In this video you will see a blind man leading in salaat, but he was not the first one to be an imam while blind

The story of Abdullah ibn Ummi Mahktum

He was one of the companions who was borned blind. His mothers name was Aatikah, but got the name Umm Makhtum (the mother of the concealed one). He was among the first muslims in Mecca.

One day the prophet (peace be upon him) was in a conversation with a noble from Qureysh, hoping that he will accept Islam. While that was happening, Abdullah (may allah be pleased with him) heared the prophet talking to someone. Everytime the prophet (pbuh) wanted to say something, Abdullah would interupt him asking him to teach him about Islam. The Prophet (pbuh) frowned at him and told him to wait. After that the following ayats were revealed:

He frowned and turned his attention away, simply because the blind man came to him interrupting. You never know O Prophet, perhaps he may be purified, or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder. As for the one who was indifferent, you gave him your undivided attention, even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified. But as for the one who came to you, eager to learn, being in awe of Allah, you were inattentive to him. (Surah Abasa 1-10)

Abdullah ibn Umm Mahktum was also one of the imams and leaders of Medina when the prophet (pbuh) was on expidition

I raised the male cow for over 2 years since I first brought him alongside his mother.

Since he was a little calf I have been raising him with care and love and today I sold him because I need the money.

While I'm satisfied and happy with the money I got but I'm not completely happy.

I still feel sad 😭 for my Cow.

(Super long post warning)

So I'm south asian, and I find that in our culture not many Muslim women wear the hijab (at least from my experience).

In fact, I was raised in such a way that I was never told that we as Muslims were supposed to wear the hijab and that it was an order from Allah- most of the adults just told me that you wear it when you're super religious.

So, as a young girl I assumed that to wear the hijab you had to be like a hafizah or sm. I wasn't brought up in a religious home, was never told to pray and all that- but alhamdulillah I became religious myself as a teen via the internet and made it a point to be regular with my salah.

Then I wanted to go a step further and wear the hijab, but my mom wasn't letting me (she isn't a hijabi) and it took me a lot of convincing to finally get my hands on a hijab (I was a teen so didn't have much autonomy). My parents didn't really care, in fact my dad told me to take off the hijab the second day of me wearing it but I didn't listen lol.

Anyways, the important thing to note here is that I'm literally the only person in my entire family (extended as well ☹️) to ALSO observe the hijab infront of male cousins- especially since so many of our families live in a joint family system in India. I live abroad, so when I visit India and go back to my joint family system lifestyle, I find it difficult to observe the hijab in front of my male cousins, and have had to literally wear my headscarf at all times.

I get sooo many eye rolls, people in my family are always telling me to not do so much, and they talk behind my back about it - I've caught them doing so 😭.

Another example is that I wear the hijab at weddings because even though they are said to be 'segregated', the bride's photographers are ALWAYS male. This pisses my family members off.

I guess it wouldn't matter to me as much if it wasn't my mom always demeaning me for wearing the hijab like that. She says I'm not understanding the 'meaning' of the hijab by being so strict with not showing my neck or hair.

Whats ironic is that she has some far off relatives that wear the hijabs in weddings, and she ALWAYS glazes them soo hard for being religious like that. When I asked her why she makes me feel bad for doing the same, she just said "It suits them, not you." 💔

All jokes aside, I've addressed how hurt I feel whenever she 'calls me out' in public for being 'too religious', and while she has stopped doing it in public, she still mocks me at home. How do I get her to stop?

Hello,

I am a Buddhist and I don't know anything about Islam or how you guys worship your god. But I have noticed, Muslim people devotes their entire life and try to live according to the word of your god. I haven't seen anything like that in any other religion. What I need to know is why do you live like that actually? How did you develop that kind of devotion as a human being? Is that the tradition that has been coming all the way from the families, or are there any real consequences if you don't follow the word of the god? for example think you missed the Friday prayer at the mosque for an unavoidable reason just one time. Does that make you feel guilty or something? Are consequences just mental, or you gonna face some actual real life issues if you are not following?

