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Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 7:23pm On Jan 19, 2017
snapscore:
Salam alaykum brother kazrem

How are you and your sisters doing?


This is nice! May Almighty Allah Guide your steps my sister
Romance / Re: Defining The 21st Century Virgin by balash(m): 2:31pm On Jan 18, 2017
hibiscus76:
you asked this, you asked that.. is that your school project topic? you get time oo


Lol Project fame abi?
Family / Re: Untold Story Of An Abused Husband by balash(m): 2:28pm On Jan 18, 2017
yorhmienerd:
You're getting it wrong. When a man beats a woman he is a scum and you advise the woman to divorce but when it's the other way round you are talking about love...he was suppose to take the bull by the horn and man his house. I'm sure she would be denying him the koko too, HE'S A WEAKLING.

Except they are practising domination & submission kinda relationship that's is not open to the children


What am trying to point out is that the men wasn't a weakling, but he was clearly obsessed with his wife. People who are obsessed don't see anything there partner does as hurting, as far as he or she stays. Have u witnessed an obsession in a relationship where the partner comes with the opposite sex and the spouse won't say anything. My brother don't blame it on the man. The late soul was in love, everyone has done something stupid in the name of love. I am not an exception at least I have cried when am heartbroken but never in an abusive relationship. The Lord would clearly just push her outta ma life if she ain't worth it.

Ladies are generally softened soul and for every reason we should always care and pamper them, the fact stands they would be an abusive one but an abusive lady can only be shown true love to change her heart because she's also been in a bad state. We can't treat everybody like a garbage cause we saw the bad ones, even the bad ones should be loved to change their heart. Am not saying it was bad the man finally died but at least the woman in question would regret for the rest of her life loosing out on someone who truly does love her.

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Family / Re: Untold Story Of An Abused Husband by balash(m): 12:04pm On Jan 18, 2017
yorhmienerd:
Like seriously So because I'm in love, I should not be able to think again?

Did you see the part where I said I was going to warn her?

Leyin aponle, abuku lo kan



My brother! The man in question wasn't stupid, u could see how he took up his girls teacher issues, he would simply be tryin to keep the marriage cox of the kids and praying she changes for good. At least the marriage was for better for worse, but it was clear the man in question loves his wife wholeheartedly

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Family / Re: Untold Story Of An Abused Husband by balash(m): 11:44am On Jan 18, 2017
yorhmienerd:
Well, the father is a weakling. The day a woman tries nonsense with me, after warning(both from inside and reporting her) comes beating, I will beat her till she bleeds...

Seriously some feminist on this site whose sobriequet I won't mention make it seem like men are the worst being whereas the devil resides in both gender... God saves us all

People like u should be the new spokesman for APC. (Elenu) u go even wash ur wife bumbum if she's through in the toilet lol


If you know how It feels been in love u will retrace ur comments
Family / Re: Untold Story Of An Abused Husband by balash(m): 11:39am On Jan 18, 2017
Guys saying this man has been jazzed have never been in love, you can do anything stupid without limit when u are in love.

Love is sweet but sometimes cruel when you fall inlove with a wrong person

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Phones / Re: Has Whatsapp Finally Disconnected Blackberry From Its Platform? by balash(m): 11:09am On Jan 18, 2017
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Literature / The Colour Of Lagos by balash(m): 11:05am On Jan 18, 2017
Las-gidi, Eko-Ile, No man’s Land, Africa’s New York; my city has a lot of names.

Yaba, Ikorodu, Lekki, Badagry, Ajegunle; my city has a lot of personalities.

We see in colour, we dream in colour; our world is a world of vibrant and mad colours.

What is the colour of Lagos?

I know the colour of Ibadan with its rusted tin roofs and more than a fair share of mud houses.

I know the colour of Benue with its lush green farms and its muddy brown rivers.

I know the colour of Kano with its light brown sands swept in by the wind from the fast approaching Sahara desert.

But what is the colour of Lagos?

Is it the yellow and black of the commercial buses that ply its mainland routes or the white and green of the buses that cruise its island roads?

