Assalamu alaikum
This Hajj, the media over here was buzzing over H1N1, and a hundred cases were confirmed with 4 deaths. The people who were confirmed were taken to a hospital and quarantined. They were unable to complete the Hajj. I feel soooo bad for them. They put so much time and effort and money into it, and it came out to staring at a hospital ceiling... but hey, Allah's hand is in everything. Another inspiring story is of a woman from Gaza, Safia al-Shrafi, who planned to do the Hajj last year but her plans were ruined when her husband was killed in the war/siege/holocaust that took place. Aljazeera covered her story:
I can remember back to when I completed Hajj three years ago, Alhamdulillah. In Sha Allah I'll talk about that in a later post. Anyway, if you completed Hajj this year, then congratulations. If you haven't yet, than may Allah help you in completing it soon, In Sha Allah. And for everyone, I wish you a safe and happy Eid-ul-Adha!
Salaam,
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
The Importance of Sabr
Salaam
Sabr, or patience, is a very important trait that, unfortunately, many Muslims fail to comprehend. On average, we yell the loudest, punch the hardest, and are pretty much the most immature out of every other race/religion in the whole world. What a sad tale.
The other day, I was at the Masjid and there was an event going on. There are two main rooms, a banquet hall and a prayer hall where the actual prayer goes on. Both have glass doors and are right in front of each other, so it's easy to see what's going on. Here's a very crude Microsoft Paint depiction of the place, with green being the prayer hall (the arrow is the Qiblah direction), red being the banquet hall and yellow the glass doors.
In the banquet hall, there was some sort of community meeting and I was also present. Isha was at 8 pm. At adhaan time, the meeting was still going on. Some people had started to gather in the prayer hall and gave the adhaan while someone was talking. The meeting was delayed for a little bit, but a man went into the prayer hall and turned off the mike. 5 minutes later, while the meeting was wrapping up, the people who had gathered in the prayer hall started a Jama'ah without consulting the Imam, who was in the meeting. The mike was turned off the whole time, and the ladies couldn't hear a thing over in the women's side.
The Imam and everyone else who was present at the meeting went into the Masjid when the prayers were in the last Rak'ah. As soon as they finished, a man, let's call him Dr. X (even though that's not his name), went up and asked them... well, more like told them to go to the back so they could have a second Jama'ah - without even waiting a single second. One of the people who had been praying, let's call him Red-shirt White-beard (you can probably find out his appearance from that) got extremely angry.
If you have seen an argument, you know what it looks like. Two people begin talking and each wants to cut each other off louder than the other and the volume soars. But this was no normal fight. Immediately, Red-Shirt White-beard, or RW, began to yell and a lot of people began to yell back. This is what he said:
"What!!! You're trying to tell us to go in the back????? We didn't even get a chance to say Subhanallah!!!!" By this he meant he didn't get a chance to finish saying "Subhanallah" 33 times, yet alone start "Al Hamdulillah" or "Allahu Akbar" 33 and 34 times respectively. The volume kep rising. "Don't tell me to go back!!!!!!!! You get out of the Masjid!!!!!!!!" By "you" he meant Dr. X - who was also saying something but we couldn't hear over RW. "This isn't your Masjid, Dr. X!!! You can't make me do anything!!!!"
Everyone in the Masjid had their head turned in that direction, and a crowd was gathering around trying to make sure that RW didn't really blow it. The last thing we needed was blood on the carpet. Dr. X came forward and put his hand on RW, who was still sitting down in prayer position. Big mistake. RW exploded. "GET YOUR HAND OFF ME!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T TOUCH ME, DR. X!!!!!!! IT'S NOT YOUR MASJID!!!!!!!!!"
As RW caught his breath, Dr. X finally had a chance to say something. "It is my Masjid, it's all our Masjid. You have been coming here for only two months now; I've been here for years!"
RW stood up and began to argue back. "I come here for Isha every day! Every day! I don't see anyone else who is here right now in Isha- no one. Not you, not you, you..." at this point he pointed at couple people, including me. "Look at the time for Isha!" He pointed to a sign on the wall that had all the timings written on it. "8 o'clock! Look at the time now." It was, as far as I can remember, 8:17 or so.
RW had by now gotten up close and personal with Dr. X and pointed his finger close to his face. "It's not your Masjid, Dr. X!!!"
Now a man who had been standing next to me watching the fight spoke up as RW was leaving the prayer hall. "SHUTUP!!!!!!!!" He screamed it. Another guy nearby told him to cool it in a very, uh, unsubtle manner.
RW was walking toward the exit in the back, but he wasn't done yet. He pointed at Dr. X. "Enjoy your Masjid, Dr. X!!! I hope you do, because I'm never coming here ever again!!!"
When RW was finally gone, Dr. X said, "Someone who has only been coming here for only two months or so can't think that's he's the boss." The Imam went up to his area, and everyone else lined up. But he had a quick word to say, too.
