Note: Combining And Shortening Obligatory Prayers Can Be Done When Traveling Long Distances

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

📜 Question: Is it permissible to combine the prayers together when you're working due to the shortness of the day? For example, praying Salat Adh-Dhuhr with Salat Al-'Asr?

📝 Answer: No, it is not permissible. Take five to ten minutes, then go and pray somewhere. Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala has made all of the earth a place of purification and prayer. You can purify yourself (perform wudhu / ablution) and you can pray anywhere on earth. So find a place, except for the laboratories (bathrooms) and toilets. 

Find a place, a room, or closet somewhere, whether you're at school or college, or whether you're at work, or wherever you are, find somewhere, go to the parking lot and pray. Who's going to stop you from praying? Go next to your car or in between two cars and make Salah. Take your prayer mat. If some people tell you that you can't pray in this place because it's an open area, where there are people going in and out of the main office or any building, then go to the car park and pray. Don't be embarrassed. 

(Allah the Almighty will Inn-sha-Allah reward you for good deeds you strive to do sincerely for His sake.) 

If you're on the motorway, go to a service station, keep a prayer mat in your car, take it out and pray. Let the people see how devoted we are to Islam, and of course we show our devotion to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala first and foremost that we worship Him when He has called us to worship Him at the (designated) times which He has called upon us to worship Him. 

📑 From one of the talks of brother Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Waahid  https://abukhadeejah.com/ 

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The first action for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, he will have prospered and succeeded. If they are lacking, he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, then Allah the Almighty will say: 'See if My servant has any voluntary (Sunnah) prayers that can complete what is insufficient in his obligatory prayers.' The rest of his deeds will be judged the same way." 

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 413 

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 

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Tips: As A Muslim Wife, Don't Be Petty And Insecure

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

💌 Seven examples of how to respond to your husband's misconduct so you don't come off as a petty, overly sensitive, and insecure wife: 

1] When your husband lets a male relative of his, friend or colleague take over the front seat while driving: 

✅ Instead of scolding your spouse about how you should be sitting next to him in the car because you're his wife, try to understand that maybe the reason why he wants this guy to be seated beside him is so he doesn't have to stare at you from the backseat or so he can assist your husband with looking at the road and helping with the directions. 

2] When your husband sits on some clothes which you placed on the chair, couch, bed or sofa while he seems preoccupied with answering text messages on his phone: 

✅ Understand that perhaps he didn't notice your clothing or laundry as he was busy with his cellphone, and even if he did it on purpose you can easily pull the items out from him, kindly requesting him to budge a bit without instigating unnecessary drama. 

3] When your husband takes some food from your plate or bowl after he completed his own meal: 

✅ Instead of angrily telling him to hunt for leftovers from somebody else or to quit overeating, realize he's probably not yet full. So encourage him to have as many bites as he likes or allow him to consume what you can't finish if you're actually trying to lose some weight. 

4] When your husband starts eating before you for the nth time or leaves the dining table while you're still having lunch / dinner: 

✅ Don't make it a big deal. Seriously, a lot of guys get annoyed when a woman acts too childish and clingy expecting her husband to be near her 24/7. 

5] If your husband arrives home from a long trip without bringing anything special, souvenirs, or exotic edibles: 

✅ Thank Allah the Almighty that your spouse at least arrived safely. Don't expect your other half to gratify you all the time, particularly if he is temporarily struggling financially. 

6] If your husband went to a park, resort, restaurant, mall or tourist attraction with some of his relatives, kids or colleagues without informing you: 

✅ Put yourself in his shoes. Maybe he didn't invite you because he knows you already had other plans and more important tasks to do, or one of his escorts asked him to leave you out on that occasion as they wanted to focus on spending quality time with him specifically. If he was attempting to indirectly signal that he's upset about something you did recently, try to have a calm discussion with him at the most appropriate timing - when he's not tired, sleepy, stressed out, hungry or working. 

7] If your husband suddenly answers your questions in a curt or furious tone: 

✅ Keep calm for Allah's sake. Apply empathy and patiently analyze why he's unnaturally grumpy. His irritability could be a result of stress at work, he received bad news, or he had a quarrel with an employee or client etc. Rather than worsening the dilemma, give him some space or do something creative to improve his inner state. 

Your husband, after your dear parents, is one of the people on earth who deserve your altruistic love for Allah's sake, patience, and understanding. 

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered a wife to prostrate before her husband."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1159

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi

Ali Al-Qari said, "That she prostrates to her husband is due to the number of his rights over her and her difficulty in maintaining gratitude for them. This rhetorical point conveys the obligation of the wife to obey her husband in his rights. Indeed, prostration is not lawful to anyone other than Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala."

Source: Mirqāt Al-Mafātih 5/2125 

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The believer is one who is trusted by the people. The Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. The emigrant (muhaajir) is one who emigrates away from evil. By the One (Allah) in Whose Hand is my soul, a servant will not enter Paradise if his neighbor is not secure from his harm."

Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 515 

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/11/tips-seven-things-which-inspire-your.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/09/note-patiently-understand-and-empathize.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/08/tips-three-common-mistakes-which-some.html 

Tips: JOMO - Joy Of Missing Out On Gatherings With Fitna, Music And Free-Mixing Between Non-Mahrams

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

🗒️ Question: As an introvert (INTJ personality type), what advice can you offer to switch feelings of FOMO (fear of missing out) to JOMO (joy of missing out)? What should extroverts do to avoid feeling regretful or sad they declined an invitation to a social gathering? 

📝 Answer: 1] If you've prayed two Rak'ahs of Salat Al-Istikhaara before finalizing your decision to not attend an event, you shouldn't feel remorse or guilt for choosing the option that you believe is most rewarding for your overall well-being. Any choice you make sincerely for Allah's sake is followed by tranquil contentment with its outcomes which Allah the Most Wise has already destined. 

2] Remind yourself of all the reasons why you hesitated to attend the social gathering. The very fact that you felt uncertain about attending shows maybe your presence there could've caused more trouble than merit. 

3] If you quickly noticed that some of the attendees uploaded several photos on their social media accounts or group chats, swiftly ignore them, look away, and stubbornly skip reading complimentary comments regarding them. You chose not to attend, so likewise choose not to absorb any content or info connected to the social gathering. 

4] While a number of your loved ones, classmates or colleagues are attending the event which you declined, instead of watching Facebook live videos about it do something else that is more productive, continue working on the tasks you need to complete, or chat with a close friend or your husband if he isn't busy. 

5] Don't feel guilty about not being able to show up at each congregation you're invited to or excluded from. As a human being with freewill, you have every right to select which gatherings to attend, who from Allah's servants to affiliate with willingly, and when to pause an assignment to be present for an appointment that won't act as a fitna to your faith/Imaan and piety.

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📖 Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah loves a servant who is righteous, independent, and obscure (unknown, unpopular, not famous)."

Source: Sahih Muslim 2965

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The strong believer is more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, but there is goodness in both of them. Be eager for what benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not be frustrated. If something befalls you, then do not say: 'If only I had done something else.' Rather say: "Allah has decreed what He wills." Verily, the phrase ‘if only’ opens the way for the work of shaytan." 

Source: Sahih Muslim 2664 

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/02/poem-trust-allah-strive-for-him-and.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/12/poem-to-socialize-and-be-friendly-or.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/08/note-how-most-intj-personality-types.html 

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