Ask About Islam 5

[SYRIANKID]

Due to the success of its predecessors, another Ask About Islam thread has been created.

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[JoinDate510BC]

I have a fair few Muslim friends.
What are your thoughts on Muslims drinking alcohol and partaking in other sinful activities (Sex prior to marriage)?
They are ultimately really really good people though and have good hearts and intentions.
Will they go to hell according to the qur'an without being judged on their good deeds?

I guess what i am saying is,
If they drink and smoke weed but are good people and regularly try helping people, will they be sent to hell for not completely following the qur'an even though they do try to stay true to it.

[mstrwaheed]

Salam, and JZK Sk. In on another first page of a new "Ask About Islam thread. SK, when you first started this did you ever think it would be this popular, and how much time does this take out of your day? Inshallah Allah SWT rewards you for your advice and time.

[Hanzala]

first page!

[chashma1]

1st page... IN!

[Cheezerman]

in on first page

you ever have any profound spiritual experiences? both physical and in dreams?

[Alchem]

1rd

[Aguy2diefor]

Keep it up SK!!

[onebobby5]

in on 1rd page, and in on last page in ask about islam 4

[nakaface]

in.

edit: spot sold to KURD4EVAH

[Jypsie]

Spot sold to Kurd4evah

[SYRIANKID]

I have a fair few Muslim friends.
What are your thoughts on Muslims drinking alcohol and partaking in other sinful activities (Sex prior to marriage)?
They are ultimately really really good people though and have good hearts and intentions.
Will they go to hell according to the qur'an without being judged on their good deeds?

I guess what i am saying is,
If they drink and smoke weed but are good people and regularly try helping people, will they be sent to hell for not completely following the qur'an even though they do try to stay true to it.

Everyone will regret their sins, sooner or later. The fortunate ones are those who regret them and repent for them sooner (before they die) than later.

Drinking alcohol and fornication are major sins, and even Muslims who don't repent for those major sins can enter Hell. Even worse, Muslims who tend to engage in those major sins rarely fulfill their religious duties such as prayer and fasting, which compounds the problem.

Alcohol:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=9048

Fornication:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=3281

Best way to repent:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=9632

[SYRIANKID]

in on first page

you ever have any profound spiritual experiences? both physical and in dreams?

Yes, but the true believer should have profound spiritual experiences every day during prayer. It's all relative. You might talk to someone who claims that after 20 years in a certain belief system they experienced a single glimpse of "nirvana" or "enlightenment" but what if you could experience this several times a day? That is the goal of the Islamic spiritual path.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=40

[benzzbrah]

in on first page.

sup fellow muslim brahs

[SYRIANKID]

Salam, and JZK Sk. In on another first page of a new "Ask About Islam thread. SK, when you first started this did you ever think it would be this popular, and how much time does this take out of your day? Inshallah Allah SWT rewards you for your advice and time.

As-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Allahuma Salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi ajma'een wa sallim

Back when this thread first started, the R&P was a lot more distracted and less knowledgeable about Islam. The situation has improved immensely since then. When the thread first came out, there were many duplicates and failures, and I was neg trained deep red. But thanks to the pioneer mods of the R&P they cleaned this place up of trolls and allowed civil discussions to take place.

This used to take up a lot more of my time, but as you know life just gets more busy.



Jazakum Allah Khair
Barak Allah Feekum
W'as-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu

[UsernameTaken]

1st page.


Brothers/sisters,

pray for SK's success in this life and the next.

Amin.

[AMERICAN_BEAST]

Serious question:

Are Jinni (Ginni - not sure) good or evil? Both?

Also a more broader religious question, is Christianity the only religion that frowns upon demons? What is Islam's take?

[yazthetics]

http : // bci . org /prophecy-fulfilled/seal-p . htm

cant post links yet sorry =/

just wondering about what your thoughts on this are, (not a response with links), and if you truly think that God would stop sending us his eternal and everlasting message.

[mstrwaheed]

Salam SK, i know that when your in the bathroom you are not supposed to face the qiblah if you are naked, but how is that possible when a bathroom is a 360 degree space. I mean, you can avoid facing it for long periods of time but your bound to face it one way or another.