"Arguing and raising your voice in the Masjid is forbidden in Islam, people. We should always keep that in mind." I couldn't agree more. Once the prayer was over, he added an extra two percent. "When there's an event in the Banquet Hall going on, you shouldn't start a Jama'ah without consulting me. We'll try to wrap things up as quick as possible and come and pray as a group. One time the Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, delayed the Jama'ah so much some of the Sahabah were left waiting for hours. So always check with the Imam before starting if there's an event going on in the Banquet Hall."
I'm not saying anyone that night was an angel. Dr. X and others should have waited a bit before jumping up and asking.... I mean telling the other people to go to the back. And RW was just paranoid. The man who yelled "shutup" didn't help put out the fire, either. In fact, he just fueled the flames. He could have tried to resolve the situation a little instead of making it worse. As for RW's behavior, I have no comment. He's a grown, mature man and it's people like him who are representing Islam in America today. What a shame.
There were kids present on that day, too. What did they learn? To yell and scream? Or to be polite? What will they do when they're older?
I'd like to end this very long post with a few ahaadith.
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At this point the Prophet got up. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, “Are you displeased with me, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet replied, “No, but (when you remained silent) an angel came down from the heaven responding to this man’s talk. But the moment you started replying to that man, the angel went away and the devil sat down. And I cannot sit where the devil is sitting.” Abu Dawood 041 4878.
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage.'' (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
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Sulaiman bin Surad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was sitting with the Prophet (PBUH) when two men began to quarrel and curse each other and the face of one of them turned red and the veins of his neck were swollen (from rage). Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I know of a word, if he were to utter that, his rage would vanish and that is: Audhu billahi minash-Shaitan ir-rajim (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed).'' So they (Companions) said to him: "The Prophet (PBUH) tells you to utter: 'I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed". (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Prophet (PBUH) for an advice and he (PBUH) said, "Do not get angry". The man repeated that several times and he replied, "Do not get angry". (Al-Bukhari).
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In the end, it's the Muslims who are at loss... because of our own actions! We need to set examples instead of being sore thumbs. Patience, or Sabr, is an important quality that every single one of us needs to work on. Don't say you're "patient" already. RW probably thought he had all the patience in the world. Let's try to actually practice our religion, for a change.
Salaam
Sabr, or patience, is a very important trait that, unfortunately, many Muslims fail to comprehend. On average, we yell the loudest, punch the hardest, and are pretty much the most immature out of every other race/religion in the whole world. What a sad tale.
The other day, I was at the Masjid and there was an event going on. There are two main rooms, a banquet hall and a prayer hall where the actual prayer goes on. Both have glass doors and are right in front of each other, so it's easy to see what's going on. Here's a very crude Microsoft Paint depiction of the place, with green being the prayer hall (the arrow is the Qiblah direction), red being the banquet hall and yellow the glass doors.
In the banquet hall, there was some sort of community meeting and I was also present. Isha was at 8 pm. At adhaan time, the meeting was still going on. Some people had started to gather in the prayer hall and gave the adhaan while someone was talking. The meeting was delayed for a little bit, but a man went into the prayer hall and turned off the mike. 5 minutes later, while the meeting was wrapping up, the people who had gathered in the prayer hall started a Jama'ah without consulting the Imam, who was in the meeting. The mike was turned off the whole time, and the ladies couldn't hear a thing over in the women's side.
The Imam and everyone else who was present at the meeting went into the Masjid when the prayers were in the last Rak'ah. As soon as they finished, a man, let's call him Dr. X (even though that's not his name), went up and asked them... well, more like told them to go to the back so they could have a second Jama'ah - without even waiting a single second. One of the people who had been praying, let's call him Red-shirt White-beard (you can probably find out his appearance from that) got extremely angry.
If you have seen an argument, you know what it looks like. Two people begin talking and each wants to cut each other off louder than the other and the volume soars. But this was no normal fight. Immediately, Red-Shirt White-beard, or RW, began to yell and a lot of people began to yell back. This is what he said:
"What!!! You're trying to tell us to go in the back????? We didn't even get a chance to say Subhanallah!!!!" By this he meant he didn't get a chance to finish saying "Subhanallah" 33 times, yet alone start "Al Hamdulillah" or "Allahu Akbar" 33 and 34 times respectively. The volume kep rising. "Don't tell me to go back!!!!!!!! You get out of the Masjid!!!!!!!!" By "you" he meant Dr. X - who was also saying something but we couldn't hear over RW. "This isn't your Masjid, Dr. X!!! You can't make me do anything!!!!"
Everyone in the Masjid had their head turned in that direction, and a crowd was gathering around trying to make sure that RW didn't really blow it. The last thing we needed was blood on the carpet. Dr. X came forward and put his hand on RW, who was still sitting down in prayer position. Big mistake. RW exploded. "GET YOUR HAND OFF ME!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T TOUCH ME, DR. X!!!!!!! IT'S NOT YOUR MASJID!!!!!!!!!"