Is it maroon and cream like the uniform of the ever sneaky LASTMA officials or just plain black like the uniforms of the ever greedy trigger happy police officers always wanting the green twenty naira note?

Is it the blue green of its algae filled waterways or the dark green of army personel whose fingers are always itching to smack some sense into wayward drivers?

Is it the shimmering silver of the Lekki-Ikoyi toll bridge or the darker metallic tone of the third mainland bridge?

Is it the dark red of the ever delicious Suya or the copper colour of very crispy akara best accompanied with brown on the outside white on the inside soft Agege bread?

Is it the vibrant red of the Gala sausage roll wrapper or the rich golden colour of the ever famous La casera?

What is the colour of Lagos?

We see in colour, we dream in colour; our world is a world of vibrant and mad colours.

Lagos is the maddest of them all.

Romance / Defining The 21st Century Virgin by balash(m): 10:54am On Jan 18, 2017
Who is a virgin?

A person, typically a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse.

A naive, innocent, or inexperienced person, esp. in a particular context: a political virgin.

Ok, the first definition is more inline with this discussion so I’ll elaborate on the definition. But please NOTE that from this point onwards, just like the dictionary definition associated the term ‘virgin’ with females, I pretty much did the same.

Since we now know a virgin is a person who hasn’t had ‘sexual intercourse’ my next question is:

What is sexual intercourse?

Sexual contact between individuals involving penetration, esp. the insertion of a man’s erect penis into a woman’s vagina, typically culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen.

Perfect. So according to the two definitions above, we know exactly who a virgin is. Yes, I know some of you might have thought you knew the definition, I also thought I did but we are all clear on that now so, moving on.

Over the weekend I was asked a simple question. Well, it came across as simple until I tried to answer it.

Do you think it is possible for a sexually active guy to get into a relationship with a virgin in this modern day world, stay in a relationship with her for as long as two years and then leave her still as a virgin?

I immediately blurted out the obvious answer – YES and I was ready to defend it all the way until I was asked some other questions.

In such a relationship, do you think it’s possible emotions won’t go wild in some instances to the point where you’ll have a  close call?

Again, I gave the obvious answer – NO.

I mean, when people say they aren’t having sex in relationships, well, it is almost expected that they’re ‘doing’ other things to ‘calm the nerves’. I know I’ve spoken to quite a few ‘virgins’ in relationships and the really open ones have come out to tell me just how difficult it is to bottle up all those emotions. One of them once categorically told me how her and her partner discovered “the backdoor” in her bid to keep the Mister happy.

When asked the same question – (How do you get by?), another “virgin” answered and I quote: “boob sex, thigh sex, oral… anything except actual penetration goes.”

I’m not so much of a bible scholar but I’m pretty sure that ‘the word’ is one place where ‘almost doesn’t count’. There is just no half and half, you are either in or out, either a saint or a sinner. Taking this into context, I asked two ‘virgins’ currently in relationships another question:

Why exactly are you doing this? Keeping it?

Virgin 1:

Because it’s the right thing to do according to my religion.

Virgin 2:

For me, it’s partly personal and also because of my future husband. I’m saving it all for him.

Things were definitely getting more interesting. So my next question went to some male friends.

When a typical Nigerian man refers to a virgin, who’s he talking about?

I got all kinds of answers but in summary, we can say he’s talking about a naïve, wide-eyed girl who has little or no knowledge about all things sexual.

Now, here are two other questions:

Does the bible accept partial penetration, penetration of every hole except the actual hole?

Will a typical Nigerian man accept a woman who probably has more sexual exposure than him but has never had ‘sexual intercourse’ as a virgin?

If the answer to those two questions is NO. Then isn’t something fundamentally wrong? Not once or twice have we put up posts targeting virgins here and quite a lot of people in the comments and condemned the writers for assuming ‘virgins’ were wide-eyed and naïve. With the answers to all the questions above, it’s easy to conclude that the modern day virgin is by far different from that which is defined in the dictionary.

