r/extomatoes

This is simply a friendly reminder... as one of the best things I have done for myself by the Grace of Allah is to delete those apps and not worry about such presence in the first place.

We Muslims are far exalted than such lowly stimulation, and that energy & time is supposed to be dedicated to lecture hours, learning your religion under the shuyukh (whether online or in-person), reading the Qur'an, even developing a beneficial skillset.

May Allah bless you all, just a friendly warning.

Assalamualaikum

Like Here in India, Hajj is on average 600k INR and single bedroom house is like 30 lacs or 3 million on average.

Having a permanent home ensures that you'll be ready and less chance of being ousted from society or since some societies don't rent to Muslims.

And having a permanent home also increases chance of finding a suitor.

But Hajj is fard if one has money and strength to do it

Ibraheem an-Nakhaa'i (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

"The family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) never ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until Muhammad (peace be upon him) departed from this world."

"Worldly life remained difficult and harsh for them until Muhammad (peace be upon him) passed away. Then, when he (peace be upon him) passed away, the world turned toward them in abundance."

Kitab al-Aathar (876) bi-riwayah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu.

A paper has been published recently on celestial phenomenon, particularly eclipses, in the Islamic tradition compared to other world religions and cultures.

https://www.academia.edu/169183483/The\_Eclipse\_and\_the\_Prophet\_Cultural\_and\_Religious\_Interpretations\_of\_Celestial\_Phenomena\_in\_Antiquity\_and\_the\_Islamic\_Response?source=swp\_share

Abstract:

This study examines interpretations of solar and lunar eclipses across a range of four major world religious traditions (Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and four ancient civilizations (Assyrian, Roman, Greek, Macedonian empires.) Through a comparative analysis of primary historical and religious texts, this paper explores how eclipses were commonly understood as omens, manifestations of divine displeasure, mythological events, or signs of impending political and social upheaval. Against this broader historical backdrop, this study analyzes the Islamic tradition surrounding the solar eclipse that coincided with the death of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, the son of the Prophet Muhammad's (Salalahu alayhi wa salam). Rather than affirming popular interpretations that linked the eclipse to a significant human event and taking advantage of his communities ignorance, the Prophet (Salalahu alayhi wa salam)explicitly rejected such claims, teaching instead that the sun and moon do not eclipse because of the life or death of any person. By interpreting this episode within its wider historical and cross-cultural lens, this paper argues that the Islamic treatment of eclipses represents a distinctive departure from prevailing conceptions of celestial phenomena in antiquity.

'Abdullah ibn 'Awn (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

"There are three things that I like for myself and my brothers: that the man looks at the Quraan; he learns it, recites it, ponders it and refers to it. Second, that he looks at the narrations and the Sunnah; he asks about it and follows it with all his efforts. Third, that he leaves all these people alone except when doing good."

As-Sunnah (108) of al-Marwazi.

It is reported from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that he said:

"Nifaaq (hypocrisy) used to be something unusual amongst all the Eeman. Soon, Eeman will be something strange amongst all the Nifaaq."

Al-Ibanah (1/173, 6) of Ibn Battah.

Imam Sufyan Ath-Thawri (رحمه الله) was asked about the saying of Allah, and man was created weak. What is meant by weak?

So Sufyan Ath-Thawri (رحمه الله) replied:

A women passes by a man, and the man cannot prevent himself from looking at her, and he attains no benefit by looking at her. Is there anything weaker than this?

[Hilyatul-Awliya 7/68]

قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا۟ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ٣٠

O Prophet! Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what they do.

[Surah An-Noor verse 30]