A Brief Q&A with Badru Jaffar on Sallah, Hope you benefit from it.
Asalam alaykum brother Badru Jaffar (BJ).
Q&A. How long can one keep wiping over your socks for Sallah?
BJ. If you are a traveller you are permitted to wipe over your socks three days and three nights starting from the first wiping.
If you aren't a traveller, you are allowed one day and one night starting from the first wiping.
Q&A. How do you correct a salah if you make a mistake by doing less rakah and also if you do more rakahs?
BJ. If you pray less, and you become aware before reciting salaam/salutation you makeup for the mistake and before salaam you do two sajdah before salaam for forgetting.
If its an addition and remember before salaam you do your two sadjah after salaam for the addition and another salam to end the prayer.
Q&A. What about if you sit by mistake whilst you should stand up?
BJ. If you sit by mistake you stand and continue your prayer and do your sajda before salaam for the mistake.
Q&A. What about if you should stand whilst you should sit.?
BJ. If you stand instead of sitting as this is only visible in the middle sitting you continue with your prayer because that sitting isn't obligatory but you do two sajdahs before salaam for forgetting.
Q&A. If you read a surah that is higher than the first surah you read?
BJ. There is no problem with this. No need for correction.
Q&A. If you read the sallah that is suppose to be quiet and you read it loud, what should you do?
BJ. There is no problem with that. No need for correction.
Thank you for the time and scholarly answers put in simple context.
BJ. Don't mention it, i am happy to answer your queries any time.
Suntou. Sallah is the second pillar in Islam, and there have been many authentic narrations that, If a Muslim stops performing his sallah, he is out of the fold of Islam for that period, yet one who performs his Sallah in ignorance without knowing the etiquette or rules is also on a thin line. We shouldn't be too proud to find out matters of our faith and livelihood. Ask your Imam, or scholar for guidance on this matters or buy books on how to perform the prophet mode of performing Sallah. I pray Allah guide us and safe us from the eternal flames. Amen.
Badru Jaffar Swaleh Secretary, Majlis Ulamaa & Chairman Fatawa Committee. bajaffar.blogspot.com Tel: +254 0202022753 PO BOX 40290 00100 Nairobi/Kenya email:majlisulamaa@swiftkenya.com/majlisulamaa@hotmail.com
Monday, 5 January 2009
Sunday, 4 January 2009
A Lecture about oppressive Rulers
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq6a2viPKuI&feature=related
Take time to listen to this. The lecture deals with anyone in a position of authourity who is unjust and oppressive. The practise of corruption and power hungry. Imam Abu Usama put the issue in proper perspective. he differenciate between Islam and those who create disgruntle element in soceity and leads to terrorism and criminnality.
The lecture is based on a book by Adahabe, May his soul rest in peace. injustice is a grave crime in Islam as well in other faiths. God will not forgive oppressors and those who aid and abate them.
Take time to listen to this. The lecture deals with anyone in a position of authourity who is unjust and oppressive. The practise of corruption and power hungry. Imam Abu Usama put the issue in proper perspective. he differenciate between Islam and those who create disgruntle element in soceity and leads to terrorism and criminnality.
The lecture is based on a book by Adahabe, May his soul rest in peace. injustice is a grave crime in Islam as well in other faiths. God will not forgive oppressors and those who aid and abate them.
The prohibition of Riba, a lecture by an eminent scholar
One of my favourite scholar brother Abu Usama dealt the topic boldly and clearly. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4RSqsvZ7smE&feature=related
This is a youtube link of a good and clear lecture by an Islamic scholar on the subject of Riba or interest.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYPneQrNJ4
You will find other continuation of the part one of this lecture. It will benefit you and increase your understanding of interest or riba. Interest is a big destroyer of economies across the globe. Africa for instance is strangling to death and rampant poverty due to compounded interest on its loans.
Allah warn us against taking riba, why then is a so-called Islamic majority country of the Gambia dealing in riba which is a major sin in Islam? Are the people helpless as to the availability of finance which end up pushing them to take loans at interest? Is it the scholars who are not warning people against it?
the case can be looked at in many different forms. But Riba is bad, it make people bankrupt and poor.
