Jumma [Friday]

Jummua (Friday) Reminder

1. Cut Nails

2. Have a Ghusal & Wearing Perfume (Alcohol Free ) if available

3. Salaat al-Jumu’ah (Friday prayer)

4. Making lots of du’aa’. (between the time the

Imam sits down until the time the prayer is over

and after `Asr until sunset)

5. Reading Soorat al-Kahf

6. Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim).

Allah’s Messenger (PBH) mentioned theday of

Jumu’a then said:

There is a time in it (Friday) at which no Muslim

would stand up while praying and begAllah the

Most High, for something but He would give it

to him; and he (PBH) pointed with his hand

that (this time) is short. [Sahih Bukhari: 883]

Story-The Illusion Of Reflection!

 

Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. Some said a bird might have stolen it. The king then asked them all to search for it and put a reward for $50,000 for anyone who found it.

One day a clerk was walking home along a river next to an industrial area. This river was completely polluted, filthy and smelly. As he was walking, the clerk saw a shimmering in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace.

He decided to try and catch it so that he could get the $50,000 reward. He put his hand in the filthy, dirty river and grabbed at the necklace, but some how missed it and didn't catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there.

He tried again, this time he walked in the river and dirtied his pants in the filthy river and put his whole arm in to catch the necklace. But strangely, he still missed the necklace!

What Does Islam say about having girfriends or boyfriends?

 

It stands to reason that having a girlfriend is not the manner of a Muslim. It is forbidden for a male Muslim to have a girlfriend, as it is forbidden for a female Muslim to have a boyfriend. 

"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty, that will make for greater purity for them...Say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...O you believers! Turn you all together towards Allah that you may attain success" [24:30-31]

Muslims should have good relations with all people, males as well as females, at school, at work, in you neighborhood etc. You should be kind and courteous to everyone. However, it is not allowed in Islam to take a non-mahram person or persons of the opposite gender as a very close friend. Such friendship often leads to haram. In the Qur’an, Allah mentioned that good men and women are those who marry, do not have fornicating relationships and do not have "paramours" or Akhdan see An-Nisaa’: 25, Al-Ma'idah: 5). 

Akhdan are "sweethearts" or for a man a "mistress" and for a woman a "lover". The Prophet, peace and blessings be upom him, is reported to have stated that “whenever two strangers of the opposite gender are alone with each other, Satan becomes the third one between them.” (At-Tirmidhi)”

So it is not allowed for a Muslim boy to have a girlfriend or for a Muslim girl to have a boyfriend. Howsoever pure your intentions may be, the danger is that it will lead you to sin.

Thus, you should be friendly with your classmates, boys and girls both.