Question:
I have a question related to a sick person who has found out that they have cancer. the family wishes to do a khatum(adults will gather and in silence they read the surah Iklas over and over hoping to read it 10,000 times, the niyat is for the sick individual to recover). Is this permissible, or should they just pray to Allah SWT for help individually?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Undoubtedly in the Qur'aan there is healing for mankind; and it was narrated that in certain verses and soorahs there is healing and protection for man, and that they can ward off bad things, by Allaah's leave, such as al-Faatihah, al-Mi'wadhatayn, Aayat al-Kursiy and Soorat al-Ikhlaas. Whoever recites some aayahs or soorahs, and repeats them three or seven times, as needed, without persisting in a specific number that was not referred to in sharee'ah, then there is no reason why he should not do that, so long as he believes that healing is in the Hand of Allaah Who has created in the Qur'aan healing for mankind.
To that may be added ruqyah using du'aa's narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), such as the words, "Adhhib al-ba's Rabb an-naas, wa'shfi anta al-Shaafi, laa shifaa'a illa shifaa'uka shifaa' laa yughaadir saqaman (Take away the pain, O Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Your healing that leaves no trace of sickness)." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5243; Muslim, 4061)
And one may do as the great Sahaabi advised, when someone who was suffering pain complained to him. He said: "Put your hand on the part of your body that is hurting and say, "Bismillaah" three times, then say seven times, `A'oodhu Billaahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhaadhir (I seek refuge with Allaah and His Power from the evil of what I am suffering from and what I am worried about)." If one does that, and recites other du'aa's that have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in saheeh reports, that will be very good.
If trust in Allaah is combined with thinking of the meanings of the verses and du'aa's that are being recited, and both the one who is doing ruqya and the one for whom it is done are righteous people, that will be very beneficial, if Allaah wills.
Based on the above, gathering in the manner mentioned in the question and reciting "Qul huwa Allaahu ahad" a certain number of times (10,000 times) is not something which is prescribed in Islam, so you should be content with doing that which is narrated in the Sunnah. We ask Allaah to heal your sick loved one quickly, and to grant him good health. Ameen.
Showing posts with label 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10. Show all posts
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
10 COMMANDMENTS FOR THE ADULTS...
I . Face and accept the reality of getting old, its consequences and the limitations which growing old brings. Act and behave your age.
Quit fooling yourself by trying to look like you were in your youth.
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II . Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in or accumulating material things.
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III . Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserve to enjoy it and the few healthy years you have left. Travel if you can afford it. Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel about. By leaving anything, you may even cause more trouble when you Are gone.
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IV . Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays and tomorrows. It is only today that you can handle. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen
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V . Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are blessed with any) but don't be their full time baby sitter. You have no moral obligation to take care of them.
Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sit anyone's kids, including your own grandkids. Your parental obligation is to your children.
After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of
child-rearing and babysitting are finished.
Let your children raise their own off-springs.
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VI . Accept physical weakness, sickness and other physical pains. It is a part of the aging process. Enjoy whatever your health can allow.
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VII . Enjoy what you are and what you have right now. Stop working hard for what you do not have. If you do not have them, it's probably too late.
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VIII . Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and,friends. People, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for what you have. Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give you misery.
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IX . Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others. Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.
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X . Befriend death. It's a natural part of the life cycle. Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginning of a new and better life. So, prepare yourself not for death but for a new life.
Quit fooling yourself by trying to look like you were in your youth.
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II . Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in or accumulating material things.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
III . Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserve to enjoy it and the few healthy years you have left. Travel if you can afford it. Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel about. By leaving anything, you may even cause more trouble when you Are gone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
IV . Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays and tomorrows. It is only today that you can handle. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
V . Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are blessed with any) but don't be their full time baby sitter. You have no moral obligation to take care of them.
Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sit anyone's kids, including your own grandkids. Your parental obligation is to your children.
After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of
child-rearing and babysitting are finished.
Let your children raise their own off-springs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VI . Accept physical weakness, sickness and other physical pains. It is a part of the aging process. Enjoy whatever your health can allow.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VII . Enjoy what you are and what you have right now. Stop working hard for what you do not have. If you do not have them, it's probably too late.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VIII . Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and,friends. People, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for what you have. Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give you misery.
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IX . Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others. Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.
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X . Befriend death. It's a natural part of the life cycle. Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginning of a new and better life. So, prepare yourself not for death but for a new life.
Friday, March 30, 2007
10 Most Important Things..
Love
The Special Feeling that makes you feel all Warm and Wonderful
Respect
Treating others as well as you'd like to be treated
Appreciation
To be Grateful for all the Good Things Life has to offer
Happiness
The Full Enjoyment of each moment with a Smiling Face
Forgiveness
The Ability to let Things be without Anger
Sharing
The Joy of giving without Thought of Receiving
Honesty
The Quality of always telling the Truth
Integrity
The purity of doing what's Right no matter what.