As RW caught his breath, Dr. X finally had a chance to say something. "It is my Masjid, it's all our Masjid. You have been coming here for only two months now; I've been here for years!"
RW stood up and began to argue back. "I come here for Isha every day! Every day! I don't see anyone else who is here right now in Isha- no one. Not you, not you, you..." at this point he pointed at couple people, including me. "Look at the time for Isha!" He pointed to a sign on the wall that had all the timings written on it. "8 o'clock! Look at the time now." It was, as far as I can remember, 8:17 or so.
RW had by now gotten up close and personal with Dr. X and pointed his finger close to his face. "It's not your Masjid, Dr. X!!!"
Now a man who had been standing next to me watching the fight spoke up as RW was leaving the prayer hall. "SHUTUP!!!!!!!!" He screamed it. Another guy nearby told him to cool it in a very, uh, unsubtle manner.
RW was walking toward the exit in the back, but he wasn't done yet. He pointed at Dr. X. "Enjoy your Masjid, Dr. X!!! I hope you do, because I'm never coming here ever again!!!"
When RW was finally gone, Dr. X said, "Someone who has only been coming here for only two months or so can't think that's he's the boss." The Imam went up to his area, and everyone else lined up. But he had a quick word to say, too.
"Arguing and raising your voice in the Masjid is forbidden in Islam, people. We should always keep that in mind." I couldn't agree more. Once the prayer was over, he added an extra two percent. "When there's an event in the Banquet Hall going on, you shouldn't start a Jama'ah without consulting me. We'll try to wrap things up as quick as possible and come and pray as a group. One time the Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, delayed the Jama'ah so much some of the Sahabah were left waiting for hours. So always check with the Imam before starting if there's an event going on in the Banquet Hall."
I'm not saying anyone that night was an angel. Dr. X and others should have waited a bit before jumping up and asking.... I mean telling the other people to go to the back. And RW was just paranoid. The man who yelled "shutup" didn't help put out the fire, either. In fact, he just fueled the flames. He could have tried to resolve the situation a little instead of making it worse. As for RW's behavior, I have no comment. He's a grown, mature man and it's people like him who are representing Islam in America today. What a shame.
There were kids present on that day, too. What did they learn? To yell and scream? Or to be polite? What will they do when they're older?
I'd like to end this very long post with a few ahaadith.
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“I guarantee a house in Jannah (Paradise) for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a house in the middle of Jannah for one who abandons lying even when joking / for the sake of fun; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners.” (Prophet Muhammad (صلي الله عليه وسلم) - reported by Imam Abu Dawud)
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At this point the Prophet got up. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, “Are you displeased with me, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet replied, “No, but (when you remained silent) an angel came down from the heaven responding to this man’s talk. But the moment you started replying to that man, the angel went away and the devil sat down. And I cannot sit where the devil is sitting.” Abu Dawood 041 4878.
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage.'' (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
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Sulaiman bin Surad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was sitting with the Prophet (PBUH) when two men began to quarrel and curse each other and the face of one of them turned red and the veins of his neck were swollen (from rage). Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I know of a word, if he were to utter that, his rage would vanish and that is: Audhu billahi minash-Shaitan ir-rajim (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed).'' So they (Companions) said to him: "The Prophet (PBUH) tells you to utter: 'I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed". (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Prophet (PBUH) for an advice and he (PBUH) said, "Do not get angry". The man repeated that several times and he replied, "Do not get angry". (Al-Bukhari).
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In the end, it's the Muslims who are at loss... because of our own actions! We need to set examples instead of being sore thumbs. Patience, or Sabr, is an important quality that every single one of us needs to work on. Don't say you're "patient" already. RW probably thought he had all the patience in the world. Let's try to actually practice our religion, for a change.
Salaam
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Surah Yousuf part 3
Here's the video. Sorry I hadn't updated in a while; I'm still getting used to the new version of Windows Movie Maker.
Salaam
Salaam
Monday, September 21, 2009
Eid is finally here!
Salaam!
Yeah, you bet I've been waiting. That's all I have to say for now. See ya.
Yeah, you bet I've been waiting. That's all I have to say for now. See ya.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Muslims getting...
...fatter. Yeah, it's true.
Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I was reading Taraweeh in a local Masjid, and I noticed that Muslims in America are a bit.... uh.... overweight. I'm serious. We eat too much. I wonder if they eat that much in Muslim countries.
Well, back to what I was talking about. I was reading Taraweeh, and who would have thought, there was a fat guy next to me. And a REALLY fat guy on the left. I was sandwiched, and my arms were really tight and pressed against the sides of my body, I had to lean back with my feet still lined up with their's just to get some relief (putting pressure on my heels which was not comfortable at ALL), my arms were being pushed in during Sujood, and the list goes on and on and on and on....
