عبد الحفيظ

I am a Muslim | Managing Data Centers Projects @google | Advocate of spreading love😊 | Single Pringle😂 | Looking for more (+1) Muslims

[عبد الحفيظ @AbdulAfeezzz]

Should we start an adhkaar space for US folks?🥺 For a start, we can do evening only. Don’t air me🥲

[MUAYYAD 👨‍💻✊ @MuizMuayyad]

I built Nidaa (نِدَاء), a bot that delivers prayer notifications as a text message right to your WhatsApp and Telegram DMs.
Designed for meetings, classrooms, and offices where phone audio is set to silent.

Link in the comment section.

[Sara @piousdeenn]

I want that boring Muslim life. Isha then sleep. Fajr before the world wakes up. Qur’an in the quiet. Gym. Halal food. Dhikr walks. Sunnahs. A small circle that actually reminds you of Allah. Less posting. Less explaining. Less being available to everybody. More solitude. More prayer. More peace. And if somebody thinks your life looks boring? Fine. You’re not building your life for their entertainment. Sometimes the most beautiful thing is simply being close to Allah and hard to disturb.

[SEUN Durojaiye 🇳🇬 @DurojaiyeSegun]

During my postgraduate days at UNILAG, there was this guy who would always drive to lectures in his 2004 Toyota Corolla. He worked with FAAN.

Whenever exams were approaching, he would always want to borrow my notes and make photocopies because he liked the way I structured it. I had a way of highlighting important points and adding side notes, some of which would later turn out to be likely exam questions.

We had this particular course he had been battling with. At that point, his mindset was simply to write the exam, pass somehow, and probably end up with an E.

So I picked him up. We would have WhatsApp voice calls while going through the course materials together. We did it consistently, and we both ended up with an A.

He would usually tell me that if I ever needed anything, I shouldn't hesitate to let him know and that he would come through for me. Most times, I ignored the offer because I was also doing fine on my own.

About two years after our master's programme, I had a cousin who had graduated for years but was still struggling to secure employment. He had twice gotten a fully funded scholarship in the US and was denied visa twice. He also tried Australia and was denied three times.

He eventually gave Belgium a shot, got admission, and was required to present a blocked account, meaning he needed to show proof of a certain amount of money in a Belgian account. The amount was approaching €13,000.

He had nothing, and his resumption deadline was fast approaching.

He reached out to me. Even though he had never told me about his plans to travel, I decided to do everything I could.

I reached out to two of my friends in the UK, but they couldn't help because they were still trying to establish themselves t ground. I also contacted someone in the US who was on a fully funded scholarship. He told me his monthly stipend wasn't even up to $2,000 and that, after paying rent, he had less than $300 left.

Then something told me to reach out to my old master's classmate from UNILAG.

I narrated the situation to him. He asked me straight up, "How much do you need?"

I told him we needed €14,000 in a Belgian account.

He asked, "Will that be enough?"

The next day, he provided €14,000.

A few weeks later, my cousin's visa was approved. While he was heading to the airport, my same friet also gave him ₦2 million in cash, this time, a gift.

Today, my cousin has emmigrated to the US, happily married to an American woman who is also a scholar like him. They now have two children.

I have also become his go-to person for almost every thing he needs done in Nigeria. When he bought his first home in Maryland, Mende, Lagos, I was the one who went for the inspection, received the funds in my account for a Duplex, and handled the closing deal for him.

There is hardly anything I need today that my cousin wouldn't go the extra mile to do for me.

Life has a funny way of bringing people back into your life.

Sometimes, the person you think you are helping today may become the person who changes your life tomorrow.

Never underestimate the value of being genuinely useful to people.

Be useful. Be kind. Build genuine relationships. You never know when life will bring the same person back to you in a different season.

[juan fernandez @jmfefe]

El cr7 joven se meaba en Olise , Diomande , Lamin , Embape , Vini y al que le pusieras por delante .. cuánto valdría en este mercado ? Que pedazo de bestia

[عبد الحفيظ @AbdulAfeezzz]

Now that the World Cup has ended, can we come closer for a more serious conversation?

Today makes it exactly 123 days since the last day of Ramadan 2026.

SubhanAllah… 123 days have passed since we stood in taraweeh, poured our hearts out to Allah, and found comfort in reciting and listening to His words every night. How is our relationship with the Quran now?

[عبد الحفيظ @AbdulAfeezzz]

What's one small step you're taking today to return to the Quran?

Share below so we can make du'a for one another.