Compassion
The Essence of Feeling another's Pain, while Easing their Hurt
Peace
The Reward for living the 10 Most Important Things..
The Special Feeling that makes you feel all Warm and Wonderful
Respect
Treating others as well as you'd like to be treated
Appreciation
To be Grateful for all the Good Things Life has to offer
Happiness
The Full Enjoyment of each moment with a Smiling Face
Forgiveness
The Ability to let Things be without Anger
Sharing
The Joy of giving without Thought of Receiving
Honesty
The Quality of always telling the Truth
Integrity
The purity of doing what's Right no matter what.
Compassion
The Essence of Feeling another's Pain, while Easing their Hurt
Peace
The Reward for living the 10 Most Important Things..
Thursday, September 28, 2006
10 Types of Women You Need to Avoid
10. The woman who is obsessed with getting married:
You know the type. Desperate to be married...jerks are ok so long as they are marriage material.
She's the woman who had her whole life laid out like clockwork and with a timeline to give her the perfect life, only to find she hasn't met the perfect man and her biological clock is counting down in seconds.
You know she's going to suddenly discover as soon as she's married and gotten the two kids that you are a stinker...but now, you're going to have to deal with her the rest of your life.
9. The woman who is always looking for a fight:
You will be able to tell if your woman is this type if everything with her is a battle.
Anything that is said by anyone will be quickly taken out of context to become some sort of insult or some reason to wage war against the world.
She will make you an angry and bitter person too as there will be nothing but misery with her. Avoid her like you would a shrieking alarm.
She's so scary that any man in his right mind would run away....so run.
8. The woman who needs to be handled with kid gloves:
Everything in life hurts this type of woman. You feel like she should be wrapped up in bubble wrap so she doesn't break.
The tiniest criticism, the most innocent of comments will have her dripping in tears and big sad dog eyes.
Before you know it, you will be spending your whole life apologizing, saying sorry for all the things you did, didn't do and for the mere fact that you came into her life.
It's easier if you just get out of her life, as if she doesn't commit suicide because you leave her, she will sure threaten suicide because of something your did when you stayed. Avoid her like you would moldy bread.
7. The woman who really needs to cover up:
I understand there are many women out there that still feel as young on the inside as they did when they were teenagers, but there does come a time when they need to stop dressing like they have the body of a lovely young lady.
To me, almost nothing is as gross as looking at the jiggling flesh of aging skin put out for display by a woman as if they are at the prime of youth (other than the behavior of leering men too old for them I am told by my wife - guess which doll is inspired by her).
If you are involved with a woman who shows a bit too much, she has issues that are not going to get smaller with the decay of time so issue her a kiss off letter and vamoose.
6. The woman who is a constant drag:
God, there a million of these types of women aren't there?
You know the type? Everything around them is a total drag. There is always something that could go wrong and she can never be happy, no matter what you do.
You could have won the lottery but with her worrying and kvetching, it will soon feel like it was the worst thing that ever happened to you.
This type of woman will slowly seep the will to live out of you, so stay away. Avoid her like you would an old used shoe.
5. The woman who can't shut up:
I get attracted to women who can carry a conversation and has a good sense of humor. But there is a fine line between being a good talker and talking too good.
Avoid the wise-cracking woman who always has to make a comment about everything. If you don't watch out, you'll wake up one morning to find yourself next to your nightmare version of Rosie O'Donnell.
4. The woman who takes and takes and takes:
I've known only a few women like this because I don't have the money to attract more of them.
These are the women that are lovely on the outside, but really inside are a bunch of money hungry takers who are just with you for your wallet.
Your woman usually looks likes this when you first meet her and then you slowly realize it's all a cunning shell designed to lure you to her like a sirens' call.
Watch yourself as the types of ladies will just suck you and your wallet dry and leave you emasculated. Avoid them like you would avoid a mosquito nest.
3. The woman who has nothing to say:
There are woman who talk constantly and say nothing.
This type of women can go on and on about what her friend told her other friend about the shoes she bought on sale, but were really not on sale as her other friend found them cheaper at another store and on and on.
These are the women you just what to yell "Shut the F#### Up" on a daily basis but don't say anything to as they will then spend the next hour grilling you as to why you aren't happy today. ARRRRRRGH!!!
2. The woman who is one big freak show:
This is the woman who will quickly drive you to your untimely death by having a stroke induced by frustration.