The average per capita calorie consumption in America (according to 2007 data) is 4000 (it's actually 3990, but what difference does 10 calories make? I probably burned 10 calories writing this post). Now, two years later, it's probably well over that. And I have a feeling that this country's 7,000,000 million Muslims (mainly the immigrants - 5,000,000 are immigrants or descended from immigrants, the rest are converted) are contributing a LOT to that number. Among Muslims, it's probably 5,000. Or maybe 6 or 7,000. See ya later, Mr. 8000-calorie-diet Michael Phelps. Your days are over. An American Muslim could beat that any day. Even in Ramadan.
Kareem, trade in the burger for a salad. Not to mention you got it at McDonald's, so it's HARAAM. Habeeb, drink an orange juice instead of a soda. Fatima, lose the french fries. Start eating healthy foods, people! Your future depends on it! Haven't you heard of cholesterol? But that's not the point. The point is, when you eat fatty foods, or large amounts of food, or both (the most popular choice), you get REALLY fat and your going to end up bothering the person next to you in Salaah or Taraweeh or something else like that. Then he/she will go to his/her blog which gets 3 views a day (more like a week. Possibly even a year!) and right an article similar to this one. So throw out that hot dog you're chowing down on (you got ketchup on the computer) and go eat an apple. NOW. Unless you're fasting. I assume you're not, because you wouldn't have been eating a hot dog.
Salaam
Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I was reading Taraweeh in a local Masjid, and I noticed that Muslims in America are a bit.... uh.... overweight. I'm serious. We eat too much. I wonder if they eat that much in Muslim countries.
Well, back to what I was talking about. I was reading Taraweeh, and who would have thought, there was a fat guy next to me. And a REALLY fat guy on the left. I was sandwiched, and my arms were really tight and pressed against the sides of my body, I had to lean back with my feet still lined up with their's just to get some relief (putting pressure on my heels which was not comfortable at ALL), my arms were being pushed in during Sujood, and the list goes on and on and on and on....
The average per capita calorie consumption in America (according to 2007 data) is 4000 (it's actually 3990, but what difference does 10 calories make? I probably burned 10 calories writing this post). Now, two years later, it's probably well over that. And I have a feeling that this country's 7,000,000 million Muslims (mainly the immigrants - 5,000,000 are immigrants or descended from immigrants, the rest are converted) are contributing a LOT to that number. Among Muslims, it's probably 5,000. Or maybe 6 or 7,000. See ya later, Mr. 8000-calorie-diet Michael Phelps. Your days are over. An American Muslim could beat that any day. Even in Ramadan.
Kareem, trade in the burger for a salad. Not to mention you got it at McDonald's, so it's HARAAM. Habeeb, drink an orange juice instead of a soda. Fatima, lose the french fries. Start eating healthy foods, people! Your future depends on it! Haven't you heard of cholesterol? But that's not the point. The point is, when you eat fatty foods, or large amounts of food, or both (the most popular choice), you get REALLY fat and your going to end up bothering the person next to you in Salaah or Taraweeh or something else like that. Then he/she will go to his/her blog which gets 3 views a day (more like a week. Possibly even a year!) and right an article similar to this one. So throw out that hot dog you're chowing down on (you got ketchup on the computer) and go eat an apple. NOW. Unless you're fasting. I assume you're not, because you wouldn't have been eating a hot dog.
Salaam
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
"The Haram Swine Flu Scare"
Salaam
Looking at the title, you're probably thinking I'm gonna write a fictional story about the swine flu, and how it went around Makkah, and everyone went crazy, bla bla bla, etc. Well, if that's true, you're wrong.
As you all probably (and should) know, the swine flu is an infectious disease that must be protected against. One of the most common methods is to wear a mask. Well, as it turns out, the whole world is freaking out so much about swine flu, they wear masks in every public place. Yes, that includes Haram. If you do one 'Umrah and stay in Makkah for two days, you'll have physical contact with thousands, possibly tens of thousands of people. But you can't wear a mask in Ihram. So, people started wearing masks (after their 'Umrah was over) to, um, protect themselves. First, it started out with the security guards.
The guy on the right doesn't seem to care:
Then, even the people started getting scared.
There's a guard in this one, too. And the Niqab lady has nothing to fear.
Hey, dude in the Ihram! You're not supposed to cover your face!
Talk about a close-up:
Blacks, whites, reds and browns, they're all freaking out!
Even the Saudis are getting scared...
Is that a beard? Doesn't look like it.
So, we can tell that people are freaking out over nothing. These above images are from half a night of Taraweeh! Seriously, people. Just wash your hands and face when you get to your hotel room. No need to invalidate your Ihram over some stupid virus.
Salaam,
Yousuf (and not scared of the swine flu)
Looking at the title, you're probably thinking I'm gonna write a fictional story about the swine flu, and how it went around Makkah, and everyone went crazy, bla bla bla, etc. Well, if that's true, you're wrong.
