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Nitro Zeus
I wonder, how do Saudi police officers find someone who dont pray and then arrest him or her?
Lol, I would think it's information from other people most of the time.
Also being in the same town or place becomes routine.. same faces day to day, hearing the same thing day to day.
As a shopkeeper I find it very hard when the imam mentions people who miss prayer for the sake of business.. unfair I suppose to be ridiculed to your face rather than behind your back.
At the same time saying that religion desires sacrifice and that barakat and risak increases when your on your deen.
And then reminding us to donate money because of a fire that damaged the building.
...so many mixed messages.
But I felt no superiority for being at mosque while my brother attended a customer who walked in as we were both going to attend jumma prayer.
A test from Allah azza wa jall or the shaitans wonderings, I don't know.. the customer was a Muslim also so I don't hold out much hope to be honest.
But I suppose we live in times where the eyes and ears never lie.
..and if you don't take men as God then he has a few paragraphs for you also.
Yeah we should close for jumma right?
...bit easier to tell now.
Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.
But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -
...
And warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become righteous.
And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.
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Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?
For that is the one who drives away the orphan
And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
So woe to those who pray
[But] who are heedless of their prayer -
Those who make show [of their deeds]
And withhold [simple] assistance.
....yeah pretty sure I misinterpreted that last one but make of it what you will.
The first thing to safeguard a person is to understand how dangerous following of desires is..
But it doesn't mean anything to you until it means something to you.. and then it's no fun at all.