[عبد الحفيظ @AbdulAfeezzz]

Now that the World Cup has ended, can we come closer for a more serious conversation?

Today makes it exactly 123 days since the last day of Ramadan 2026.

SubhanAllah… 123 days have passed since we stood in taraweeh, poured our hearts out to Allah, and found comfort in reciting and listening to His words every night. How is our relationship with the Quran now?

[عبد الحفيظ @AbdulAfeezzz]

Tonight, before you sleep, open the Mushaf.

Even if it's just a few lines.

Let the words of your Lord speak to you again.

I'm restarting with you.

Let's hold each other accountable with love.

[H’s mom @aiishadahir]

Can we normalize running to Allah first before we run to our phones, friends, or feelings?

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

I believe this question is asked considering the reality that most modern buildings now have the washroom and the toilet in the same space. If that is the case, we need to answer and build an intellectual argument based on the anchors of our scholars.

Firstly, on the permissibility of making wudu there, it’s critical that we start with a foundational Fiqh principle that says:

الأصل في الأشياء الطهارة
"The default ruling for all things is purity."

In the past, places for relieving oneself were open pits of dirt. Today, modern bathrooms are tiled and sanitized. The impurity is strictly confined to the inside of the toilet bowl. Since the water from your sink is pure and the spot you stand on is pure, making wudu there is permissible.

In fact, contemporary scholarship has spoken clearly on this. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta (Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah), along with major scholars such as Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Baz, were asked this specific question. Their verdict is clear: making wudu in a modern bathroom is entirely permissible.

They anchored their reasoning on the physical reality of the space. The physical impurity (Najasa) in our modern setup is restricted entirely to the inside of the toilet bowl just like I said earlier. Therefore, the wudu is perfectly valid.

As regards the second question on saying Bismillah, I believe this requires deep Fiqhi nuance. There is a well-known Hadith recorded by Abu Dawud where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

لا وضوء لمن لم يذكر اسم الله عليه
"There is no wudu for one who does not mention the name of Allah upon it."

How then do we balance acting on this Hadith with the Islamic etiquette of not mentioning Allah's name in a toilet?

We have to apply a Fiqh principle called تحقيق المناط (Tahqiq al-Manat), which means verifying the reality of the situation.

We ask: Is a modern bathroom the same as an ancient toilet?

We know that in the time of the Prophet, toilets were open pits called الحشوش (Al-Hushush). However, today, you flush the impurity away instantly.

If we go by this juxtaposition, some contemporary scholars argue that if you flush the toilet and close the lid, the room is no longer a place of Najasa. It becomes a regular washroom.

However, to stay on the safest side of caution, we have to look at the ruling on the Bismillah itself. The majority of scholars view saying it as a Sunnah. The Hanbali school, however, views it as obligatory.

This is where Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen brings the perfect balance in his book Ash-Sharh al-Mumti'. He explains that if the toilet and the washing area are in one undivided room, the ruling of the toilet applies to the entire space. You cannot utter the name of Allah out loud in there.

Even though some scholars further argued that speech requires the tongue, meaning saying it in the heart does not count as a statement. However, Ibn Uthaymeen relied on the principle that says:

المانع الشرعي كالمانع الحسي
A legislative barrier is treated like a physical barrier.

This implies that when an action of the tongue is restricted by a legislative barrier, the action of the heart takes its place.

To fulfill the obligation without compromising respect, he gave us a very practical recommendation. You say Bismillah outside the door before you step in. Or, if you are already inside standing at the sink, you say it in your heart without moving your tongue.

This way, you secure the reward, validate your wudu across all schools of thought, and maintain the high respect the name of Allah deserves.

Allah knows best.

[Oyekanmi Mustafah Eniolohun @OyekanmiMustaf1]

I am one of the graduate of this Blessed Academy. Alhamdulillah, I can recite the QUR'AN with the 7 Qira'at of Shatibiyyah offhand

[Gustavo👶🏾 @ProsperousHarun]

Growing up, we really didn't have a "choice" as to learning. You go to school in the morning and attend Madrasah in the evening & on weekends. For some, you don't have the choice of attending Madrasah (a lot of time, because of the beatings children received). Madrasahs were not

[القرآن الکریم @Al_Quran_011]

reposts, it will help you❤🎧🕊️

[Dr R @Mufeeedaaa]

To die as a Muslim whom Allah is pleased with.

[Idris @7signxx]

The last two verses of Suratul Baqarah is enough for you as a protection from any harm...

[Abdulqadir O. Zubair @Zubair2icy_2]

Una dey give person wey barb punk relevance for deen matter?