[Here2Improve]

Salamu Alakoum

Is there a commentary for this hadith?

“The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter paradise”

Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 8, Book 78, No. 5984

A brother is having hard time with it, and his Imaan is being hurt by it i tried explaining but he wants a commentary for it. Wondering if there is even one.

Jazak Allah Khair

[SYRIANKID]

Salamu Alakoum

Is there a commentary for this hadith?

“The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter paradise”

Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 8, Book 78, No. 5984

A brother is having hard time with it, and his Imaan is being hurt by it i tried explaining but he wants a commentary for it. Wondering if there is even one.

Jazak Allah Khair

As-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Allahuma Salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi ajma'een wa sallim

Do you mean what are the limitations on maintaining one's blood ties? Basically, one should remain in close contact with one's relatives as long as that doesn't involve any haram activities (or serious abuse). We can discuss more if there are specific examples.

http://www.sunnipath.com/library/Hadith/H0003P0002.aspx

http://www.sunnipath.com/library/hadith/H0004P0042.aspx

http://www.sunnipath.com/library/hadith/H0004P0040.aspx

Jazakum Allah Khair
Barak Allah Feekum
W'as-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu

[SYRIANKID]

Salam SK, i know that when your in the bathroom you are not supposed to face the qiblah if you are naked, but how is that possible when a bathroom is a 360 degree space. I mean, you can avoid facing it for long periods of time but your bound to face it one way or another.

As-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Allahuma Salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi ajma'een wa sallim

That refers to not facing the Qiblah in open space where there are no barriers.

http://www.livingislam.org/fiqhi/fiqha_e69.html

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

Whoever sits to urinate facing the qibla and then, realizing this, turns away in exaltation for it shall not leave except with his sins being forgiving [Tabari]

Ibn 'Umar (may God be pleased with him) said, If there is between you and the Qiblah, something shielding you, there is no harm in it. [Hasan - Collected in Sunan Abu Daawood]

Jazakum Allah Khair
Barak Allah Feekum
W'as-Salaamu aleikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatahu

[SYRIANKID]

http : // bci . org /prophecy-fulfilled/seal-p . htm

cant post links yet sorry =/

just wondering about what your thoughts on this are, (not a response with links), and if you truly think that God would stop sending us his eternal and everlasting message.

We believe that anyone who claims to have received information from God after the Prophet (pbuh) is a liar. The Prophet (pbuh) was clear, in very literal terms, that noone would claim to receive information from God after him except that they were one of a few dozen liars, the last of whom would be the anti-christ.

http://web.youngmuslims.ca/online_li...thood/fop4.htm

http://www.irshad.org/finality.php

http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/finality_mas.htm

http://www.albalagh.net/prophethood/...phethood.shtml

[SYRIANKID]

Serious question:

Are Jinni (Ginni - not sure) good or evil? Both?

Also a more broader religious question, is Christianity the only religion that frowns upon demons? What is Islam's take?

"Demons" in Islam are called "Jinn". Jinn, like humans, can be good or evil, and they can be Muslims or they can be misguided and follow various other sects and religions. Many Jinn actually initiated false religions among humans by pretending to be "gods" i.e. many polytheistic religions are actually based on, and depict, Jinn.

Islam frowns upon communicating with Jinn because one cannot know with whom one is speaking, and one is liable to be possessed by a Jinn. It is difficult to individually cure that once it happens.

Jinn:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...81&postcount=1

Angels:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...31&postcount=1

[yazthetics]

We believe that anyone who claims to have received information from God after the Prophet (pbuh) is a liar. The Prophet (pbuh) was clear, in very literal terms, that noone would claim to receive information from God after him except that they were one of a few dozen liars, the last of whom would be the anti-christ.

This conflicts with a belief in Islam though. The Mahdi is supposed to come alongside Isa at one stage, how can The Mahdi and Isa return if you believe anyone who claims to have recieved information from God after Muhammad(pbuh) is a liar.