This is a youtube link of a good and clear lecture by an Islamic scholar on the subject of Riba or interest.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYPneQrNJ4
You will find other continuation of the part one of this lecture. It will benefit you and increase your understanding of interest or riba. Interest is a big destroyer of economies across the globe. Africa for instance is strangling to death and rampant poverty due to compounded interest on its loans.
Allah warn us against taking riba, why then is a so-called Islamic majority country of the Gambia dealing in riba which is a major sin in Islam? Are the people helpless as to the availability of finance which end up pushing them to take loans at interest? Is it the scholars who are not warning people against it?
the case can be looked at in many different forms. But Riba is bad, it make people bankrupt and poor.
The Islamic new year, Recommended to Fast
The Islamic year start with the month of Muharram, and it is highly recommended by the Noble Prophet Muhammad for us to fast for two days. This days are on the 9Th and 10Th of muharram or 10Th and 11th of the Muharam month. For those interested to observe the fasting, this days will fall on the 5th of January which will be the 9th of Muharam and the 6th of January which will be the 10th of Muharam. Or you can start the fast on the 6th of January the 10th of Muharam and the 7th of January the 11th of Muharam.
The virtues for fasting this two days is that, all your minor sins for the past year will be forgiven my God the most merciful. Also even spending on once family on this days will incur blessing from Allah and he will put barakah in our possessions.
Now is not the time for us to despair, for sincere believers, their aim is to be successful in this Life and the hereafter. Aiming to be dominant in this life at the expense of the hereafter should not be intention of true believers in God. The enemies of God try to pollute believers mind by making their power and dominance the ultimate goal of life. However wealthy and prosperous we may be, one day, that wealth will not benefit us, however much people of religion and faith are ridicule, they will be the ultimate successors.
May Allah give us strong emaan to see truth in this cloud of injustice and tyranny and also provide us halal means to take care of our daily businesses. Amen.
The virtues for fasting this two days is that, all your minor sins for the past year will be forgiven my God the most merciful. Also even spending on once family on this days will incur blessing from Allah and he will put barakah in our possessions.
Now is not the time for us to despair, for sincere believers, their aim is to be successful in this Life and the hereafter. Aiming to be dominant in this life at the expense of the hereafter should not be intention of true believers in God. The enemies of God try to pollute believers mind by making their power and dominance the ultimate goal of life. However wealthy and prosperous we may be, one day, that wealth will not benefit us, however much people of religion and faith are ridicule, they will be the ultimate successors.
May Allah give us strong emaan to see truth in this cloud of injustice and tyranny and also provide us halal means to take care of our daily businesses. Amen.
Friday, 2 January 2009
Interview confirmations
Two erudite Gambians have accepted an interview request which will be conducted in the near future. I am delighted the two brothers are able to accommodate the interview request in their busy schedules. I am very grateful that, they accept the request. It is my intention to conduct as many interviews as possible, this is to increase awareness and the spreading of knowledge. Our minds feeds on knowledge which cannot be gain just in lecture halls. We need to read and read a lot and also know what others are thinking which can enhance our world view.
Gambian Muslims in Diaspora
I have approach a Gambian intellectual for an interview on Gambian Muslims welfare in diaspora. This doesn't mean i am neglecting Gambian Christians or Gambian animist. But the intention is to probe into certain activities that are covered with an Islamic cloth and others that go against all the tenet of Islam.
I hope that the learned brother will accord me the opportunity to conduct such a very important and pertinent topical interview with him. I will not disclose his/her identity until after the successful completion of the interview. Should in case he decline my approach, i have got confirmation from a learned Turkish scholar and researcher in Birmingham University and Markfield Institute who is willing to provide his opinions on my questions.
It should be fascinating read.
I hope that the learned brother will accord me the opportunity to conduct such a very important and pertinent topical interview with him. I will not disclose his/her identity until after the successful completion of the interview. Should in case he decline my approach, i have got confirmation from a learned Turkish scholar and researcher in Birmingham University and Markfield Institute who is willing to provide his opinions on my questions.
It should be fascinating read.
