~ official misc RAMADAN thread 2012/1433 ~

[whappend12]

Quran kothum today, will make dua for my fellow muslim brahs on this thread haha, aswell as the whole muslim ummah. Allah akbar.

[TheRealRustle]

[Hamzzza]

my friend is staying at my place, he came from another city...when to town with him at noon and came back just before sehri....been out all day and really busy - cant really read all the posts you guys made but thanks for still posting in here

<3

[DollarBilzz]

Quran kothum today, will make dua for my fellow muslim brahs on this thread haha, aswell as the whole muslim ummah. Allah akbar.

MashaAllah! well done bro, i wish i could read that fast im still a slow poke.

[whappend12]

MashaAllah! well done bro, i wish i could read that fast im still a slow poke.

Oh boy, I did not personally do the kotham it was for taraweh, went to all of em if it counts haha. Intense dua... I teared up

[MooseLaddin]

Hey fellas, I hope everyone's fasting is going well.

I have a huge soccer match tomorrow at Noon. I must play the full 90 minutes and many people are counting on me. What can I do tonight to make sure im as energized as possible for the match tomorrow?

how'd that game go

[Ranniks]

Few days left right?

[SUPER_MANLET]

Few days left right?

4 or 5 days , 5 here

[khaniri]

damn bros, its the end of ramadaan and I( only got to finish 3 chapters of the Quraan, I need to read more

[Desi_guy]

I want to share something with you guys. It worries me sometimes. I dont pray. I dont even remember the last time I prayed. I did not pray during this ramadan, not even once. My heart is dead, i feel like a piece of meat lost in this world. I have a fear of God, I have faith in him but thats all. I just cant pray, I dont even put an effort. I dont know what will happen to me. Every time I leave my house, I recite Darood sharif. Before I go to bed, I recite my kalma. Thats all I do. How can I change myself? I remember when I was 15, I used to pray 5 times a day. In fact, the mosque management gave me the mosque keys because I was the first one to enter in the morning and last one to leave after isha. I memorized half of 30th sipara. I used to give azaan. And today, I only know 1 surat (Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qulla ho kufu one ahad). thats all I remember. I have a fear of God because I know I am not prepared.

[SUPER_MANLET]

(Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qun (ya kon) ho kufu one ahad)

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[bigorexic84]

I want to share something with you guys. It worries me sometimes. I dont pray. I dont even remember the last time I prayed. I did not pray during this ramadan, not even once. My heart is dead, i feel like a piece of meat lost in this world. I have a fear of God, I have faith in him but thats all. I just cant pray, I dont even put an effort. I dont know what will happen to me. Every time I leave my house, I recite Darood sharif. Before I go to bed, I recite my kalma. Thats all I do. How can I change myself? I remember when I was 15, I used to pray 5 times a day. In fact, the mosque management gave me the mosque keys because I was the first one to enter in the morning and last one to leave after
isha. I memorized half of 30th sipara. I used to give azaan. And today, I only know 1 surat (Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qulla ho kufu one ahad). thats all I remember. I have a fear of God because I know I am not prepared.

First start w asking for forgivness for not doing urobligations and then pray for Allah to make it easy on u. It really is just a force of habit. Once u get into it again, insh itll be a lot easier cuzull be used to it. Read the quran in English, it really does help in helping to soften the heart, and understanding Islam.

Just remember that salah is THE most important thing for us as Muslims. Every other thing in Islam can be forgone if need be. Like we can eat pork if were starving, or not fast if we can't, no hajj if we have no money... but prayer has the most leniency. If u miss it pray late, travelling shorten it, no wudu tayammum.if we can't pray standing up, sit, can't sit, lay down, pray w ur finger or ur eye lids if neccessary. Ppl prayed during wars and even during stakeouts in enemy territory w their eyes or fingers. And alhamdulillah after giving us SO MANY OPORTUNITIES to fulfill this, its gonna be the first thing Allah will ask us about on the day of judgment. We have so many chances to do the none most important thing for us. So try not to miss it brother. They say when a person dies they are willing to do anything to come back and just pray.