She can't make a decision about anything and doesn't know whether she is going forwards or backwards. Too wracked by anxiety about making the wrong decision, she drives you up the wall as you sit there patiently as she for the millionth time tries to figure out what to do, where to go, what to eat and what to wear.
1. The woman who is all out evil:
These women are rare but the most scary and destructive to be involved with.
They usually come in very normal packages, but as the layers of normality peel off with familiarity, you one day discern that your woman is just plain evil.
Get away if it's not too late....but make sure she can't track you down, because she's the type of person to find you and send you to prison on some false charges to become Bubba's pet dog.
You know the type. Desperate to be married...jerks are ok so long as they are marriage material.
She's the woman who had her whole life laid out like clockwork and with a timeline to give her the perfect life, only to find she hasn't met the perfect man and her biological clock is counting down in seconds.
You know she's going to suddenly discover as soon as she's married and gotten the two kids that you are a stinker...but now, you're going to have to deal with her the rest of your life.
9. The woman who is always looking for a fight:
You will be able to tell if your woman is this type if everything with her is a battle.
Anything that is said by anyone will be quickly taken out of context to become some sort of insult or some reason to wage war against the world.
She will make you an angry and bitter person too as there will be nothing but misery with her. Avoid her like you would a shrieking alarm.
She's so scary that any man in his right mind would run away....so run.
8. The woman who needs to be handled with kid gloves:
Everything in life hurts this type of woman. You feel like she should be wrapped up in bubble wrap so she doesn't break.
The tiniest criticism, the most innocent of comments will have her dripping in tears and big sad dog eyes.
Before you know it, you will be spending your whole life apologizing, saying sorry for all the things you did, didn't do and for the mere fact that you came into her life.
It's easier if you just get out of her life, as if she doesn't commit suicide because you leave her, she will sure threaten suicide because of something your did when you stayed. Avoid her like you would moldy bread.
7. The woman who really needs to cover up:
I understand there are many women out there that still feel as young on the inside as they did when they were teenagers, but there does come a time when they need to stop dressing like they have the body of a lovely young lady.
To me, almost nothing is as gross as looking at the jiggling flesh of aging skin put out for display by a woman as if they are at the prime of youth (other than the behavior of leering men too old for them I am told by my wife - guess which doll is inspired by her).
If you are involved with a woman who shows a bit too much, she has issues that are not going to get smaller with the decay of time so issue her a kiss off letter and vamoose.
6. The woman who is a constant drag:
God, there a million of these types of women aren't there?
You know the type? Everything around them is a total drag. There is always something that could go wrong and she can never be happy, no matter what you do.
You could have won the lottery but with her worrying and kvetching, it will soon feel like it was the worst thing that ever happened to you.
This type of woman will slowly seep the will to live out of you, so stay away. Avoid her like you would an old used shoe.
5. The woman who can't shut up:
I get attracted to women who can carry a conversation and has a good sense of humor. But there is a fine line between being a good talker and talking too good.
Avoid the wise-cracking woman who always has to make a comment about everything. If you don't watch out, you'll wake up one morning to find yourself next to your nightmare version of Rosie O'Donnell.
4. The woman who takes and takes and takes:
I've known only a few women like this because I don't have the money to attract more of them.
These are the women that are lovely on the outside, but really inside are a bunch of money hungry takers who are just with you for your wallet.
Your woman usually looks likes this when you first meet her and then you slowly realize it's all a cunning shell designed to lure you to her like a sirens' call.
Watch yourself as the types of ladies will just suck you and your wallet dry and leave you emasculated. Avoid them like you would avoid a mosquito nest.
3. The woman who has nothing to say:
There are woman who talk constantly and say nothing.
This type of women can go on and on about what her friend told her other friend about the shoes she bought on sale, but were really not on sale as her other friend found them cheaper at another store and on and on.
These are the women you just what to yell "Shut the F#### Up" on a daily basis but don't say anything to as they will then spend the next hour grilling you as to why you aren't happy today. ARRRRRRGH!!!
2. The woman who is one big freak show:
This is the woman who will quickly drive you to your untimely death by having a stroke induced by frustration.
She can't make a decision about anything and doesn't know whether she is going forwards or backwards. Too wracked by anxiety about making the wrong decision, she drives you up the wall as you sit there patiently as she for the millionth time tries to figure out what to do, where to go, what to eat and what to wear.
1. The woman who is all out evil:
These women are rare but the most scary and destructive to be involved with.
They usually come in very normal packages, but as the layers of normality peel off with familiarity, you one day discern that your woman is just plain evil.
Get away if it's not too late....but make sure she can't track you down, because she's the type of person to find you and send you to prison on some false charges to become Bubba's pet dog.
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