: This ayah shows us that we have to pray our Salat on its fixed timings and not dalay them without a valid reason (i.e. traveling, jihad etc..) and how much we need to have sincerity in your prayer and do it only for ALLAH(SWT).

ALLAH(SWT) further warns us in the Quran "O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of ALLAH. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers." (Sura Al-Munaafiqoon, ayah #9). The commentators of the Qur'an say: "The 'remembrance of ALLAH' mentioned in these Aayaat means the five daily prayers. If anyone is so busy in buying and selling, or with his daily work of earning a livelihood, or with his children, that he cannot perform prayers on time, he will be among the losers."

Informing us about the inhabitants of Hell, ALLAH(SWT) says "(The people in Hell will be asked: What has caused you to enter Hell? They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer their Salah (prayers). Nor did we feed the poor. And we used to talk falsehood (all that which ALLAH hated) with vain-talkers. And we used to belie thc Day of Recompense. Until there came to us that which is certain (i.e., death). So no Intercession of intercessors will benefit them. (Sura Al-Muddaththir, ayah 42-48)

Rasulullah (SAW) said "The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become a disbeliever." (Agreed upon by Ahmad, Tirmidhee and Nasaa'ee to be authentic)

In another Hadith of Rasulullah (SAW) said "What lies between a man and disbelief is the abandonment of prayer." ( Agreed upon by Muslim, Abu Dawood and Nasaa'ee as sahih authentic)

Salat is a pillar of our faith, and there is no such thing as doing too much to ensure that this pillar stands. The following are references of the Importance of Salat.

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA) Rasulullah (SAW) said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed. (Sahih Muslim Book 2, Number 0448)

Narrated Abu Hurairah: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on him?" They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left." The Prophet added, "That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah blots out (annuls) evil deeds." (Sahih Al Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Hadith # 506)

Narrated Uthman ibn Affan (RAA) Rasulullah (SAW) at the time of our returning from our prayer told us (certain things pertaining to purification). He said: I do not know whether I should tell you a thing or keep quiet. We said: Rasulullah, tell us if it is good and if it is otherwise, Allah and Messenger (SAW) know better. Upon this he said: A Muslim who purifies (himself) and completes purification as enjoined upon him by Allah and then offers the prayers, that will be expiatious (of his sins he committed) between these (prayers). (Sahih Muslim Book 2, Hadith # 0444)

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah (RAA) Rasulullah (SAW) said: The similitude of five prayers is like an overflowing river passing by the gate of one of you in which he washes five times daily. Hasan said: No filthiness can remain on him. (Sahih Muslim Book 4, Hadith # 1411)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA) Rasualullah (SAW) said, "Martyrs are those who die because of drowning, plague, an abdominal disease, or of being buried alive by a falling building." And then he added, "If the people knew the Reward for the Zuhr prayer in its early time, they would race for it. If they knew the reward for the 'Isha' and the Fajr prayers in congregation, they would join them even if they had to crawl. If they knew the reward for the first row, they would draw lots for it." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Hadith # 688)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA) : Rasulullah (SAW) said, "Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque in the morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings. (Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Hadith # 631)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA) Rasualullah (SAW) said, "No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayers and if they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to crawl." The Prophet added, "Certainly I wish to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their houses." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 11, Hadith # 626) Note: We should see the importance of Fajr and Isha salah in the Masjid.

Narrated Abu Huraira: "Rasulullah (SAW) said, "The angels keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for anyone of you, as long as he is at his Mu,salla (praying place) and he does not pass wind (Hadath). They say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be Merciful to him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith #436)

Rasulullah (SAW) said, "The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad." [Recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503.] Note: for those who say 'I don't pray but my heart is clean should take this warning from Rasulullah (SAW) and establish the prayer before they are brought to account infront of ALLAH(SWT)!

Rasulullah(SAW) said "ALLAH has obligated five prayers. Whoever excellently performs their ablutions, prays them in their proper times, completes their bows, prostrations and khushu` [Khushu` in the prayer is where the person’s heart is attuned to the prayer.] has a promise from Allah that He will forgive him. And whoever does not do that has no promise from Allah. He may either forgive him or punish him." [Recorded by Malik, Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’I and others. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol. 1, p. 616.] Note: SubhanAllah ALLAH(SWT) is giving us a PROMISE that he will forgive us! What more can we ask for? How can I pray when I have so many sins, they should realize this prayer is a way for them to get their sins forgiven.