As you all probably (and should) know, the swine flu is an infectious disease that must be protected against. One of the most common methods is to wear a mask. Well, as it turns out, the whole world is freaking out so much about swine flu, they wear masks in every public place. Yes, that includes Haram. If you do one 'Umrah and stay in Makkah for two days, you'll have physical contact with thousands, possibly tens of thousands of people. But you can't wear a mask in Ihram. So, people started wearing masks (after their 'Umrah was over) to, um, protect themselves. First, it started out with the security guards.
The guy on the right doesn't seem to care:
Then, even the people started getting scared.
There's a guard in this one, too. And the Niqab lady has nothing to fear.
Hey, dude in the Ihram! You're not supposed to cover your face!
Talk about a close-up:
Blacks, whites, reds and browns, they're all freaking out!
Even the Saudis are getting scared...
Is that a beard? Doesn't look like it.
So, we can tell that people are freaking out over nothing. These above images are from half a night of Taraweeh! Seriously, people. Just wash your hands and face when you get to your hotel room. No need to invalidate your Ihram over some stupid virus.
Salaam,
Yousuf (and not scared of the swine flu)
Friday, June 26, 2009
Some stuff
Assalamu alaikum!!!
I'm planning to do some stuff on this blog for the summer. Here is some of it:
I'm planning to do some stuff on this blog for the summer. Here is some of it:
- "Advertise" this blog a little bit more. I have a handful of viewers on Youtube, but barely any readers on Blogger.
- Upload Surah Yousuf with English translation onto Youtube
- Celebrate this blog's 1st anniversary, on July 22nd, 2009!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Blogging going slow... plus an update
Assalamu alaikum
The blog world is frozen... no one is updating their blogs... I might as well try to wake everyone up... maybe it's the economy...
Anyway, I have an update: I have ALMOST, but not quite, completed uploading Sheikh Shuraim's part of Taraweeh in 1420 onto my Youtube account. Only one more rak'ah to go, and I officially hit the half-way mark! By the way the "official" half-way mark is not the real half-way mark. I will do Salatul-Witr, too (at the end), and that includes 3 rak'ahs and a du'a.
The blog world is frozen... no one is updating their blogs... I might as well try to wake everyone up... maybe it's the economy...
Anyway, I have an update: I have ALMOST, but not quite, completed uploading Sheikh Shuraim's part of Taraweeh in 1420 onto my Youtube account. Only one more rak'ah to go, and I officially hit the half-way mark! By the way the "official" half-way mark is not the real half-way mark. I will do Salatul-Witr, too (at the end), and that includes 3 rak'ahs and a du'a.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Taraweeh 1420/1999 night 18 1st rak'ah (Sheikh Shuraim)
Assalamu alaikum.
I made this video and put it on YouTube. Sorry about the bad video quality. And keep in mind that the translation comes pretty fast.
Salaam and Jazakallah for stoppin by at my blog!
I made this video and put it on YouTube. Sorry about the bad video quality. And keep in mind that the translation comes pretty fast.
Salaam and Jazakallah for stoppin by at my blog!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Surah Sad with translation
Assalamu alaikum
The recitation is by Sheikhs Shuraim and Sudais in Taraweeh 1416/1995.
Wassalam
The recitation is by Sheikhs Shuraim and Sudais in Taraweeh 1416/1995.
Wassalam
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Some Taraweeh Videos from 1412/1991
Assalamu alaikum
Surah Muhammed (Sheikh Thubaity):
Surah Fath Part 1 (Sheikh Thubaity):
Surah Fath Part 2 (Sheikh Shuraim):
Sheikh Shuraim Dua e Qunoot:
Surah Muhammed (Sheikh Thubaity):
Surah Fath Part 1 (Sheikh Thubaity):
Surah Fath Part 2 (Sheikh Shuraim):
Sheikh Shuraim Dua e Qunoot:
A cat touches the Ka'bah
Salaam
This is Fajr Salaah from Masjid al Haraam on June 13th 2008. I watched this video live that day. SHUR1312 uploaded it onto YouTube. You can see a cat touch the Ka'bah Shareef from 4:36 to 4:45.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Surah Maryam with text and translation
Assalamu alaikum
I made this video and uploaded it onto Youtube.
"Surah Maryam (Mary) (Chapter 19 in the Quran) ayahs 1 to 40 with Arabic text, English Translation and Recitation in the background. The stories of Yahya (John), Zakariyya (Zachariah), Maryam (Mary) and 'Isa (Jesus) in the Glorious Quran. The reciter is Sheikh Abdur Rahman as Sudais, Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al Haram. It was recited in Taraweeh from 1995 (1416). Surah Yousuf (Joseph) recited by Sheikh Saud ash Shuraim (also Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al Haram) is coming soon, too. But first, let's try to get at least 2,000 views!!!
