The constant striving and search for things we met in this world, and will definitely leave behind is crazy.
At what point do we draw the line of contentment?
We keep convincing ourselves “it’s a necessity”
But don’t lose your hereafter while at it.
So where do you draw the line between maintaining family ties and compromising your religious convictions?
I can as well, carry Eyo or put palm oil on iron condemn bcos my brother is a chief Oluwo while at it.
Or that grace is not extended to traditional worshipers?
So where do you draw the line between maintaining family ties and compromising your religious convictions?
I can as well, carry Eyo or put palm oil on iron condemn bcos my brother is a chief Oluwo while at it.
Or that grace is not extended to traditional worshipers?
I don’t understand why people are deliberately mischievous, particularly when it comes to how Muslims practise and uphold their religion.
There are a million and one ways to show love, kindness and goodwill to your relatives without having to participate in their acts of worship
Oga Jack again? Well, you are late to the conversation. I have already addressed this extensively on my timeline, and my position is very clear.
Since you say you are asking genuinely, let me break down what is wrong with that video and what Islam teaches.
1) You asked if she bowed or worshipped?
In Islam, the prohibition is not just about physically bowing to an idol or a cross. Allah explicitly commands believers in the Quran (Surah An-Nisa 4:140 and Al-An'am 6:68) not to sit in gatherings where messages contradicting His Oneness are being proclaimed.
Walking into an active church service to celebrate, sit through Trinitarian prayers, and honor the ministry of another religion is participating in a gathering of shirk, even if your lips do not move.
Even worse, she collected the microphone inside the church and prayed in Jesus's name, mixing Islamic and Christian prayers together on one tongue in the name of tolerance.
On top of that, they filmed it, and the OP posted it online with the title "Alhaja visits her younger brother’s church".
This, in and of itself turns a personal mistake into a public precedent that can mislead uninformed Muslims.
2) What could she have done to honor her younger brother while staying true to her faith? Plenty of things.
She could visit him at his house, host him at hers, cook for him, buy him gifts, support his family financially, care for him when he is sick, attend his social or family receptions outside the church sanctuary, and stand by him in every worldly matter.
That is Birr (goodness and maintaining family ties), which Allah commands in Surah Al-Mumtahanah (60:8).
Nobody here ever said Muslims should abandon kindness, family relationships, or decent social interactions with non-Muslim kin. I have Christian and traditionalist relatives myself, and we share deep mutual respect and support without crossing religious boundaries.
The problem is that modern society wants to blur a line that Islam made clear. Your definition of "religious tolerance" demands that a Muslim must step into non-Islamic religious spaces and validate other faiths' rituals just to prove they love their family or that they are tolerant.
That is not tolerance; that is religious compromise. You have more than ninety-nine lawful ways to show deep love and kindness to your non-Muslim relatives. Refusing to cross the one red line of Tawheed does not make anyone unkind.
Allah knows best.
Away from Alonso’s inadequacies thus far. It is actually a joke to still parade Fofana and Colwill as your center backs after years of ridiculous spending.
Tells you everything you need to know about people making decisions at this football club.
Chelsea should take Man United’s money for Palmer and run, just as they did with Enzo.
The occasional brilliance is tempting, but the team is better off without him. His presence limits the structure and tactical flexibility.
Felix, Foden, Nkunku type sh!t
In Isolation, you can say Caicedo and Palmer are “wonderful players” but I don’t think you can build a proper dominant team around them.
This is not a performance you look forward to see every weekend.