A friend of mine came up with a term that captures the ‘modern day virgin’:

‘Violated virgins’

I’m not quite sure how I feel about that but that’s why we are here. I want to hear from you guys. Do you agree that the ‘modern day’ definition of the term ‘virgin’ is quite different from what it used to be? If yes, what is your definition of a virgin? All the virgins in the house (erm.. by dictionary definition), please tell us why you’re keeping it and if any of the answers to the questions I asked above changes anything for you.
Romance / Re: Dear Single Women, This Is Why You Attract Married/unavailable Men by balash(m): 10:13am On Jan 18, 2017
Filmewell:
One question for you. So the married men knows all these by just looking at the single lady.


It's very easy to study and locate single ladies at strategic spots, and a single ladies attitude when you meet them determines who she really can be
Romance / Dear Single Women, This Is Why You Attract Married/unavailable Men by balash(m): 9:29am On Jan 18, 2017
I think it makes sense to begin with popular assumptions or shall we say myths, commonly associated with cheating while married – oh, sorry, one more thing I forgot to mention is that when I say cheating while married, I’m talking absolutely about women cheating with married men in this post. So, here’s the myth:

Married men mostly seek out younger, single, available women who are fun and can teach them something new (especially in bed) when looking for affairs.

I used to belong to this school of thought too until I started digging deeper into this subject. To be fair, the statement is not entirely wrong as most times married men have affairs, it’s with younger women but what we need to highlight here is that, most times, it’s not the crazy age difference like a 60 year old having an affair with a 25 year old. There’s another term for that – aristos or having a sugar daddy. Yes, I know it still amounts to cheating and once it becomes consistent we can refer to it as an affair but for the purpose of this discourse I’d like us to refer to affairs as relationships that are more beneficial to both parties, drawn out over long periods of time and involve more emotional connections.

The second part of the assumption talks to the fact that many believe married men prefer single and available women to married ones. I guess it’s almost logical to assume that having a family to look after will serve as a major hindrance to an affair. You’d have less time to spend together and even when planning to spend time together, you’d need to put some serious thought into when and how you meet up to conduct your activities.

Now, I don’t know how many of you guys love watching thrillers and crime related movies and TV shows but I do and one of the major things I’ve learnt from these shows is, the hardest crimes to solve are the seemingly obvious ones. Like when a loving father who doesn’t seem to be struggling with any form of depression or whatsoever murders his entire family and has almost all the right alibis. Where do you even start?

I often tell my friends, the best place to hide something is in the open. So if a married guy decides to have an affair, he’s probably better off having a successful one if he introduces his “prey” to his wife, brings her into the family etc. This means less sneaking around because his wife would trust her and will almost never suspect anything. Anyways, I’m not here to teach men how to cheat so that’s about it for the assumptions, now lets go into details on why you attract married or seemingly unavailable men. Please keep all the assumptions I discussed above in mind and use that to put things into context as you continue reading.

After gisting wit several women who have had affairs with married men, it occurred to me that many of them seem to posses a few similar traits. Let’s take a look:

They totally loath the idea of married men approaching them. Like loathe is probably a chill word, maybe I should say they abhor it. They hate the idea so much, their immediate reaction to a married guy chatting them up is that of disgust. They just judge the guy on the spot and some go as far as trying to humiliate him publicly.

All well and good right? Not quite. Why? The question is, why is a married man coming after you in the first place? Do you really think it’s all about the sex? Why do we have Adeyemo Alakija street in VI or even Unilag if you will. It will only cost him some change and he’ll probably even get a chic who’ll give him better sex that you can imagine ever. So it’s definitely not about sex. Then what?

One thing marriage does to a man after a few years is – it erodes his self confidence. He feels less and less of a man because there’s this one person who shares his bed every night who has “seen him finish” so for him, he needs that reaffirmation. That reminder that he’s still got game. You don’t expect a man’s wife to challenge him daily right? So where does he find answers – you! By reacting to him, the way you did, you have only validated his choice. It won’t deter him at all – if anything, he’s only going to accept the challenge and dig deep into his armoury to do all he can to bring you down and in many cases, these married men succeed.