You may NOT download this video, edit it, and re-upload.
http://yousuf95.blogspot.com"
Salaam
I made this video and uploaded it onto Youtube.
"Surah Maryam (Mary) (Chapter 19 in the Quran) ayahs 1 to 40 with Arabic text, English Translation and Recitation in the background. The stories of Yahya (John), Zakariyya (Zachariah), Maryam (Mary) and 'Isa (Jesus) in the Glorious Quran. The reciter is Sheikh Abdur Rahman as Sudais, Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al Haram. It was recited in Taraweeh from 1995 (1416). Surah Yousuf (Joseph) recited by Sheikh Saud ash Shuraim (also Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al Haram) is coming soon, too. But first, let's try to get at least 2,000 views!!!
You may NOT download this video, edit it, and re-upload.
http://yousuf95.blogspot.com"
Salaam
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Do you believe this video?
Salaam
This is a video, that, according to some people, is a man trying to assassinate Sheikh Sudais. Do you believe it? I don't.
This is a video, that, according to some people, is a man trying to assassinate Sheikh Sudais. Do you believe it? I don't.
Sheikh Shuraim Surah Qaf from 1412!!!!!!!!
Salaam!!!!
This is Surah Qaf from Sheikh Shuraim's very first year of being an Imam at Masjid al Haram (1412/1991)!!! Jazak Allah Khair to optimistic300 for uploading it.
This is Surah Qaf from Sheikh Shuraim's very first year of being an Imam at Masjid al Haram (1412/1991)!!! Jazak Allah Khair to optimistic300 for uploading it.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Boy and the King-- the Movie
Assalamu alaikum
This is a movie made following an authentic Hadeeth of the Prophet (SAW). It's about a boy and a king... no, really. They were called "The people of the Ditch".
Here's the Hadeeth of Rasoolullah (SAW):
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Among the people before you, there was a king and he had a sorcerer. When the sorcerer become old, he said to the king, "I have now become an old man; get me a boy so that I may teach him sorcery". So the king sent him a boy to teach him sorcery. Whenever the boy proceeded to the sorcerer he sat with a monk who was on the way and he listened to his talks and used to admire them. So when he went to the sorcerer he passed by the monk and sat there with him and on visiting the sorcerer the latter thrashed him, so the boy complained about that to the monk. The monk said to him, "Whenever you are afraid of the sorcerer say to him 'My people kept me busy'. And whenever you are afraid of your people, say to them; 'The sorcerer kept me busy'" So the boy carried on like that (for a period].
(Then one day) there came [on the main road] a huge creature (animal), and the people were unable to pass by. The boy said, "Today I will know whether the sorcerer is better or the monk is better." So he took a stone and said, "0 Allah! If the deeds and actions of the monk are more liked by You better than those of the sorcerer then kill this creature so that the people can, cross [the road)." Then he hit (it) with the stone and it was killed, and the people passed [the road). The boy come to the monk and informed him about it. The monk said to him, "0 my son! Today you are better than I, you have achieved what I see! And you will be put to trial. And in case you are put to trial, do not inform (them) about me." The boy used to treat the people suffering from born-blindness, leprosy and other diseases. A blind courtier of the king heard about the boy. He came and brought a number of gifts for the boy and said, "All these gifts are for you on condition that you cure me." The boy said, "I do not cure anybody; it is Allah (alone) who cures people. So if you believe in Allah and invoke Allah, He will cure you." He then believed in Allah and Allah cured him.
Later the courtier come to the king and sat at the place where he used to sit before. The king asked him, "Who has given you bock your sight?" The courtier said, "My Lord, Allah!" The king said, "Do you have another Lord besides me?" The courtier said, "My Lord and your Lord is Allah, one." The king got hold of him and kept on tormenting him until he informed him about the boy. So the boy was brought. The king said to the boy, "0 boy! Has your (knowledge of) sorcery reached to the extent that you can cure born-blinds, lepers and do such and such?" . The boy replied, "I do not cure anybody. It is only Allah who cures." Then the king got hold of him and kept on tormenting him till he informed him about the monk. And the monk was brought and it was said to him, "Give up your religion" The monk refused to turn apostate. Then the king ordered a saw and it was put in the middle of his (the monk's) scalp and was sawn, till he fell, cut in two pieces. Then that courtier was brought and it was said to him, "Give up your religion!!" The courtier refused to turn apostate. So the saw was put in the middle of his scalp and was sawn, till he fell cut in two pieces. Then the boy was brought, and it was said to him, "Give up your religion!" The boy refused to turn apostate. So the King ordered some of his courtiers to take the boy to such and such a mountain, saying, "Then ascend up the mountain with him till you reach its top. Then see if he turns apostate, otherwise throw him down from its top." They took him, ascended up the mountain, and the boy said, "0 Allah! Save me from them by anything You wish!" So the mountain shook and all of them fell down and the boy came walking to the king. The king asked him, "What did your companions do?" The boy said, 'Allah saved me from them."
