Olaitan Lateef

I am here to observe....

[Coldfire @cold_fire7]

I checked the bathroom door.

It was shut, but not locked.

I did not open it.

I went back to the kitchen and waited.

When she came out, her hair was still dry.

Her face was clean.

Her towel was folded, not wet.

“Thank you,” she said.

“The pressure here is better.”

I nodded.

I did not mention her hair.

The next day I stayed home from work.

I sat where I could see the gate.

At 7:10 she crossed the compound.

She did not look around.

She knocked the same soft knock.

I opened the door.

“He left early,” she said.
“May I?”

“The shower is free,” I said.

She smiled and went in.

I waited five minutes.

Then I walked down the hall.

The water was running.

Steam slipped under the door.
I knocked.“Are you all right?”

The water stopped.

A pause.

Then her voice, close to the wood.
“I am fine.”

I went outside.

From the side path I could see the small bathroom window.

It was open a crack.

Not wide.

Just enough.

A hand reached out.

Not hers.

A man’s hand.

It took a small black phone from the ledge and pulled it back inside.

I stood very still.

The water started again.

I walked to the front and sat on the step.

When she came out, her hair was wet this time.

Really wet.

She thanked me.

She did not meet my eyes.

That evening her husband waved from their veranda.

“She says you have been kind,” he called.
“Our heater is still dead.”

I waved back.

I did not tell him what I saw.

The next morning she knocked again.
I opened the door.

I did not step aside.

“The shower is not free today,” I said.

She looked past me, toward the hall.
“Is someone here?”

“No,” I said.

“But I am.”

She stood there a moment.

Then she nodded, once, like a person who understands a door has closed.
“Tell him the heater can wait,” I said.
“Or fix it.”
Then she left the house.

I locked the bathroom window.

I locked the back door.

Later I saw them in the yard, talking low.
He had a toolbox.

She had her arms folded.

They did not look at my house.

The water in my pipes stayed quiet.

That was enough for me.

[Idris @7signxx]

The last two verses of Suratul Baqarah is enough for you as a protection for the night...

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[A. Lukman @Islam435]

I testify that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad ﷺ is His final messenger.

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@vickieondemand Longest Time.... Vickie.

Hope you are doing very well

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@yabaleftonline The Difference is House Rent.

Market women (face-me and Face you)

Corporate people (Flat)

[Okongwu Ifechukwu @OkongwuIfechuk1]

Good evening, please is there any chance anyone is or knows someone coming from Lagos Nigeria to the UK tomorrow or Friday? Please

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If this comes your way, please help me repost.

[𝑰𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑨. 𝑶𝒏𝒊 PhD @IdrisAOni1]

Muslims do not “avoid” talking about how Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) died. In fact, the reports about his final illness and death are openly discussed in the books of Ḥadīth, Sīrah, and Islamic history. The issue is not hidden at all. The real problem is that many people today present selective narratives without context, scholarship, or honesty.

The Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) died in Madinah after a period of illness in the 11th year after Hijrah. Among the authentic narrations is that he once mentioned feeling lingering pain from poisoned food he had eaten years earlier at Khaybar. The incident itself is well known in Islamic history.

After the Battle of Khaybar, a Jewish woman named Zaynab bint al-Ḥārith reportedly presented roasted meat to the Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) and his companions. According to the narrations, she had poisoned it in an attempt to kill him. The Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) tasted it but did not continue eating after realizing something was wrong. One of his companions, Bishr ibn al-Barā’, however, consumed more of it and later died from the poisoning.

The woman herself reportedly admitted her motive when questioned. Some narrations mention that she sought revenge due to the deaths and consequences of war. These reports are found in major Islamic sources and are not concealed by Muslims.

Now, the important point is this: Muslims do not generally say that the Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) was “killed” in the simplistic way critics often frame it. Rather, the majority understanding is that:

- he died naturally during his final illness,
- while also possibly experiencing lingering effects connected to the earlier poisoning,
- and that Allāh honoured him with both Prophethood and martyrdom (shahādah).

There is no contradiction here from the Islamic perspective.

Critics often ask:
“If Muhammad was a prophet, why was he poisoned?”

But Prophets in Islamic tradition were never immune from suffering, injury, persecution, betrayal, or even killing attempts. The Qur’ān itself repeatedly states that earlier prophets were harmed and some were killed by their enemies. Prophet Zakariyyā, Prophet Yaḥyā, and many righteous people suffered violence. Prophet Mūsā faced assassination attempts. Prophet ʿĪsā (Jesus) was plotted against according to both the Qur’ān and Christian scriptures.

Even during the Prophet Muhammad’s (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) lifetime:

- he was stoned in Ṭā’if,
- physically injured at Uḥud,
- insulted,
- boycotted,
- starved,
- attacked,
- and targeted multiple times for assassination.

None of these negate Prophethood. In fact, enduring hardship while remaining steadfast is part of the prophetic legacy itself.