Am I asking you to comprise on your standards and not feel disgusted when married men approach you – hell no. There are many ways to kill a mosquito. Perhaps instead of judging at first sight, you could at least let him land before you bury him. That way, he feels less challenged by you – it’s sorta like a reverse friend zoning technique. Unfortunately, if you think men live for challenges, I’ve come to learn women can die for the chase. Even if they’re being chased by the wrong guys, better to be chased by the wrong guy than no one at all right? Hence the problem.

The second trait common to women who constantly get approached by married/unavailable men is that they are often independent. Now, don’t confuse independence with wealth. You could be a contract staff earning 50k a month in some dingy rundown company but when you’re independent, you are Beyonce. She will still find a way to buy her own drink and only go out when she can afford it etc. This is a major turn on for married/unavailable men because most of them are actually more financially buoyant than most, having had some time to stack up some cash. But one way or the other, they feel like they hustled for their money and they try to do what they must to keep anyone from taking it from them too easily. And that’s where an independent woman gets the nod ahead of a whiny university chic always looking to change her phone.

The final trait I’ll touch on is having that ability to keep your mouth shut. This one is tough to explain but I’ll try. Many women who have cheated with married men say they never ever imagined they would but when it happened, did they tell anyone about it? Hell no. Not their mothers, their friends or even priest because after setting such high standards for themselves, they feel like they have more to lose by sharing their secret. How many times have you found out that some chic had an affair with a married man and you just couldn’t believe it for the life of you. Like howwwww?

Again, I’m not here asking you to lower your standards but whatever you do, please don’t go around carrying it on your head. At the end of the day, we are all sinners looking up to God or whatever supreme being you believe in for mercy. If you already know that, you should know that there’s a strong likelihood that married men will approach you so why go about broadcasting your standards to the rest of the world. If and when it happens, deal with it quietly and move on.
Music/Radio / Re: Reekado Banks – Ladies And Gentlemen (Video) by balash(m): 2:30pm On Jan 16, 2017
This guy is talented, the rivalry between him and Lil kesh is still blazing hot.

Lil kesh too dropped a massive tune 'shele gangan' and it was a great dancehall too

Those two would be the future Wizkid and Olamide

Wizkid- Reekado banks

Olamide- Lil Kesh

Keep this space booked

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Islam for Muslims / Re: *INTERNAL ADVERT*!!! On Islamic Section by balash(m): 1:11pm On Jan 15, 2017
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Islam for Muslims / Re: Help Sister Nafeesah by balash(m): 1:10pm On Jan 15, 2017
Sissie:
As salaam alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuhu.

The Nairaland musim community will like to request for Nairalanders help once again, if we recall, we've done different humanitarian services at different times with your help Alhamdulilah i.e https://www.nairaland.com/2449436/nairaland-muslims-donate-relief-items , https://www.nairaland.com/2114230/jazakallah-khairan-nairaland-muslim-community#51883761 Back to school program etc.

kindly help donate to help sister Nafeesah, as this has been verified by us.


#HELP SISTER NAFEESAH
Sister Nafeesah has been diagnosed of Chronic Foot Ulcer. It may be pertinent to state that she has been battling with this ailment from about the age of 10. She is 26 years old now.

The Estimated bill of the proposed surgery and other needed medical attention post-surgery amounts to N304,157.

Out of this amount, relatives ,friends and well-wishers have been able to raise the sum of 137,500 till date.

Her case is critical because she has been stopped from reporting for any further Doctors appointment if she hasn't gotten the complete money and make it available for surgery. The next Doctor's appointment is slated for January17th,2017.

May Allah reimburse your pockets individually ,

Please kindly donate to:

Account Name :
NAMUSORG CONCEPT

Account Number : 1018899691

Bank :
UBA PLC
Jazaakumullah khayran


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Please we need your help!! Alhamdulilah we now have N207,500 please it's just days time we need your help please

Salaam Alaikum Waramotulah Wabarakatul
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Beast Is Back Donald Trump’s Brand New ‘cadillac One’ by balash(m): 11:37am On Jan 15, 2017
Them this people dey enjoy o
Islam for Muslims / *INTERNAL ADVERT*!!! On Islamic Section by balash(m): 11:29am On Jan 15, 2017
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This website should ideally have a single registration for members to access its features.

The ideal candidate must be technically proficient to build this website while charging us a moderate fee that is fair to both parties.

