format_quote Originally Posted by
Aaqib
Seriously. Rap/Bad eye (both ways, jealousy and not lowering your gaze)/so much music/use of bad language/rudeness/no praying/forgetting how great it is to meet a muslim brother/sister
How disgusting. I was recently on a forum that I used to spend nearly my 5 - 10 year old life on, and you know what? Muslim or not muslim, I witnessed some quite disgusting behavior (Sex jokes, disgusting music, etc.) I've quit the forum btw.
And even the MUSLIMS (youth), in my area at least, they don't pray, they don't recite quran. And when I give salams, they turn me down! They tell me rude things... They don't appreciate a muslim brother/sister like I do...
Anyways, this was something I had to let out. Sorry if I said anything wrong/
This is a common problem especially in the west, its here in the uk aswell predominantly in london & Birmingham the worst i know of anyway.
Youth nowdays take celebritys & rappers as idols and want to emmulate their lives, and be like them, those lifestyles are glamorised in such a disgusting way its unreal.
Some just follow the crowd to be accepted and "in" not alot of people have the strength inside them to step out the box and be a muslim and set aside all these stupid things such as, bad manners, being rude, cussing its all cool nowdays, its cool to screw people not to give the sunnah smile (more for brothers though as some sisters fully cover)
Its like alot of people are ashamed to show that they are muslim even giving the salam, wearing hijab/niqab/ wearing the thobe/tuppi these things are looked at like "your extreme" or "your too muslim" subhanAllah how can anyone be "too muslim" lol
But as to say that they arent praying or reading Quran, they could be doing these things behind closed doors away from people where they can "be themselves" and not have to put on a show to fit in.
Not alot of people put time into helping people move away from haram things, its more like oh this is haram stay away from it, but not "ok this is haram, so try this instead as a substitute its halal".
Eg. With music we all know its haram, so they can move onto nasheeds with their type of taste, better alternative
Eg. Jilbab/abaya they can wear long flowing dresses/skirts with long sleeve tops & cardigan jacket untill theyre ready to take that step
We have to help people move away from the haram and give alternatives which helps them move away from it slowly, not just tell people, "no this is haram stop this"