Alhamdulilah I knew this guy in Columbus who was a paraplegic, and one time he told us how lucky we were that we were able to make sajda and be the closest to
Allah to thank him for all the blessings we have ,and he can't do that. Insh his prayers are all accepted , but the act itself is very humbling and insh we should take advantage of it

Dont mean to sound preachy BC Allah knows I have SO MUCH that I need to work on myself. But inshallah hell hep us all w the things we struggle w. If u take a step twds Allah he takes ten twds u, if u walk twds him, hell run twds u. So inshallah we all take the necessary steps to improve ourselves without the shayateen interfering w the progress we wanna make. Ameen

[HalalBarbell]

I want to share something with you guys. It worries me sometimes. I dont pray. I dont even remember the last time I prayed. I did not pray during this ramadan, not even once. My heart is dead, i feel like a piece of meat lost in this world. I have a fear of God, I have faith in him but thats all. I just cant pray, I dont even put an effort. I dont know what will happen to me. Every time I leave my house, I recite Darood sharif. Before I go to bed, I recite my kalma. Thats all I do. How can I change myself? I remember when I was 15, I used to pray 5 times a day. In fact, the mosque management gave me the mosque keys because I was the first one to enter in the morning and last one to leave after isha. I memorized half of 30th sipara. I used to give azaan. And today, I only know 1 surat (Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qulla ho kufu one ahad). thats all I remember. I have a fear of God because I know I am not prepared.

work on it slowly and at your own pace

it is pointless to pray idle mindedly, our prayers are for our own benefit, Allah subhana does not need our prayers.
So it is better that you maybe pray just even once a day but with full focus and so get the benefit than pray even 1000 times but not focused on on it.

there is two side to prayer, the intention and the action. The action without intention is worthless, and intention without action is nothing.
These things can be a vicious cycle, we pray once without intention it will be easier to do so again the next.

carry a tasbih and make more dhikr, i find usually this is something that helps keep pace

[benzzbrah]

in. turk brah but born an raised in australia (sydney)

been following thread brahs but have been at banned camp for past 2 months lol (see sig). will post more later on

[FryDude]

Isn't it a requirement to pray while fasting? I may have heard wrong but I'm pretty sure it is desi.

[khaniri]

its a requirement to pray 5 times a day even when not fasting Frydude

[shamilcub]

Isn't it a requirement to pray while fasting? I may have heard wrong but I'm pretty sure it is desi.

I've heard that it is, but it is a requirement to pray nethertheless. I am told that fasting is not accepted if you don't pray.

desi, I'm recovering from the patter which you are describing, and it is difficult - feeling disconnected is not nice. Try to slowly get back into things, maybe pray 2/3 times a day as much as you can. Only start with the mandatory rakats then do the sunnah prayers etc.

[levijay]

Insha'Allah I am going to give Zakat tomorrow

[determined22]

I want to share something with you guys. It worries me sometimes. I dont pray. I dont even remember the last time I prayed. I did not pray during this ramadan, not even once. My heart is dead, i feel like a piece of meat lost in this world. I have a fear of God, I have faith in him but thats all. I just cant pray, I dont even put an effort. I dont know what will happen to me. Every time I leave my house, I recite Darood sharif. Before I go to bed, I recite my kalma. Thats all I do. How can I change myself? I remember when I was 15, I used to pray 5 times a day. In fact, the mosque management gave me the mosque keys because I was the first one to enter in the morning and last one to leave after isha. I memorized half of 30th sipara. I used to give azaan. And today, I only know 1 surat (Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qulla ho kufu one ahad). thats all I remember. I have a fear of God because I know I am not prepared.

i have heard that once you stop praying your heart becomes hard.....the longer you dont the easier it becomes not to pray ...so brother just start praying....try reading the quran....you havent lost faith and fear of Allah which is great ...slowly slowly you will be as you were before inshAllah...praying 5 times.

[letmethink]

Today's a bad day for me. Yesterday I had to work a construction job, installed two door frames, new hood for the oven. New garbage disposal system. And tons of electric work. So yesterday I was dead tired, ate a very very small iftari. Went to sleep right away. Then my mom wakes me up at 1 a.m because I had to drop food for my Dad and other at Mosque who are in Itiqaf. Taraweeh prayers finish at 12 am here. Then I go to sleep and wake up today at 8 am to get to work. The problem? No food for sehri. Mom forgot to set the alarm and the whole family was sleeping. Of course mine and everyone else's alarm is set up work times. So i am fasting on an empty stomach. Pray I get over this and complete this fast.