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 11:28am On Jan 15, 2017
May Almighty Allah Forgive her sins. She was truly a strong woman.

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Islamic Holy Days And Special Occasions by balash(m): 10:39pm On Dec 15, 2016
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Islam for Muslims / Islamic Holy Days And Special Occasions by balash(m): 10:38pm On Dec 15, 2016
There is a special day in Islam which Allaah has singled out for blessings which are not to be found in any other days. This day is Friday, to which Allaah guided the Muslims . It is the weekly festival of the Muslims, and it has many special features, some of which i will describe here:

1 – It was the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to venerate this day, honour it and single it out for special acts of worship that belong exclusively to this day. In Fajr (early morning prayer) on Friday he used to recite the Soorahs (chapters) ‘Alif-laam-meem tanzeel’ (al-Sajdah, no. 32) and ‘Hal ata ‘ala’l-insaan’ (al-Insaan, no. 76).

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to recite these two soorahs in the Fajr prayer on Friday because they refer to what happened and will happen on that day, for they speak of the creation of Adam, the resurrection and the gathering of mankind, all of which happened or will happen on a Friday. So reciting them on this day is a reminder to his ummah (nation) of what has happened and what is yet to come. This is one of the special features of Friday.

2 – It is mustahabb (recommended) to send lots of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on the day of Friday and the night before, because he said: “Send lots of blessings upon me on Friday and the night before.” (Narrated by al-Bayhaqi, 3/249; classed as saheeh (sound) by al-Arna’oot).

3 – Jumu’ah (Friday) prayers are held on this day; this is one of the most strongly-affirmed duties of Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. It is the greatest and most obligatory gathering in which they come together, apart from ‘Arafah [a place near Makkah where the pilgrims stand and pray during the Hajj or pilgrimage]. Whoever neglects Jumu’ah prayers out of carelessness, Allaah will place a seal over his heart. The people of Paradise will be brought closer (to Allaah) on the Day of Resurrection and they will see Allaah sooner, commensurate with how close they were to the imam on the day of Jumu’ah and how early they came to Jumu’ah prayers.

4 – The command to do ghusl (take a bath for the purpose of purification) on Friday; this command is most emphatic.

5 – Wearing perfume on Friday; this is better than wearing perfume on any other day of the week.

6 – Cleaning the teeth with the siwaak (tooth stick); this is better than using the siwaak on any other day.

7 – Going to the prayers early.

8 – Keeping oneself busy with prayer, dhikr (remembering Allaah) and reading Qur’aan until the imaam comes out to give the khutbah (sermon).

9 – Listening attentively to the khutbah, because listening to it is obligatory according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions. If a person fails to do that he is engaging in idle talk, and whoever does that has not prayed Jumu’ah. In al-Musnad a marfoo’ report [i.e., a report which is attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)] states: “The one who says to his companion, ‘Be quiet and listen,’ has not prayed Jumu’ah.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 2034; classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot. See Haashiyat Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/377. Also narrated by al-Bukhaari (934) and Muslim (851), with the wording: “If you say to your companion, ‘Be quiet and listen,’ on a Friday when the imaam is delivering the khutbah, then you have engaged in idle talk.”)

10 – Reading Soorat al-Kahf (no. 18) during the day of Friday. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on a Friday, light will shine for him from beneath his feet to the clouds of the sky, which will shine on him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven from one Friday to the next.” (Narrated by al-Haakim, 2/368; classed as saheeh by al-Arna’oot).

11 – It is a festival which is repeated every week. Ibn Maajah narrated in his Sunan that Abu Lubaabah ibn ‘Abd al-Mundhir said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Friday is the best and greatest of days before Allaah, and it is greater before Allaah than the day of al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) and the day of al-Fitr (the Feast of Breaking the Fast). It has five characteristics: on this day Allaah created Adam; on this day Adam came down to earth; on this day Allaah caused Adam to die; on this day there is an hour during which no one asks Allaah for something but He will grant it to him, so long as he does not ask for something haraam (forbidden); and on this day the Hour [i.e., the Day of Judgement] will begin, so there is no angel who is close to Allaah, no heaven, no earth, no wind, no mountain and no tree that does not feel some apprehension on Friday.” (Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 1084. Al-Busayri said: its isnaad is hasan, and it was classed as saheeh in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 888).