Another important point critics ignore is this: the Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) survived the poisoning incident for years afterward. Khaybar occurred around 7 AH, while the Prophet Muhammad (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) passed away in 11 AH. This alone disproves the simplistic claim that he was immediately “killed” there and then.

Some Muslim scholars interpreted his later statement about feeling the effect of the poison as indicating that the poison contributed to his final illness. Others understood it differently. In either case, the reports are openly preserved within Islamic scholarship itself.

Ironically, the very existence of these narrations demonstrates the honesty of Muslim preservation. Muslims transmitted even difficult historical reports rather than erasing them. If Muslims truly wanted to “hide” the issue, these narrations would not exist prominently in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and other major works studied publicly for centuries.

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@sylviewatikum @thatguyfaruq What about Japanese that has more than one baby?

Does it means they don't ovulate again after one baby ?

Is it a cultural thing or personal choice?

I have many questions

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@davidoghe @Chrisllionaire I was surprised.

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Speaking as the person who brought the news of Tunde Onakoya’s historic achievement to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s attention immediately after he smashed the Guinness World Record, and as the person who facilitated their first call, and as someone who was there throughout the entire homecoming event at the governors office.

Tunde’s Ambassadorial role does not come with any salary. He is not on Ogun State Government’s payroll.

The recognition is more of an iconic one. Like Segun Odegbami, Tobi Amusan, Anthony Joshua, etc., are also ambassadors.

I owe Tunde this. That’s why i am putting it out here.

[Babanla @biolakazeem]

He is also not doing anyone a favour by running.He is a politician desperately pursuing his ambition as evidenced by his party hopping & willingness to associate with people who espouse values he claims he abhor. His ambition is not some moral pursuit. It is amoral.

[Bishop @BishopPOEvang]

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He suffered serious injuries to his leg and lower body.
He cannot use the toilet due to pain and complications.
He needs urgent colostomy surgery.
₦3.7 million is required for treatment.
₦600,000 has been raised so far by a foundation.
Support is needed.
Donations can be sent to:
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[𝑰𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑨. 𝑶𝒏𝒊 PhD @IdrisAOni1]

If your ideology teaches you to restrain from responding to the Taslīm (greeting of peace: as-salāmu ʿalaykum) of another Muslim because they do not belong to your sect, then that is a path inspired by Shayṭān (Satan).

If your ideology teaches you that no other Muslim will enter Jannah (Paradise) except those who follow your sect, then Shayṭān (Satan) has become your teacher.

If your ideology teaches you to dismiss the contributions of Muslims across the centuries because they did not conform to your preferred orientation, then Shayṭān (Satan) has shaped your lens.

If your ideology teaches you to declare Muslims innovators, deviants, or disbelievers with ease and without restraint, then you have been trained upon harshness, not guidance.

If your ideology makes you love argument more than truth, and victory more than sincerity, then your heart has been diverted from the maqṣad (higher objective) of the dīn (religion).

If your ideology strips you of adab (proper conduct) when speaking about scholars, elders, and the righteous, then it has robbed you of the nūr (light) of knowledge.

If your ideology makes you see yourself as the only saved group and everyone else as astray, then it has planted arrogance in your soul under the guise of righteousness.

If your ideology teaches you to break unity, sow suspicion, and thrive on division, then it serves the agenda of Shayṭān (Satan), not the Sunnah (Prophetic way).

If your ideology makes you harsh with believers but silent or soft towards falsehood and oppression, then your miʿyār (standard of judgment) is corrupted.

If your ideology disconnects knowledge from humility, worship from character, and creed from compassion, then it has reduced the dīn (religion) to a shiʿār (empty slogan) without rūḥ (spirit).

If your ideology makes you forget that Allāh (God) alone judges hearts and destinies, then it has led you into a dangerous overreach.

If your ideology teaches you to follow labels more than the Qur’ān and the Sunnah (Prophetic way), then it has replaced guidance with identity.

And if your ideology does not bring you closer to Allāh (God) in humility, mercy, wisdom, and truth, then it is not guidance, no matter what name it carries.

What does your ideology teach you?

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@OriDavid17 You are correct. It's

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

December 2017, University of Lagos. DLI.
Business Admin.

I was there. How time flies.

[Odunlade Adekola @Odunomoadekola]

Throwback Thursday 😁

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@Sir_jaay01 Most important one, Mikel Dump Manchester United for Chelsea.

[Olaitan Lateef @AblatG]

@Letter_to_Jack I never see where "Industrial Uncle" dey fight.

Femi Adebayo
Odunlade Adekola
Muyiwa Ademola
Ibrahim Chatter etc....

It's always "Industrial Aunty".

[dijjerhv🌌 @KhadijaBashirs2]

Repost the Quran. Your hands will testify for you on judgment day…. A beautiful recitation ❤️