The King then ordered some of of his courtiers to take the boy on board a boat into the middle of the sea, saying, "Then if he turns apostate (all's well and come back), otherwise toss him into the sea." So they took him and he said, "0 Allah! Save me from them by anything You wish." So the boat capsized and all the courtiers were drowned. The boy then came walking to the king.The King said, "What did your companions do?" The boy replied, 'Allah saved me from them." And he further said to the king, "You cannot kill me till you do what I command." The King said, "What is that (command)?" The boy said, "Gather all the people in an upland place, and fasten me aver the trunk of a tree. Then take an arrow from my quiver and fix it in the bow and say: 'In the Name of Allah, the Lord of the boy' and shoot (at me). If you do that, you will kill me." So the king gathered the people in an upland place and fastened the boy over a tree-trunk, took on arrow from his quiver, fixed it in the bow and said, "'In the Name of Allah, the Lord of the boy", and shot the arrow. The arrow hit over the temple of the boy, and the boy put his hand over the temple at the point where the arrow hit and then died. The people proclaimed, "We have believed in the Lord of the boy! We have believed in the Lord of the boy! We have believed in the Lord of the boy!" The king came and it was said to him, "That is the thing which you were afraid of, by Allah! The thing which you were afraid of has befallen you; the people have believed [in Allah]!"
So he ordered for deep ditches to be dug at the entrances of the roads and it was done. Then fire was kindled in those ditches, and the king ordered that whoever did not turn apostate be cast into the ditches, and it was done. Then there came a woman with her babe. She nearly retreated back from the ditch (i.e. turned apostate) but the babe (spoke and) said, "0 mother! Be patient, you are on the Truth!" (So she threw herself in the ditch of the fire along with her child, to be with the martyrs in Al-Jannah). [Saheeh Muslim]
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Allah also mentions the People of the Ditch in the following verses in the Quran:
4. Cursed were the People Of the Ditch.
5. Fire supplied [abundantly] with fuel.
6. When they sat by it [the fire].
7. And they witnessed what they were doing against the Believers [i.e.burning them].
8. They had nothing against them except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, Worthy of all praise!
9. The One to Whom belongs the dominion of the Heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness over everything.
10. Verily those who put to trial the believing men and the believing women [by torturing them and burning them] and then do not turn in Repentance (to Allah) will have the torment of Hell and they will have the Punishment of the Burning Fire.
(Surah Burooj, 85: 4 - 10)
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Salaam
This is a movie made following an authentic Hadeeth of the Prophet (SAW). It's about a boy and a king... no, really. They were called "The people of the Ditch".
Here's the Hadeeth of Rasoolullah (SAW):
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Among the people before you, there was a king and he had a sorcerer. When the sorcerer become old, he said to the king, "I have now become an old man; get me a boy so that I may teach him sorcery". So the king sent him a boy to teach him sorcery. Whenever the boy proceeded to the sorcerer he sat with a monk who was on the way and he listened to his talks and used to admire them. So when he went to the sorcerer he passed by the monk and sat there with him and on visiting the sorcerer the latter thrashed him, so the boy complained about that to the monk. The monk said to him, "Whenever you are afraid of the sorcerer say to him 'My people kept me busy'. And whenever you are afraid of your people, say to them; 'The sorcerer kept me busy'" So the boy carried on like that (for a period].
(Then one day) there came [on the main road] a huge creature (animal), and the people were unable to pass by. The boy said, "Today I will know whether the sorcerer is better or the monk is better." So he took a stone and said, "0 Allah! If the deeds and actions of the monk are more liked by You better than those of the sorcerer then kill this creature so that the people can, cross [the road)." Then he hit (it) with the stone and it was killed, and the people passed [the road). The boy come to the monk and informed him about it. The monk said to him, "0 my son! Today you are better than I, you have achieved what I see! And you will be put to trial. And in case you are put to trial, do not inform (them) about me." The boy used to treat the people suffering from born-blindness, leprosy and other diseases. A blind courtier of the king heard about the boy. He came and brought a number of gifts for the boy and said, "All these gifts are for you on condition that you cure me." The boy said, "I do not cure anybody; it is Allah (alone) who cures people. So if you believe in Allah and invoke Allah, He will cure you." He then believed in Allah and Allah cured him.