12 – It is mustahabb (recommended) to wear the best clothes one has on Friday. Imaam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad that Abu Ayyoob said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘Whoever takes a bath on Friday, puts on perfume if he has some, wears his best clothes then goes out , walking in a dignified manner until he reaches the mosque, then he prostrates in prayer if he wants and does not disturb anybody, then he remains quiet until the imaam comes out and he prays, that will be an expiation from one Friday to the next.’” (Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad, 23059; classed as hasan by al-Ana’oot).

In Sunan Abi Dawood it is narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say on the minbar (pulpit) one Friday: “There is nothing wrong with any one of you if he buys two garments for Friday other than his work day clothes.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1078; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 953).

13 – It is mustahabb on Fridays to perfume the mosque with incense. Sa’eed ibn Mansoor narrated from Na’eem ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Mujmir that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) commanded him to perfume the mosque of Madeenah with incense every Friday until noontime. This is why Na’eem was called al-Mujmir (from the word tajmeer meaning perfuming with incense). 

14 – It is a day on which sins are expiated. In Saheeh al-Bukhaari it is narrated that Salmaan al-Faarisi said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘No man takes a bath on Friday and purifies himself as much as he can, and makes his hair tidy, and puts on perfume, then goes out, and does not come between two people, then prays as Allaah decrees for him and listens attentively when the imaam speaks, but he will be forgiven for his bad deeds between this Friday and the other.’” (al-Bukhaari, 843).

15 – On Friday there is the “hour of response” which is an hour in which no Muslim asks Allaah for something but He will grant it. In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘On Friday there is an hour in which no Muslim asks for something whilst he is standing in prayer, but it will be given to him” – and he demonstrated the shortness of that time with his hands. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 883; Muslim, 1406).

16 – On Fridays there is the khutbah (sermon) which is intended to praise and glorify Allaah, and to bear witness to His Oneness and to the Messengership of His Messenger, and to remind His slaves of His blessings, to warn them of His punishment and wrath, to advise them of that which will bring them closer to Him and His Paradise, and to forbid them that which will bring them closer to His anger and Hell. This is the purpose behind the khutbah and of gathering to hear it.

17 – It is the day on which it is mustahabb to devote oneself to worship and it has an advantage over other days by being characterized with all kinds of worship, obligatory and mustahabb. Allaah has made for the followers of each religion a day on which they devote themselves to worship and refrain from worldly work. So Friday is a day of worship, and in relation to other days it is like Ramadaan in relation to other months; the “hour of response” on Friday is like Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree) in Ramadaan. Hence whoever gets it right on Friday, his whole week will be good, and whoever gets it right in Ramadan, his whole year will be good, and whoever gets it right on Hajj, his whole life will be good. Friday is the measure of the week, Ramadaan is the measure of the year and Hajj is the measure of one's life. And Allaah is the Source of strength.

19 – It is the day with which Allaah has exclusively favoured this ummah, and from which He led the People of the Book astray before them, as it says in al-Saheeh, where it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The sun has never risen or set on any day better than Friday. Allaah guided us to it and led the people away from it. The people are behind us in this respect. It (Friday) is for us, Saturday is for the Jews and Sunday is for the Christians.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 10305, classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah, 3/114).

20 – It is the day which Allaah chose from among all the days of the week, just as He chose Ramadaan from among the months of the year and Laylat al-Qadr from among all the nights, and Makkah from among all places on earth, and Muhammad from all of mankind.

The Muslims have several special occasions, such as:

1 – The blessed month of Ramadaan, which is a month that has special characteristics.

2 – Eid al-Fitr (the Feast of Breaking the Fast). This is the first day of the month of Shawwaal, on which the Muslims express their joy at the blessing which Allaah has bestowed upon them by enabling them to complete the month-long fast of Ramadaan.

3 – The Day of ‘Arafah, which is the ninth day of the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah, the day of the greater Pilgrimage (Hajj), the greatest pillar of the Hajj..