[afgbrah]

Insha'Allah I am going to give Zakat tomorrow

levijay what country you from bro?

[Jack3dSparrow]

Today's a bad day for me. Yesterday I had to work a construction job, installed two door frames, new hood for the oven. New garbage disposal system. And tons of electric work. So yesterday I was dead tired, ate a very very small iftari. Went to sleep right away. Then my mom wakes me up at 1 a.m because I had to drop food for my Dad and other at Mosque who are in Itiqaf. Taraweeh prayers finish at 12 am here. Then I go to sleep and wake up today at 8 am to get to work. The problem? No food for sehri. Mom forgot to set the alarm and the whole family was sleeping. Of course mine and everyone else's alarm is set up work times. So i am fasting on an empty stomach. Pray I get over this and complete this fast.

I willl do dua for you and BE STRONG my brother! You CAN do this, just tell yourself that over again, and imagine the REWARD Allah azawajal will be giving you inshaAllah.....be strong, soldier in the way of Allah be a righteous slave.

I give you mad props and let me know how you do this evening my dearest brother

[Hrcules]

Desi brah, I know that feel srs.

I fast, I go to the Friday prayer maybe twice a month cos im lazy as fuk. Last time I prayed a normal prayer was when I was 15.
The only reason I fast is cos of my parents, if I lived away from home, I know i wouldn't be fasting.

I wanna read the Quran, but I have no clue how to read arabic, I knew once, but I have forgotten it. I wanna read it in English next month.

[br4v0]

Insha'Allah I am going to give Zakat tomorrow

if you're giving zakat al fitir you must wait till after your done fasting the last day of ramadan

[SUPER_MANLET]

just a funny pic i saw

[SwitchHit]

damn bros, its the end of ramadaan and I( only got to finish 3 chapters of the Quraan, I need to read more

Fkn wizard.

4 here.

Only started last week and done 1 whichever night I could.

feelsbadman

[SwitchHit]

Desi bro: if you're awake for Sehri try going Fajr and you'll become reinvigorated.

Defo try going for final Jumuah as 3 absences in a row seal the heart.

[mujie]

Quran kothum today, will make dua for my fellow muslim brahs on this thread haha, aswell as the whole muslim ummah. Allah akbar.

Mashallah

[mujie]

I want to share something with you guys. It worries me sometimes. I dont pray. I dont even remember the last time I prayed. I did not pray during this ramadan, not even once. My heart is dead, i feel like a piece of meat lost in this world. I have a fear of God, I have faith in him but thats all. I just cant pray, I dont even put an effort. I dont know what will happen to me. Every time I leave my house, I recite Darood sharif. Before I go to bed, I recite my kalma. Thats all I do. How can I change myself? I remember when I was 15, I used to pray 5 times a day. In fact, the mosque management gave me the mosque keys because I was the first one to enter in the morning and last one to leave after isha. I memorized half of 30th sipara. I used to give azaan. And today, I only know 1 surat (Qul ho Allah hu ahad, Allah husamad, lam ya lid, wa lam yu lad, walam ya qulla ho kufu one ahad). thats all I remember. I have a fear of God because I know I am not prepared.

The easiest way is to give charity daily and recite la ilaa ha illa la at least 100 times everyday.I pray Allah makes it easy for you.

[Kaya5]

Asalaamu Alaikum brothers. May Allah accept all our prayers & fasts, Ameen.

Desi, you need to start reading Qur'an more, and just getting back into the routine of Salah.

I'm not perfect. In fact, I've only recently began praying 5 times a day. But Alhamdulillah, praying 5 a day is actually EASIER thsan praying once or twice as a day, as i was doing before.

InshAllah your are guided brother. Some inspirational videos below that always help me:


(amazing recitation)


(great video showing how Muslims are all strangers in this world. Helps when you feel like you miss your old and haram ways, astafirullah)