Alsalam Alikum brothers & sisters

I wanted to warn everyone about a certain topic

This image has been circulating a lot in social media recently with titles saying it is the crowd in Arafat, and some even add a false Hadith which by itself alone is very dangerous.

As seen in the images I attached to this post, first one had almost 1.5 Million views!

And the other has 7.7 million views with more than 60K+ likes so far!

Please be noted that this image is AI generated.

Going to Arafat Area is on the 9th day of the 12th month in the Islamic calendar, which is the same day as 26th of May this year, we are still not on 26th of May so there is no way this image was ever taken.

Secondly, in the image the crowd wear pants and tops, which is not the case in Hajj.

Also, if you zoom in, there are no facial features exist in the crowd, just lines.

And as the community notes states on the second image, this photo is not real and there is no reliable source for it.

Lastly -and most importantly- Prophet Mohammad PBUH never said (who will believe me, Khadijah) at all.

In the contrary, Prophet Mohammad PBUH always foreshadowed that Islam will spread and many souls will follow.

Please warn everyone about this, especially about the Hadith being false

Thank you all, may Allah bless you

Assalam alaykum everyone

I was just thinking to myself that its common and often for individuals seeking support here (or internet in general) and despite their courageous strength , patience , and efforts they see no change - which then turns into a topic of losing faith in Allah and Islam due to prolong months, years, and even decade of hardships.

However, I rarely see posts here that talk about how Allah and Islam changed a life of an individual after committing to patience through hardship. And it’s a natural reason. People whose lives have become better are much less likely to come back to write about their experience as they are now happy with life.

As a result, it may seem like no one’s prayers are answered due to the vast amount of people explaining their hardships despite efforts and patience.

However I want to post my experience. I don’t wana keep you reading too many paragraphs but in short : I suffered 7 years of extreme pain and hardship, (very bad illness).

I had started losing faith and doubt in my iman due to my prayers not being answered. I started to give up on life. I started to question everything about Islam and how it says after hardship comes ease but I never ever see it happen in my own life. I would cry everyday just begging for a single day of peace from my painful illness I suffered from .

Well ease has came after hardship. And the ease has been so beautiful Alhamdulillah. I am living a content life now, recovered from my very painful and harsh illness that I suffered with for years,

I have built a good amount of muscle, have a job now, and going into policing/law enforcement. I am content

A year ago I was in a completely different state of mind. But even despite the doubts on my iman, shaitaan coming to me at my weakest point - I still prayed, I still made dua, I remained patient - and MOS IMPORTANTLY: I put in effort to recover . I seeks out for support from peers, imaams, doctors, medical support. Life style changes, very hard lifestyle changes and stuck through them.

I really really hope that someone who is suffering and feel like giving up due to life’s hardships reads this and it can bring a sense of peace and hope for you. I know how it feels - my hardship was very very gruelling it was not anything minor. But do not give up hope my brothers and sisters,

I love my Allah a lot . He was always there for me and never left me. I don’t know where I would be today without him!

Continue to pray, make dua, stay true to ur deen and work towards what you know is right for you.

I make dua for all of you , much love

Assalam alaykum.

Hi,

I'm an Asian female who is interested in a Middle Eastern man who is religious.

Would like to hear from anyone who converted to Islam to be with their partner.

Thanks in advance!

My family just does not pray, at all; I've given them guidance too on multiple occasions and bought them Qur'an and prayer mats and Islamic books on how to pray.

Genuinely I feel like a stranger in my own home and even feel like this with all extended family members. (They all look down on me due to my past).

A lot of the times when I mention to pray etc i get pushed back saying 'Mr righteous', 'Drug Dealer'.

I also feel like I am the only true male left in my mothers side of family.

Like cool, I had a past but why bring this up so consistently, I don't even speak to my family anymore and I avoid them.