 4 – Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice). The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of days is the Day of Sacrifice.” This is the tenth day of Dhu’l-Hijjah. It was narrated that ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The Day of ‘Arafah, the Day of Sacrifice and the Days of al-Tashreeq [the three days following the Day of Sacrifice] are a festival for us Muslims, and they are days of eating and drinking.’” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 704; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 620).

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Islam for Muslims / Re: The Muslims As Seen By Themselves And By Others by balash(m): 10:23pm On Dec 15, 2016
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Islam for Muslims / The Muslims As Seen By Themselves And By Others by balash(m): 10:22pm On Dec 15, 2016
The Muslims are those who submit themselves to Allaah, establish His laws, act according to the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah (teachings)of their Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), do what Allaah and His Messenger have commanded them and abstain from that which is forbidden.

When that is the case, their opponents look at them with awe, admiration and respect, because they know that their adherence to Islam and the true religion raises their status before Allaah and enables them to take control over lands and people. So their opponents look at them with awe and respect, and fear them. But when their commitment to Islam becomes weak and they introduce innovations in their religion, then their opponents look down on them with contempt and loathing and all feelings of fear disappear. With regard to how the Muslims view themselves, they have to check on one another and look at the faults and weakness that have befallen them, and deal with them as much as possible so that their glory and power will be restored, and so that their enemies will fear them.


If they check on one another and pay attention to that and put right the things that have gone wrong among them, then Allaah will strengthen them and support them.

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Istikhara For Marriage by balash(m): 9:55pm On Dec 15, 2016
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Islam for Muslims / Istikhara For Marriage by balash(m): 9:52pm On Dec 15, 2016
When one desires to make istikhara for marriage, then keep the person in mind when making niyah. Then do wudhu and perform Salaat. Then praise Allah, mention His Greatness and plead:


اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُالْغُيُوبِ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ فِي فُلَانَةِ خَيْرَاً لِي فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي فَاقْدُرْهَا لِي وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرُهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا لِي فِي دِينِي وَآخِرَتِي فَاقْدُرْهَا لِي



"O Allah, You have power (control) and I have no control and You know and I do not know, and You know the condition of the Unseen. Thus if You see (deem fit) that this woman (here mention her name) is good for me concerning my Deen, world and Akhirah then grant me her control (make it possible that I marry her) and if besides her there be (another woman) which is better for me concerning Deen and Akhirah then specify her for me (grant me control over he)".

(Hisn)
N.B. A woman should read "him" instead of "her".

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 9:50pm On Dec 15, 2016
Salaam Alaikum Waramotulah Wabarakatul

Please This Brother Needs Our Help And Dua! May Allah heal his Mom and as well protect and guide our parents as well
Family / Re: Help Save Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 9:47pm On Dec 15, 2016
Kazrem:
Now I am sad and bitter than ever.
I came this evening only to meet the leg worse than before.
I am pained.
The wound is getting close to the knee
Pray Monday comes early
Now I am crying profusely.
I feel restrained to share her pix again.

اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئَاً

( "Allah is my Lord, I do not ascribe anything unto Him".
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Family / Re: Help Save Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 9:33pm On Dec 15, 2016
Kazrem:
Now I am sad and bitter than ever.
I came this evening only to meet the leg worse than before.
I am pained.
The wound is getting close to the knee
Pray Monday comes early
Now I am crying profusely.
I feel restrained to share her pix again.

Salaam Alaikum Waramotulah Wabarakatul Brother! Allah is your fortress hope now. Be steadfast in dua
Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 10:07pm On Dec 14, 2016
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Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 10:06pm On Dec 14, 2016
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Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 9:30pm On Dec 14, 2016
Kazeem Abolore Sulaimon. 5693061939. Eco bank.


This is the brothers Account Details please pay directly into his Account.

May Almighty Allah Protect and Guide Us as we render our windows mights

#HelpSaveMamaKazeem

Salaam Alaikum Waramotulah Wabarakatul
Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim Brothers And Sister, Please Come To The Aid Of Mama Kazeem by balash(m): 9:27pm On Dec 14, 2016
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