CorrectingThings

  Bismillah ir Rehman ir Raheem   (In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful). "Those who establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity, and have (in their hearts) the assurance of the Hereafter. These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these are the ones who will prosper." (Quran 31:4-5) Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a function at my kids’ school that resembled an Anand Mela . It was a vibrant event where students set up stalls to sell homemade food items and organize games. The school had done an excellent job of organising the event, with staff members guiding groups of 3 to 4 students at each stall. The food options were delightful—paani puri, shawarma, chicken roast, veg burgers—and the games were just as engaging, from tossing balls into glasses to catching (toy) fish within a time limit. We attended the event as a family, and Alhamdulillah, we had a great time. The atmosphere was filled with laughter and joy, creating cheri...

Bismillah irRahman irRahim In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Photo taken from Dr. Bilal Philips's Facebook post On the first of Ramadan this year, I went to offer Tarawih at a new place, not the usual place I offer Tarawih. This place is not a mosque but just used for Tarawih during Ramadan. Tarawih here is offered quite late and is meant for doctors, office workers, shop owners, etc who can’t make it to the Mosque for Tarawih (Because Tarawih at most of the mosques is around 8-8:30 PM and they generally shut the shops/clinic by 9:30 PM). Due to some unavoidable work, I was going to miss Isha and Tarawih at the nearest Mosque (or any Mosque for that matter) so I found out that I can catch Isha and Tarawih at this place at 10 PM. I was really glad to find this and was looking forward for Namaz. When the Imam started with the Isha prayer, I was really pleased with his recitation, probably one of the best I have heard recently. Then came the sh...

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 ...

Bismillah irRahman irRahim In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Often, while offering namaz by Jamat (i.e. salah in congregation) I see people making some small but important mistakes. In this series inshaAllah, I will try and speak of these mistakes and also suggest how to avoid these mistakes insha Allah. Abu Hurayra said, "A believer is the mirror of his brother. When he sees a fault in it, he should correct it.” ( Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 238, graded Hasan by Al Albani ) Please note that the objective of this series is not to criticise people or point out mistakes in them but rather to correct them as is expected from a Muslim, Alhamdulillah. In case, you know a better way or find anything wrong in this, please do write it in the comments.