My sister make a timetable & balance your study around Salat. May ALLAH(SWT) make it easy for you. Ameen.

Last, but not least, you should figure out how many paryers you've missed and make a timetable for making them up. It is obligatory to make up missed prayers, because they remain a debt owed to ALLAH Most High.

:wa:
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Islam_1100
06-05-2010, 05:48 AM
assalamu alykom warahmat allah we barakatoh,Akhiukhti the shirk is to pray or to worship,somthing else but Allah but leaveing prayer is Fusk,some of da slalaf say kufr but the right sy is fusk well plz don't leave it,coz am too a student and really i get tired Alots but the prier comes first my sister,plzmanage ur time,and find a sister wich motivate u and encorage ,I ask Allah to forgive us and all the muslims
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Candle
06-05-2010, 08:46 AM
The devotion I see in this thread is inspiring. :)
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غزالی
06-06-2010, 05:11 AM
Masha Allah,
Sister Zobia devotion to his religion in this age is ideal.
May Allah accept his sincerity and keep and affirm her on it.
one thing i can suggest, it is good we should be more careful about our religion but it is not permissible to give away all other aspect of life or become so sensitive which can be harmful for our physical & mental health. we are just responsible for doing our deeds with good intention then we should have hope that Allah will accept them. Access of any thing is harmful therefore our scholars taught to make balance in all things.
There are Prophet s.a.w several hadith on this Like ,

Hadith - Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, No. 1, Narrated Anas bin Malik

A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, "Where are we from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven." Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from the women and will not marry forever." Allah's Apostle came to them and said, "Are you the same people who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in religion, is not from me (not one of my followers)."
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Zobia
07-08-2010, 11:22 AM
Assalamu Alaikum,

Brothers and Sisters; i am VERY confused. Earlier today, i was saying to myself 'There is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT) because as a muslim this is what i believe in with my entire heart and i love to say this regularly.
But today as i was saying this I was trying to express how much i believe in this, therefore i was saying each word genuinely from my heart.
And as i was doing this, i did this : 'There is NO God [ i took a pause here ] then i said, BUT Allah (SWT). And now because i paused at the first part of when i said this, i feel like i've done something wrong because i paused at that particular part; i feel like i've committted Shirk by pausing at the part that i did.
Have i actually committed Shirk by pausing at the part that i did or is this just Shaytan messing with me again ??
Because i DEFINITLEY BELIEVE that there is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT)
i'm very sorry if this is confusing to you but i do need your help and i need to know is this Shaytan making me think i've committed Shirk by pausing when i did or did i actually do something that was horrible ??

ALSO, IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION TO COMMIT SHIRK; I WANTED TO SAY 'There is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT) because i love to say this regularly.

Jazakallah Khairun
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
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syed_z
07-08-2010, 11:50 AM
Salaam Sister Zobia... :)

Relax... your fine ... Allah (Swt) has said in the Quran...

(4:28) Allah wants to lighten your burdens, for man was created weak.



Human being means to err... to make error... that is the reason why Allah (Swt) accepted the repentance of Adam (a.s).... BUT in your case you have not made a BIG mistake... we are Humans we make small mistakes we will continue making mistakes... just seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan whenever you think something is wrong.. and inshAAllah Allah (swt) will make things clear for you...

Also Beauty about Islam is.. that you will get rewards based on your Intention and NOT your actions...

Muhammad (Saw) said.. "Actions will be judged by Intentions"...

So even if you commit a mistake and you did not intend to .... there is NO sin my sister!
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Zobia
07-08-2010, 12:07 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by syed_z
Salaam Sister Zobia... :)

Relax... your fine ... Allah (Swt) has said in the Quran...

(4:28) Allah wants to lighten your burdens, for man was created weak.



