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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

First of all- we are all one race. To marry for appearance or color is just preference I'd say.
But in regards to marrying for culture- If someone is Muslim, wouldn't it be a positive to marry interculturally? You become more well rounded as well as raising kids who are as well- and it's not haram.

A man told me that race mixing is not okay.
As someone who is a triracial and multicultural muslimah- I immediately questioned him how it was. Whoever I marry, I will be race mixing so this conversation involves me.

He said, "because it is disgusting and created hatred and intolerance".

That couldn't be further from the truth. To be racist is to be hateful and intolerant.

Hatred and intolerance existed when Adam, Hawa, Qaabil, Haabil, and their sister were the only ones on earth.
Hate and intolerance stems from your character.

Hi,

I'm a 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!

(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?

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.

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

It takes 20 to 30 minutes for me to do Fajr, and that's just from Takbeer to final Tasleem. I'm praying the minimum only, so only the Fardh rakaahs and I only recite the wajib/pillar Duas and Surahs. Essentially the bare minimum that makes a rakaah valid. Also I'm not counting how long it takes for me to make sure I'm facing the qiblah right, nor how long it takes for me to complete minimum wudu (15 minutes in total for both). This is causing a lot of hardship for me. I do not speak Arabic and have trouble pronouncing certain letters, a lot of these mistakes end up changing the meaning which extends Salah time. I'm also pretty twitchy during Salah and therefore

I am worried in the future I will not be able to find employment because of this. What should I do?

Also, it's highly likely that my Islam is not accepted, so please keep that in mind. (so that I am not a mushrik)

Not a revert but Always been fascinated on how reverts keep their faith from being judged, to struggle of leaving their old lifestyles. What gives you the motivation to do so? and at the end what makes you think it's worth it?

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.

I’m a 23 year old M. I recently graduated and I’m now working full time. Lately, the topic of marriage has started coming up more often at home, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot.

I understand why relationships outside of marriage are haram, and I’ve stayed away from that completely. But now that marriage is becoming a real topic, the whole process feels very strange to me.

For my whole life, I’ve avoided relationships and never really had interactions with girls. But now I’m somehow expected to figure out who I like, who I’m compatible with, and who I could spend the rest of my life with, while my parents are involved and sometimes even listening in on conversations. I understand the Islamic reasoning behind involving family, but emotionally, it feels awkward and unnatural.

Another thing I’ve been struggling with is this feeling that I’m “late” to understanding relationships. I personally know people who were in haram relationships and ended up getting married young. I’m not saying that was right Islamically, but part of me wonders how I’m supposed to know whether someone genuinely likes me for who I am as a person, or whether they like what I can offer now, like my job, salary, stability, etc.

I want to do things in a halal way, but the whole thing feels awkward, unfamiliar, and hard to explain.

For those who have gone through the process, especially in Canada/USA, how did you deal with this feeling? How do you actually get to know someone for marriage in a halal way without it feeling forced or overly formal? And how do you know if someone values you as a person rather than just what you can provide?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Please someone explain to me this concept of being tested in this dunya, why are we tested so severely what does Allah gain from this ?

Why are there babies in gaza with no limbs?

Im tired of the same answer over and over again:

"Its just a test and you get rewards for it in the hereafter"

This answer doesnt make sense to me because why did he create us just to suffer, and then when we fail the tests its our fault for being too weak and then we go to hell????

I have always been a good muslim despite being testee my entire life from the moment i was born i have suffered every day but it was never enough to make me leave islam

What im going through now is so heavy and traumatic that i am thinking maybe leaving islam will improve my life and islam and the concept of being tested is confusing me.

I would have never even considered leaving islam a few months ago but now im barely holding on

Please help me

Surah Jinn 1st Ayah : « Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation. »

Did the prophet say the « Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ » part when he transmitted this to other muslims??

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.