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| Advice for sister being a better Muslim? |
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| Anonymous |
| 06/07/02 at 03:05:01 |
| I need some advice my mother is very worried about my sister, who does not follow the correct path of Islam, will not listen to any advice and is very stubborn. My mother is weak and scared of the outside family finding out and causing more problems for her. She has asked me to find out if there is a prayer which she can say and will help my sister obey my mother and start to follow the path of Islam. |
| Re: Advice for sister being a better Muslim? |
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| nisa |
| [slm] A prayer that brings to mind is from surah Al-Furqan (25:74). It can be said as a prayer to have a blessed family: [color=Green][/color]rabbana hab lana min azwajina wathurriyyatina qurrata ayunin waij'alna lilmuttaqeena imaman [color=Black][/color]"Our Lord, bless us with the delight of our eyes through our spouses and children, and make us leaders for the God-fearing." Also, another well known dua from the Qur'an to become regular in salah and make children and family do the same is from surah Ibrahim (14:40): [color=Green][/color]Rabbi ij' alnee muqeema alssalati wamin thurriyyatee rabbana wtaqabbal du'a [color=Black][/color]"My Lord, make me steadfast in salah and from among my children as well. And our Lord, grant my prayer." One of the times when our duas are most answered is after every fardh salah. Insha Allah, you and your mother should make these duas on a daily basis. nisa. |
| 06/07/02 at 07:11:27 |
| nisa |
| Re: Advice for sister being a better Muslim? |
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| Chris |
| 06/15/02 at 19:42:13 |
| I know its hard when you see someone starting to fall down the path of wrongness, but you have to let them work it out on their own. You can prey for her, but you can't interfere. Chris |
| Re: Advice for sister being a better Muslim? |
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| ascetic |
| 06/16/02 at 02:21:31 |
| Assalam Aleikum, [QUOTE]I know its hard when you see someone starting to fall down the path of wrongness, but you have to let them work it out on their own. You can prey for her, but you can't interfere. [/QUOTE] I don't agree with this on two counts: Firstly it does not appeal to my common sense. For instance, if someone I know is doing drugs, I am not going to let them "figure it out on their own". Rather, I'm going to try to make them stop by giving them sound advise. Secondly, and more importantly, this is not what the Prophet (SAW) taught us. We are supposed to be from the people who "enjoin good and forbid the evil" as stressed in the Quran: [code]"Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity." [/code] [a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/003.qmt.html#003.105"]3:104[/a] Moreover, [code]Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever amongst you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand; if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is unable to do so, then with his heart; and that is the weakest form ob Faith". [Muslim]. [/code] Wassalam. |
| 06/16/02 at 10:11:15 |
| ascetic |
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