Also according to the Bible, It is impossible that Baha'u'llah is a false prophet. 'My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.' - Ezekiel 13:9

If you do a tiny bit of research you will definatly see that Baha'u'llah is listed in the records of the house of Israel, entered the land of Israel, and belonged to the council of the people.

[Christianyouth]

SK, Is it true that Islam is against nomads or makes fun of people who don't live in cities? Are there any quotes or sayings about living in cities vs living in encampments like the Bedouins did?

[SYRIANKID]

This conflicts with a belief in Islam though. The Mahdi is supposed to come alongside Isa at one stage, how can The Mahdi and Isa return if you believe anyone who claims to have recieved information from God after Muhammad(pbuh) is a liar.

Also according to the Bible, It is impossible that Baha'u'llah is a false prophet. 'My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.' - Ezekiel 13:9

If you do a tiny bit of research you will definatly see that Baha'u'llah is listed in the records of the house of Israel, entered the land of Israel, and belonged to the council of the people.

Neither the Mahdi (may God be pleased with him) nor Jesus (pbuh) receive revelations from God when they arrive. So there is no conflict at all. They both practice Islam exactly as the Prophet (pbuh) did.

http://www.inter-islam.org/faith/Majorsigns.html

http://www.jesuswillreturn.com/

We also don't believe the Bible is completely reliable, so there is no pre-condition that anyone who lies will immediately be killed. There are plenty of liars today who claim to speak on behalf of God and are perfectly fine. Baha'ullah was simply one of many such liars.

[SYRIANKID]

SK, Is it true that Islam is against nomads or makes fun of people who don't live in cities? Are there any quotes or sayings about living in cities vs living in encampments like the Bedouins did?

I haven't encountered this idea.

[yazthetics]

Neither the Mahdi (may God be pleased with him) nor Jesus (pbuh) receive revelations from God when they arrive. So there is no conflict at all. They both practice Islam exactly as the Prophet (pbuh) did.

We also don't believe the Bible is completely reliable, so there is no pre-condition that anyone who lies will immediately be killed. There are plenty of liars today who claim to speak on behalf of God and are perfectly fine. Baha'ullah was simply one of many such liars.

Yeah, there are many liars and I agree with you, but an awnser saying that the 'Bible is wrong' in a verse that is very direct and can't be interpreted in any other way is simply just being ignorant. Also if Islam is the perfect religion forever how come there are different sects of Islam, eg Shia and Sunni, which one is correct? You could say Sunni and another muslim would say Shia. If the religion was so perfect for all times shouldn't there only be one Islam? Under the rule of Islam how can the whole world be united if there are different sects and muslims are disagreeing with eachother?

[SYRIANKID]

Yeah, there are many liars and I agree with you, but an awnser saying that the 'Bible is wrong' in a verse that is very direct and can't be interpreted in any other way is simply just being ignorant. Also if Islam is the perfect religion forever how come there are different sects of Islam, eg Shia and Sunni, which one is correct? You could say Sunni and another muslim would say Shia. If the religion was so perfect for all times shouldn't there only be one Islam? Under the rule of Islam how can the whole world be united if there are different sects and muslims are disagreeing with eachother?

We don't believe the Bible is entirely reliable, not because of just one verse, but because of the way the entire set of gospels were compiled into the New Testament. It doesn't matter how you want to interpret a quote in the Bible if there's no reason to believe it was uttered by Jesus (pbuh) or another Prophet (pbuh).

http://individual.utoronto.ca/fantas...ompilation.pdf

Also, Islam is the correct religion in spite of the number of false-claimants and sects. The Prophet (pbuh) himself said there would be 73 sects in Islam, all of them false except one, and taught us how to identify it. So it's an inevitable part of human nature that liars emerge through history and people split up into schisms. People can be united upon the truth regardless of how many impostors there are.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post855154013

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=3439

Plus I think we've had all these conversations before. There are plenty of sects within Bahaism as well. That in itself is not the reason why Bahaism is wrong.

http://www.sectsofbahais.com/

http://www.bahaiawareness.com/sects.html

http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/nur...ahai-elections

So overall, you are approaching the question of religious truth from the branches as opposed to the roots. You should start from the beginning and ask yourself fundamental questions:

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