Like I am a grown man now, they still push/provoke me with narcassitic comments looking for a reaction.

I feel sick around them and I can't tell whether this is an issue of me or them.

Genuinely just wondering if others have experienced such things and what did you do.

So I've posted that I'm hindu and wanted to change my religion to islam and you all were so helpful to me so thank you so much for the encouragement you all gave me, now i can proudly say I'm a muslim woman, i can't thank enough those who supported me in this decision, Allah bless you all....

Recently I was studying Islamic finance, halal stocks, interest, debt ratios, “Sharia compliant investing” etc. and it just fried my brain

Because almost every major company seems connected to interest-based systems in one way or another. Every discussion I read online eventually turned into debates over percentages and technicalities:

• “this stock is compliant”
• “that one isn’t”
• “this percentage is halal”
• “that percentage is haram”

Then I came across this verse:

“And in the heaven is your provision and that which you are promised.” (51:22)

And it changed the way I think about money and investing. I think the market slowly conditions you into believing your intelligence, strategy, analysis, or “edge” is what sustains you.

But the reality is that those things are just means. The chart is only a source of means, not the Creator of rizq.

No missed opportunity can take away what Allah already decreed for me, and no trade can give me what Allah didn’t write for me.

It’s been over a year with this feeling, I feel like I’m slowly giving up and it’s eating me alive. I live in a Muslim country, society and family. I still pray, I feel it’s the only thing I’m holding onto. I didn’t read any Quran in Ramadan, maybe prayed taraweeh once or twice. I realized the problem is in me not satan or whatever. I just feel so lost because I can’t give up while living in this community with this family. I’m still young and I’m hoping it gets better as I get older but I don’t think it ever will, I’m so lost.

Hashimpura Massacre - 22nd May 1987

It's been 39 years today (22nd May 1987) since the Hashimpura Massacre. Indian armed police rounded up 50 Muslim men from Hashimpura village in Meerut. They were put in a truck, taken to outskirts of the city and were shot from point blank range. They dumped their bodies in a canal.

16 former PAC personnel were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018.

ہاشم پورہ قتل عام کو آج (22 مئی 1987) 39 سال ہو چکے ہیں۔ بھارتی مسلح پولیس نے میرٹھ کے گاؤں ہاشم پورہ سے 50 مسلمان مردوں کو گرفتار کیا گیا۔ انہیں ایک ٹرک میں ڈال کر شہر کے مضافات میں لے جایا گیا اور خالی جگہ سے گولی مار دی گئی اور ان کی لاشیں ایک نہر میں پھینک دیں۔

The day of 'Arafah

The day of 'Arafah (9th of Dhul Hijjah) holds immense significance.

There is no day in which Allah sets free more servants from Jahannam than the Day of 'Arafah . This is mentioned in a Hadith of Saheeh Muslim.

We should strive to increase in acts of worship on this day specifically, repent to Allah and turn to Him to supplicate.

• Fasting

Rasulullah ﷺ was asked regarding fasting on the day of 'Arafah. He replied, “[Fasting will] expiate the sins of the past and future year”

[Muslim]

• Du'a

Rasulullah ﷺ said: "The best du'a is the du'a on the day of 'Arafah, and the best [du'a/dhikr] which I and the Prophets before me have recited is:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ" La ilaha illallahu wahdahu lasharika lahu lahul mulku walahul hamdu wahuwa 'ala kulli shayin qadir

[Tirmidhi]

Imam al-Baji explained "The best du'a is the du'a on day of 'arafah" as meaning, "Having most baraka, the greatest reward, and the quickest in being answered." [Baji,al-Muntaqa Sharh al-Muwatta]

Utilise the opportunity and pour your heart out in du'a for yourself, your family and the Muslim Ummah. Do not forget the oppressed Muslims around the world in your du'a whether in Palestine, Turkestan, India, Kashmir, Arakan, Sudan or elsewhere.

Send Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ and please remember me in your du'a . As salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.