Later the courtier come to the king and sat at the place where he used to sit before. The king asked him, "Who has given you bock your sight?" The courtier said, "My Lord, Allah!" The king said, "Do you have another Lord besides me?" The courtier said, "My Lord and your Lord is Allah, one." The king got hold of him and kept on tormenting him until he informed him about the boy. So the boy was brought. The king said to the boy, "0 boy! Has your (knowledge of) sorcery reached to the extent that you can cure born-blinds, lepers and do such and such?" . The boy replied, "I do not cure anybody. It is only Allah who cures." Then the king got hold of him and kept on tormenting him till he informed him about the monk. And the monk was brought and it was said to him, "Give up your religion" The monk refused to turn apostate. Then the king ordered a saw and it was put in the middle of his (the monk's) scalp and was sawn, till he fell, cut in two pieces. Then that courtier was brought and it was said to him, "Give up your religion!!" The courtier refused to turn apostate. So the saw was put in the middle of his scalp and was sawn, till he fell cut in two pieces. Then the boy was brought, and it was said to him, "Give up your religion!" The boy refused to turn apostate. So the King ordered some of his courtiers to take the boy to such and such a mountain, saying, "Then ascend up the mountain with him till you reach its top. Then see if he turns apostate, otherwise throw him down from its top." They took him, ascended up the mountain, and the boy said, "0 Allah! Save me from them by anything You wish!" So the mountain shook and all of them fell down and the boy came walking to the king. The king asked him, "What did your companions do?" The boy said, 'Allah saved me from them."
The King then ordered some of of his courtiers to take the boy on board a boat into the middle of the sea, saying, "Then if he turns apostate (all's well and come back), otherwise toss him into the sea." So they took him and he said, "0 Allah! Save me from them by anything You wish." So the boat capsized and all the courtiers were drowned. The boy then came walking to the king.The King said, "What did your companions do?" The boy replied, 'Allah saved me from them." And he further said to the king, "You cannot kill me till you do what I command." The King said, "What is that (command)?" The boy said, "Gather all the people in an upland place, and fasten me aver the trunk of a tree. Then take an arrow from my quiver and fix it in the bow and say: 'In the Name of Allah, the Lord of the boy' and shoot (at me). If you do that, you will kill me." So the king gathered the people in an upland place and fastened the boy over a tree-trunk, took on arrow from his quiver, fixed it in the bow and said, "'In the Name of Allah, the Lord of the boy", and shot the arrow. The arrow hit over the temple of the boy, and the boy put his hand over the temple at the point where the arrow hit and then died. The people proclaimed, "We have believed in the Lord of the boy! We have believed in the Lord of the boy! We have believed in the Lord of the boy!" The king came and it was said to him, "That is the thing which you were afraid of, by Allah! The thing which you were afraid of has befallen you; the people have believed [in Allah]!"
So he ordered for deep ditches to be dug at the entrances of the roads and it was done. Then fire was kindled in those ditches, and the king ordered that whoever did not turn apostate be cast into the ditches, and it was done. Then there came a woman with her babe. She nearly retreated back from the ditch (i.e. turned apostate) but the babe (spoke and) said, "0 mother! Be patient, you are on the Truth!" (So she threw herself in the ditch of the fire along with her child, to be with the martyrs in Al-Jannah). [Saheeh Muslim]
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Allah also mentions the People of the Ditch in the following verses in the Quran:
4. Cursed were the People Of the Ditch.
5. Fire supplied [abundantly] with fuel.
6. When they sat by it [the fire].
7. And they witnessed what they were doing against the Believers [i.e.burning them].
8. They had nothing against them except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, Worthy of all praise!
9. The One to Whom belongs the dominion of the Heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness over everything.
10. Verily those who put to trial the believing men and the believing women [by torturing them and burning them] and then do not turn in Repentance (to Allah) will have the torment of Hell and they will have the Punishment of the Burning Fire.
(Surah Burooj, 85: 4 - 10)
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Salaam
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Assalamu alaikum
In this post I will talk about "Bedoon Ism" and "yousuf95".
Bedoon Ism is originally the name of a chain clothing/fashion store in Saudi Arabia. They spell it "Bedoon Essm". Bedoon Ism means "Without Name" or "Nameless" in Arabic.
I put "95" in my URL because of the year 1995. I chose 1995 because a lot of my favorite recordings from Masjid al Haram are from the year 1995/1416. Both Sheikh Saud ash Shuraim and Sheikh Abdur-Rahman as Sudais read exceptionally good that year. I uploaded a lot of videos/audios of both Sheikh Shuraim and Sheikh Sudais of 1416/1995. See them all here.
Salaam
In this post I will talk about "Bedoon Ism" and "yousuf95".
Bedoon Ism is originally the name of a chain clothing/fashion store in Saudi Arabia. They spell it "Bedoon Essm". Bedoon Ism means "Without Name" or "Nameless" in Arabic.
I put "95" in my URL because of the year 1995. I chose 1995 because a lot of my favorite recordings from Masjid al Haram are from the year 1995/1416. Both Sheikh Saud ash Shuraim and Sheikh Abdur-Rahman as Sudais read exceptionally good that year. I uploaded a lot of videos/audios of both Sheikh Shuraim and Sheikh Sudais of 1416/1995. See them all here.
Salaam
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