Thursday, 1 January 2009
HAPPY 1430 HIJRA
This research was forwarded to me and i feel it is interesting enough to share it with others. Some of the facts may be dated now but still relevant for the central message of the study. Why are Muslims not regarded anywhere in the world? Yet with a clear revelation and message. The seeking of knowledge hold central in the message of the Quran and the Hadith yet, Muslims are ranked very low in academic achievements. Why? The Jews today play the muslims palestinians like a football and use the media to rubbish all other claims, yet the muslims can't seems to organise themselves and responded in a civilise manner to the death and suffering of their fellow brothers and sisters. Why?
The email starts here
Happy 1430 Hijra
Happy? But situations in the Muslim world is still sad as it was 500 years ago since we relaxed our quest for knowledge. Because of that influence and power shifted to the Christian world - and have remained there ever since. The figures are speaking themselves very loudly but we refuse to listen. Some thoughts - Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B. Mohamed. Director-General, Al Baraka Bank. Demographics: World Jewish population: 14 million Distribution: 7m in America 5m in Asia 2m in Europe100 thousands in Africa World Muslim population: 1.5 billion Distribution: 1 billion in Asia/Mid-East 400m in Africa 44m in 6m in the Americas Every fifth human being is a Muslim. For every single Hindu there are two Muslims For every Buddhist there are two Muslims For every Jew there are 107 Muslims Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims... Why..? Here are some of the reasons. Movers of Recent History Albert Einstein - Jewish Sigmund Freud - Jewish Karl Marx - Jewish Paul Samuelson - Jewish Milton Friedman - Jewish Medical Milestones Vaccination needle: Benjamin Ruben - Jewish Polio vaccine: Jonas Salk Jewish Leukaemia drug: Gertrude Elion- Jewish Hepatitis B: Baruch Blumberg - Jewish Syphilis drug: Paul Ehrlich Jewish Neuro muscular: Elie Metchnikoff Jewish Endocrinology: Andrew Schally Jewish Cognitive therapy: Aaron Beck - Jewish Contraceptive pill: Gregory Pincus - Jewish Understanding of human eye: G. Wald Jewish Embryology: Stanley Cohen - Jewish Kidney dialysis: Willem Kloffcame - Jewish Nobel Prize Winners In the past 105 years, the 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst the 1.5 billion Muslims have achieved only 3 Nobel winners. Inventions that changed History: Micro-processing chip: Stanley Mezor - Jewish Nuclear chain reactor: Leo Sziland - Jewish Optical fibre cable: Peter Schultz - Jewish Traffic lights: Charles Adler - Jewish Stainless steel: Benno Strauss - Jewish Sound movies: Isador Kisee - Jewish Telephone microphone: Emile Berliner Jewish Video tape recorder: Charles Ginsburg - Jewish Influential Global Businesses Polo: Ralph Lauren - Jewish Coca-Cola: Jewish Levi's: Levi Strauss - Jewish o Starbuck's: Howard Schultz - Jewish o Google: Sergey Brin - Jewish o Dell Computers: Michael Dell - Jewish o Oracle Computers: Lary Ellison: - Jewish o DKNY: Donna Karan - Jewish o Baskin Robbins: Irv Robbins Jewish o Dunkin' Donuts: Bill Rosenberg - Jewish Influential Policy-makers/ Politicians o Henry Kissinger, US Sec. of State - Jewish o Richard Levin, President Yale University Jewish Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve - Jewish o Joseph Lieberman, US Senator - Jewish o Madeleine Albright, US Sec. of State - Jewish o CasperWeinberger, US Sec. of Defence - Jewish Maxim Litvinov, USSR Foreign Minister Jewish o David Marshal, Singapore Chief Minister Jewish Isaac Isaacs, Gov-Gen. Australia- Jewish o Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman - Jewish o Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM - Jewish Barry Goldwater, US Politician - Jewis o Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal - Jewish o Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy PM - Jewish o Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish
Michael Howard, British Home Sec. - Jewish Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor - Jewish o Robert Rubin, US Sec. of Treasury
- Jewish Global Media Figures o Wolf Blitzer, CNN - Jewish o Barbara Walters, ABC News - Jewish o Eugene Meyer, Washington Post - Jewish o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine - Jewish o Katherine Graham, Washington Post Jewish o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times - Jewish o Max Frankel, New York Times
