I m asking dis, bcoz, in dis wolrd i dont even get time 2 recite quaran daily,
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum
wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon
all of you)
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this question:
assalam
alykum,
plz dont cosider my question irrelevant. as i hav understood by the answers
given by you, dat u all work as a group in answering thousands of questions, i
wanted 2 ask dat, do u all work in an office or sumthing like dat? or u also do
a job or sumthing 2 earn
i m asking dis, bcoz, in dis wolrd i dont even get time 2 recite quaran daily,
n i also miss my prayers sumtimes. even though i want, i ll b so very exhausted
, dat i wont ba able 2 do it. so i wanted 2 learn as how i can help myself n
also others by managing both da things
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Answer:
Forum brothers work
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: i wanted 2 ask dat, do u all work in an office or sumthing like dat?
Dear and Beloved Sister, although the brother ‘Ameer’ or the
leader who initiated the forum shoulders the complete responsibility of
moderating this humble forum has generously allocated some space in his office,
the truth is that the brothers and sisters who are fortunate to be a part of
the team actually live in four separate countries and communicate almost
entirely via the internet.
Your
Question: or u also do a job or sumthing 2 earn
Each and every brother or sister who spend a portion of
their time and energy running this humble forum have been blessed by their Lord
to seek and earn their separate livelihood: either through a small business or as
an employee in a job, and one amongst our sisters, in addition to serving the
forum also looks after her house and her new-born baby.
Your
Question: i also want 2 no, how exactly do u all work?
Beloved Sister, it would be almost impossible to relate to
you here all the exact details of the responsibility of each brother and sister
of our humble team. Some have the
responsibility of taking care of the process of subscriptions from our almost
50,000 subscribers, some have the responsibility of sorting the thousands of
questions which are asked, one brother (me!) has been given the responsibility
to write the answers, the scholars and researchers have the responsibility of
making sure every answer posted is in exact accordance to the guidance of the
Glorious Quran and the authentic Sunnah, some have the responsibility of
distributing the answers on the web-site, while some have been allocated the
prime responsibility to make sure the web-site is up-to-date and accurate. Our beloved brother ‘Ameer’ or leader, who
initiated this humble forum, is responsible for everything that happens on the
forum, and also serves in the capacity of being the ‘editor-in-chief’ of this
humble forum.
Your
Question: i m asking dis, bcoz, in dis wolrd i dont even get time 2 recite
quaran daily, n i also miss my prayers sumtimes. even though i want, i ll b so
very exhausted , dat i wont ba able 2 do it. so i wanted 2 learn as how i can
help myself n also others by managing both da things.
Allah says in the Holy Quran in Chapter 67 Surah
Al Mulk verse 2:
He (Allah) created death and life that He may
test you, to see which of you is the
best in deeds.
The Lord Creator has allocated a specified ‘time’ of one
life for each human being in this world as a test to see who amongst them
‘wastes’ their time on useless and non-beneficial deeds, and who amongst them
‘invests’ their allocated time which would be beneficial to them and their
fellow human beings not only in the life of this world, but would also be
beneficial to them in the eternal and everlasting life of the Hereafter.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 79 Surah
Naziat verses 34-41:
34 Therefore when there comes the Great Overwhelming Event (The Day of
Judgment)
35 The Day when man shall remember (all)
that he strove for
36 And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full
view for (all) to see
37 Then for such as had transgressed all
bounds
38 And had preferred the life of this world
39 The Abode will be Hell-Fire;
40 And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their
Lord's (Tribunal), and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires
41 Their abode will be the Garden.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 6778 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘
Dear and beloved sister in Islam, the world is overflowing
with all kinds of temptations and desires, which if one indulges in them
constantly seeking or preferring the luxuries of this short and transient world
alone….more often than not, one would find enough pursuits to ‘waste’ their
allocated time.
But those fortunate ones who believe with absolute
conviction and constantly remember that One Inevitable and Tumultuous Day
everyone will be gathered and called before their Lord’s Tribunal to give a
full accounting of their deeds, realize the value of their allocated invaluable
and precious time, and instead of ‘wasting’ it on seeking the pleasures of this
world, they ‘invest’ their time in doing deeds that will bring them closer and
earn them the Mercy, Grace, and Forgiveness of their Lord Most Merciful.
Dear and beloved sister, the closer you get to the understanding
of the Glorious Book of Guidance (Al-Quran), the more you will realize the
value of this life compared to the value of the life in the Hereafter!
The more you value the life in the Hereafter, the more
‘taqwa’ or God-consciousness, piety and righteousness you will be able to
develop!
The more ‘taqwa’ or God-consciousness you develop, the
more you will try to do deeds which earn the Pleasure and Good Will of your
Lord Creator!
The more you try to do deeds that earn the Pleasure and
Good Will of your Lord Creator, the more you will find yourself abstaining from
doing deeds that bring about His Wrath and Anger.
Thus my dear and beloved sister in Islam, the absolute
first step you need to take is to make a solemn intention to start reading the
Glorious Quran with understanding; and unconditionally implement each and every
value demanded by the Glorious Quran in your daily life; for Allah is our
witness, nothing but the Guidance of the Quran can help produce clearness in
one’s thought, balance in temperament, strength in character, purity in morals,
firmness in conduct, truthfulness in talk, righteousness in deeds, and justice,
equity, honesty, sincerity, and piety in every thing one does.
The Glorious Quran of Allah alone guides man how to
manage, balance, and live one’s life in this world, which will bring benefit
not only to himself but to humanity at large; not only in this short and
transient world, but more importantly in the everlasting and eternal life of
the Hereafter. It is precisely this ‘way
of life’ which the Lord Most High has termed ‘Al-Islam’.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale-Imran verse 19:
Indeed,
Islam in the ONLY right way of life in the Sight of Allah.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah Al
Maidah verse 3:
Today I (Allah) have perfected your deen for you
and completed my Blessing on you and approved Islam as your way of life.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imran verse 85:
And whoever adopts any other than this way of
Islam, that way shall not be accepted
from him and in the Hereafter, he shall
be among the losers.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister