[SyedShoaib786]

tariq- bro i looked around and couldn't find it, my time is limited or i'd search more...my shaykh was deported to nablus so i can't ask him, but inshaAllah i'll ask another one and let u know if u really want to....

either way, whether it was the parents of abu hanifa (ra) or abdul qadir (ra) the essence of the story remains the same...

asalamualaikum

[dahibarey]

its the story of shaykh abdul qadir jilani's (r) parents, not imam abu hanifa's (r). and yes, it makes alot more sense that parents these days pick an unknown guy on the internet for their daughter to marry just cause he has an MD after his name. riiiight.

can we please get back to discuss ACTUAL cracked out khutbah/dawah stories?

Ok, so I went on jamaat a few years back and our ameer, was lets just say, not the most ideal of ameers. Alhamdulillah, in the beginning of the jamaat, a non-Muslim guy walked in named Dante and wished to convert to Islam. Of course, our ameer attributed it to the blessing of our jamaat and told him to come and sit down. We all sat around and the guy said shahadah and we all congratulated him. I-swear-to-God, 10 seconds later, ameer sahib says, "I have a suggestion...lets all name him Abdullah!"....like the guy was just born... Anyways, later on in the week, ameer sahib was delivering an Urdu bayaan after isha which lasted about 2 1/2 hrs. one of the principles of jamaat is never to discuss fiqhi matters. well, ameer sahib apparently didnt know that rule. its also important to know right now that i was sitting with my friend who was translating for us in English. us meaning Dante, a couple of other brothers, and myself. well, ameer sahib starts going on and on about something and my friend is translating until ameer sahib says, "haa...aik mufti sahib hai jo bhol kay hai amrika mai rehna haraam hai!! (yes, there is a mufti who says staying in america is haram!"). so my friend who is translating the whole time looks at me not knowing what to do. i look back at him just shaking my head in disapproval. so my friend says, "yeah, so basically hes just talking about the greatness of Allah...."

point of the post: go on jamaat. 40 days.

[Deel]

Originally Posted by sixpakistan

You've been reading too many fatawa. I think there's a serious danger of flowery speech becoming your trademark as much as pedantic speech is Jinnz's.

ditto.

[Purple_alien]

A few Eids ago, I went to Philly because my friend's brother was giving the khutbah. I know how wild his sisters are, and I've chilled with him a few times, so it was kinda neat. Well, I was sitting there dozing off, and Suddenly I hear :Muslims in the CLUBS! all loud. I look at my sisters and laugh. Then he was saying how its permissible to have relations with your halal girlfriend after Maghrib in Ramadan. I still use that line when I see him.
Another time, he was facilitatin his sister's wedding. He was saying something about not saying bad words or substitutes like sugar honey ice tea. Afterwards, his other sister and I asked him what the bleep he was on about and he was like think about it. ONce he explained, I was like, Oh, I like that, I shall now use it! He was like, NO, didn't you hear me, I said DON'T use it. Man, good times.

[dahibarey]

Originally Posted by Purple_alien

A few Eids ago, I went to Philly because my friend's brother was giving the khutbah. I know how wild his sisters are, and I've chilled with him a few times, so it was kinda neat. Well, I was sitting there dozing off, and Suddenly I hear :Muslims in the CLUBS! all loud. I look at my sisters and laugh. Then he was saying how its permissible to have relations with your halal girlfriend after Maghrib in Ramadan. I still use that line when I see him.
Another time, he was facilitatin his sister's wedding. He was saying something about not saying bad words or substitutes like sugar honey ice tea. Afterwards, his other sister and I asked him what the bleep he was on about and he was like think about it. ONce he explained, I was like, Oh, I like that, I shall now use it! He was like, NO, didn't you hear me, I said DON'T use it. Man, good times.

thats awesome. i was at a khutbah in Ohio where the imam said our briorities should be as follows:

1) Education
2) Islam
3) Family

nice.

[nooni]

Originally Posted by dahibarey

thats awesome. i was at a khutbah in Ohio where the imam said our briorities should be as follows:

1) Education
2) Islam
3) Family

nice.

[thejellymill]

I got the point of the first story even from Shadha's OP, it's not that hard to understand. The father saw the guy had a conscience (i.e. he felt bad for stealing) and was humble (i.e. he came back to ask forgiveness) and the final test was telling him to marry his handicapped daughter. The guy agreed which further proved his good character. Then because of his humility and good character he ended up with a beautiful pious wife. It's a very nice story

Originally Posted by Jaysh

There was one in which the khateeb was imitating voices of a woman whenever he used to quote Bibi Aisha [ra], lol.

oh dear God, hahhaha! i wish you'd been able to tape it and show us

[Rida]

Originally Posted by dahibarey

thats awesome. i was at a khutbah in Ohio where the imam said our briorities should be as follows:

1) Education
2) Islam
3) Family

nice.

haha awesome!

[TariqBinSleepin]

Originally Posted by Jaysh

Well, I agree with brother Tariq that the first reaction of people should not be disbelief.

Rather, it should be to simply ask: what is the source of this, without passing judgment on it until this is answered. And this is so as not to affirm something without the proof, as well as not to mock something that may in fact be true.

However, I was just saying something else, namely that we cannot expect the awwam to react in the ideal manner like that, so we should be soft on the people, and not try to lead them into saying words of disbelief.

Fi Aman Allah.

Why did I not see u at ISNA.

[SyedShoaib786]

Originally Posted by dahibarey

thats awesome. i was at a khutbah in Ohio where the imam said our briorities should be as follows:

1) Education
2) Islam
3) Family

nice.

hmm it makes sense...u cant follow islam if u dont know what it is!...u need to know what something is to follow it innit...otherwise we create innovation and transgress

i mean unless he meant something like knowing how to multiply is more important than la illaha il Allah (aoodhobillah)...but i doubt it...ill give him the benefit of the doubt.

[sumiyia]

totally off topic but "innit" annoys the crap out of me.

[IbnMardhiyah]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

totally off topic but "innit" annoys the crap out of me.

Innit Clothing Brand Unlimited

I'll send all your male relatives some, free.

[dahibarey]

Originally Posted by SyedShoaib786

hmm it makes sense...u cant follow islam if u dont know what it is!...u need to know what something is to follow it innit...otherwise we create innovation and transgress

i mean unless he meant something like knowing how to multiply is more important than la illaha il Allah (aoodhobillah)...but i doubt it...ill give him the benefit of the doubt.

yes, he meant getting a secular education like college, etc... sad to say but thats the mentality...become a successful professional THEN focus on the islam. yes, the "the" was intentional.

[SyedShoaib786]

i gotta see it to believe it lol...but thats sad that that's the mentality.

and my "innit" is said like an ohioan i dunno if that makes it any better haha. i could've used "isn't it"...but i dunno, i already sound fobby enough

[Jaysh]

Originally Posted by sixpakistan

You've been reading too many fatawa. I think there's a serious danger of flowery speech becoming your trademark as much as pedantic speech is Jinnz's.

Thank you for your query.

Your face sucks.

and Allah Ta'alla Knows Best
Imam Jaysh,
Fatwa Dept.

Originally Posted by heba

THANK YOU someone agrees with me

Thank you for your query.

Your face is an A.F.

and Allah Ta'alla Knows Best
Imam Jaysh,
Fatwa Dept.

Originally Posted by thejellymill

oh dear God, hahhaha! i wish you'd been able to tape it and show us

Haha, by the way, I could not figure out how to message you. Your profile is on private, and I can't seem to rep you either. But in response to your message: you have nothing to apologize for; the fault was all mine.

Originally Posted by TariqBinSleepin

Why did I not see u at ISNA.

I'll be honest, jack. I have no idea who you are.

Originally Posted by dahibarey

yes, he meant getting a secular education like college, etc... sad to say but thats the mentality...become a successful professional THEN focus on the islam. yes, the "the" was intentional.

Well, I would agree that a prerequisite for attending a madressa or Islamic university (or studying the traditional way) should be a secular bachelor's degree...it should be like getting into grad school or professional school.

Fi Aman Allah.