- Jewish Global Philanthropists o George Soros - Jewish o Walter Annenberg Jewish Why are they powerful and why are Muslims powerless? Here's another reason... We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge. o In the entire Muslim world (57 Muslim countries) there are only 500 universities o In USA alone, 5,758 universities o In India alone, 8,407 universities Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World o Literacy in the Christian world - 90% o Literacy in the Musli world - 40% o 15 Christian-majority countries' literacy rate - 100% o Muslim-majority countries with 100% - None o 98% in Christian countries completed primary education o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary education o 40% in Christian countries attended university o In Muslim countries, a dismal 2% attended university o Muslim-majority countries have 230 scientists per million o The USA has 5000 per million o The Christian world - 1000 technicians per million o Entire Arab world - only 50 technicians per million o Muslim world spending on R&D - 0.2% of GDP o Christian world's R&D - 5.0% of GDP Conclusions The Muslim world lacks the capacity to produce knowledge. Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge. o Pakistan: 23 daily newspapers per 1000citizens o Singapore: 460 per 1000 citizens o UK book titles per million is 2000 o Egypt book titles per million is only 17 Conclusion.. . Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge. Applying knowledge is another such test. o Exports of high-tech products from Pakistan: 0.9% o In Saudi Arabia only 0.2% o Kuwait, Morocco and Algeria : only 0.3% o Tiny Singapore (4mil pop.) : 68% Conclusion.
Muslim world is failing to apply knowledge. What do you conclude? No need to tell... The figures are speaking themselves very loudly but we are unable to use the ears Allah gave us to listen and eyes to let us see... Advice Please educate yourself and your children. Excuses like lack of money, ability or opening are nothing more than that - excuses. Always promote education, don't compromise on it. We hate to be weak, illiterate and poor but are we too weak to give our children the opportunity to break the curse? Don't ignore your children's slightest misguidance from education... and please, for Allah's sake, don't use your personal contacts to promote your children in their education. If they fail, let them because it will make them learn the sweetness of success. Remember... if they can't do it now, they can't ever. With knowledge comes power, and with it even the small can rule over the big. We are world's biggest but sadly NOT strongest nation. All we need is to identify and explore our inner selves. Insha-Allah, our weapon to victory, our duty to spread God's words and our opportunity save all humankind is best through knowledge, creativity, literacy... And nothing else. Wake up O khalifahs of the land .... Wake up ...
The email starts here
Happy 1430 Hijra
Happy? But situations in the Muslim world is still sad as it was 500 years ago since we relaxed our quest for knowledge. Because of that influence and power shifted to the Christian world - and have remained there ever since. The figures are speaking themselves very loudly but we refuse to listen. Some thoughts - Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B. Mohamed. Director-General, Al Baraka Bank. Demographics: World Jewish population: 14 million Distribution: 7m in America 5m in Asia 2m in Europe100 thousands in Africa World Muslim population: 1.5 billion Distribution: 1 billion in Asia/Mid-East 400m in Africa 44m in 6m in the Americas Every fifth human being is a Muslim. For every single Hindu there are two Muslims For every Buddhist there are two Muslims For every Jew there are 107 Muslims Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims... Why..? Here are some of the reasons. Movers of Recent History Albert Einstein - Jewish Sigmund Freud - Jewish Karl Marx - Jewish Paul Samuelson - Jewish Milton Friedman - Jewish Medical Milestones Vaccination needle: Benjamin Ruben - Jewish Polio vaccine: Jonas Salk Jewish Leukaemia drug: Gertrude Elion- Jewish Hepatitis B: Baruch Blumberg - Jewish Syphilis drug: Paul Ehrlich Jewish Neuro muscular: Elie Metchnikoff Jewish Endocrinology: Andrew Schally Jewish Cognitive therapy: Aaron Beck - Jewish Contraceptive pill: Gregory Pincus - Jewish Understanding of human eye: G. Wald Jewish Embryology: Stanley Cohen - Jewish Kidney dialysis: Willem Kloffcame - Jewish Nobel Prize Winners In the past 105 years, the 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst the 1.5 billion Muslims have achieved only 3 Nobel winners. Inventions that changed History: Micro-processing chip: Stanley Mezor - Jewish Nuclear chain reactor: Leo Sziland - Jewish Optical fibre cable: Peter Schultz - Jewish Traffic lights: Charles Adler - Jewish Stainless steel: Benno Strauss - Jewish Sound movies: Isador Kisee - Jewish Telephone microphone: Emile Berliner Jewish Video tape recorder: Charles Ginsburg - Jewish Influential Global Businesses Polo: Ralph Lauren - Jewish Coca-Cola: Jewish Levi's: Levi Strauss - Jewish o Starbuck's: Howard Schultz - Jewish o Google: Sergey Brin - Jewish o Dell Computers: Michael Dell - Jewish o Oracle Computers: Lary Ellison: - Jewish o DKNY: Donna Karan - Jewish o Baskin Robbins: Irv Robbins Jewish o Dunkin' Donuts: Bill Rosenberg - Jewish Influential Policy-makers/ Politicians o Henry Kissinger, US Sec. of State - Jewish o Richard Levin, President Yale University Jewish Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve - Jewish o Joseph Lieberman, US Senator - Jewish o Madeleine Albright, US Sec. of State - Jewish o CasperWeinberger, US Sec. of Defence - Jewish Maxim Litvinov, USSR Foreign Minister Jewish o David Marshal, Singapore Chief Minister Jewish Isaac Isaacs, Gov-Gen. Australia- Jewish o Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman - Jewish o Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM - Jewish Barry Goldwater, US Politician - Jewis o Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal - Jewish o Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy PM - Jewish o Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish
Michael Howard, British Home Sec. - Jewish Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor - Jewish o Robert Rubin, US Sec. of Treasury
- Jewish Global Media Figures o Wolf Blitzer, CNN - Jewish o Barbara Walters, ABC News - Jewish o Eugene Meyer, Washington Post - Jewish o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine - Jewish o Katherine Graham, Washington Post Jewish o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times - Jewish o Max Frankel, New York Times
- Jewish Global Philanthropists o George Soros - Jewish o Walter Annenberg Jewish Why are they powerful and why are Muslims powerless? Here's another reason... We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge. o In the entire Muslim world (57 Muslim countries) there are only 500 universities o In USA alone, 5,758 universities o In India alone, 8,407 universities Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World o Literacy in the Christian world - 90% o Literacy in the Musli world - 40% o 15 Christian-majority countries' literacy rate - 100% o Muslim-majority countries with 100% - None o 98% in Christian countries completed primary education o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary education o 40% in Christian countries attended university o In Muslim countries, a dismal 2% attended university o Muslim-majority countries have 230 scientists per million o The USA has 5000 per million o The Christian world - 1000 technicians per million o Entire Arab world - only 50 technicians per million o Muslim world spending on R&D - 0.2% of GDP o Christian world's R&D - 5.0% of GDP Conclusions The Muslim world lacks the capacity to produce knowledge. Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge. o Pakistan: 23 daily newspapers per 1000citizens o Singapore: 460 per 1000 citizens o UK book titles per million is 2000 o Egypt book titles per million is only 17 Conclusion.. . Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge. Applying knowledge is another such test. o Exports of high-tech products from Pakistan: 0.9% o In Saudi Arabia only 0.2% o Kuwait, Morocco and Algeria : only 0.3% o Tiny Singapore (4mil pop.) : 68% Conclusion.
Muslim world is failing to apply knowledge. What do you conclude? No need to tell... The figures are speaking themselves very loudly but we are unable to use the ears Allah gave us to listen and eyes to let us see... Advice Please educate yourself and your children. Excuses like lack of money, ability or opening are nothing more than that - excuses. Always promote education, don't compromise on it. We hate to be weak, illiterate and poor but are we too weak to give our children the opportunity to break the curse? Don't ignore your children's slightest misguidance from education... and please, for Allah's sake, don't use your personal contacts to promote your children in their education. If they fail, let them because it will make them learn the sweetness of success. Remember... if they can't do it now, they can't ever. With knowledge comes power, and with it even the small can rule over the big. We are world's biggest but sadly NOT strongest nation. All we need is to identify and explore our inner selves. Insha-Allah, our weapon to victory, our duty to spread God's words and our opportunity save all humankind is best through knowledge, creativity, literacy... And nothing else. Wake up O khalifahs of the land .... Wake up ...
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