Human being means to err... to make error... that is the reason why Allah (Swt) accepted the repentance of Adam (a.s).... BUT in your case you have not made a BIG mistake... we are Humans we make small mistakes we will continue making mistakes... just seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan whenever you think something is wrong.. and inshAAllah Allah (swt) will make things clear for you...

Also Beauty about Islam is.. that you will get rewards based on your Intention and NOT your actions...

Muhammad (Saw) said.. "Actions will be judged by Intentions"...

So even if you commit a mistake and you did not intend to .... there is NO sin my sister!

Jazakallah Khairun for posting an answer, may Allah (SWT) be with you, so Brother are you sure that i have not committed Shirk ? I really need clarification on this in particular .
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Zobia
08-12-2010, 11:08 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Candle
The devotion I see in this thread is inspiring. :)
Aww thanks Brother; May Allah (SWT) bless you and your family :)
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Muslim Woman
08-12-2010, 11:38 PM
Salaam Alaykum

format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
... So i was thinking have i ever said this? Have i ever said that? ..

If u willingly or jokingly make fun of Allah and His Messnegers , take deity besides one God - that take u out of Islam . So , we should be consious about that but don't worry too much .

Utter the Shahada before go to sleep and some other times. So that if we may committed shirk , uttering Shahada will erase the sins.

And Allah Knows Best.
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Vigno
08-13-2010, 02:55 AM
Salamu Alekum sister Zobia

Allah swt is the most merciful and He does not wait for us to make mistakes to punish us, we were not created to be punished. Allah knows what your intentions are and you know satan hates us so he will do his best to take us away from Allah. Just don't listen to him and ignore all he says or he will overpower you and take you astray and that's a fact I have seen in many people unfortunately. When you feel you said something wrong then say "La ilaha ila Allah" and "Aouthu bilahi min al shaytan al rajeem".

It's very beautiful that you love Allah so much alhamdulilah but remember that satan will use that against you so just give him a deaf ear.

May Allah guide you and all muslims, ameen
Jazaki Allah khiir
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Hamza Asadullah
08-21-2010, 11:30 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Zobia
Assalamu Alaikum,

Brothers and Sisters; i am VERY confused. Earlier today, i was saying to myself 'There is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT) because as a muslim this is what i believe in with my entire heart and i love to say this regularly.
But today as i was saying this I was trying to express how much i believe in this, therefore i was saying each word genuinely from my heart.
And as i was doing this, i did this : 'There is NO God [ i took a pause here ] then i said, BUT Allah (SWT). And now because i paused at the first part of when i said this, i feel like i've done something wrong because i paused at that particular part; i feel like i've committted Shirk by pausing at the part that i did.
Have i actually committed Shirk by pausing at the part that i did or is this just Shaytan messing with me again ??
Because i DEFINITLEY BELIEVE that there is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT)
i'm very sorry if this is confusing to you but i do need your help and i need to know is this Shaytan making me think i've committed Shirk by pausing when i did or did i actually do something that was horrible ??

ALSO, IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION TO COMMIT SHIRK; I WANTED TO SAY 'There is NO God BUT ALLAH (SWT) because i love to say this regularly.

Jazakallah Khairun
May Allah (SWT) be with you always.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, Firstly my sister in order for Shirk to take place then you need to accept it with your heart and not just your tongue. Usually there is a connection between heart and tongue but in your case you just simply stated it without believing it in your heart.

Sameway when person says shahada without believing it with their heart then there Shahada is not accepted until they have affirmed what they are saying with their heart. So because of the fact that you have not accepted it in your heart but just simply said it then it is not shirk.

Even if a person done shirk by accepting it in their heart, if afterwards they denounce the shirk and feel remorseful and repent sincerely to Allah with the intention of never repeating such an act then Allah will forgive inshallah.

You should also realsie that shaythan knew your weakness and was playing on this by trying to confuse you so whenever you get such thoughts then say: A'udhubillahi Minashaythanirajeem and also La hawla walaa Quwatha illah billah

Spend as much time as possible in recitation of Qur'an and dhikrullah aswell as learning about Islam and involving yourself in doing good deeds for this month is short and it may be our last!

May Allah help us to be strong against our nafs (desires) and the whispers of our enemy Satan. Ameen

and Allah knows best in all matters
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