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Helping your Wife/Mother at home

Bismillah irRahman irRahim In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Photo taken from -  http://previews.123rf.com/images/goodshotalan/goodshotalan1301/goodshotalan130100008/17339271-Vector-cartoon-of-man-drying-dishes-with-fan--Stock-Vector.jpg It is generally said that we don’t know whats happening in others lives until we step into their shoes. I feel this is very true for our homes as well. In fact a lot of domestic issues will be sorted out if we understand the state of the other person. We need to do this most importantly with our women; we men have no idea what they go through at all! It was a normal day’s start for me until I heard that the maid is not going to come today, she has taken an off. If you are married and have experienced similar situation, you would know what the home turns into when the maid takes an off at the last moment!!! After lunch, when I stepped into the kitchen, I saw a huge pile of utensils to be washed. I realise...

[Namaz with Jamat series] Getting ready to join the saff

Bismillah irRahman irRahim In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Photo taken form - Google This is the first post in the series Alhamdulillah and according to me the most important one. Since the time I started offering namaz in the mosque with jamat, I have observed a lot of people joining the saff hurriedly. People join the saff without being prepared for it and then they start preparing for it after joining the saff. To give you an example, people join the saff and then keep on wiping the water from their hands and face (they are wet because of Wudu), then they fold or unfold their sleeves, then they switch off or turn their mobiles on silent mode, then they wear the head cap and it goes on and on. Finally, after they are done with everything, they will join the prayer. So what is the problem with this? There are plenty of problems -  When someone does it beside me, it disturbs my concentration in the prayer and I also get irritated ...