The Salaada Diary

[Alphanumeric]

^^ Lol right back atcha, ya cynical nerd This thread is a accountability mechanism for me as well as naseexa/reminder to all those struggling with their salah(probably the majority of those reading) to fix up. So, Mudane Alpha, like i said earlier, drop the stoical-cynic routine. It's ok to be human, sxb. It's not "showing off", except maybe in some parallel manga universe.

You can insult all you like, but I only question the value of 'ibaadah if the intent to publicly state it is already there.

This is what it is, though you can call it what you want. Whatever gets you through the day. No worries though, you ain't alone in that.

[Leftist]

^^ kaftanka iyo "insult" are not the same thing, but I forget that you're, culturally speaking, a straightlaced Canadian. Macaleesh. The "intent to publicly state it" is actually a good thing: it encourages other people who have the same problem to do something about it. Ta kale, salah(5 obligatory prayers) is not a mere "ibadah", it's what makes us Muslim. Start leaving salah and you'll soon find yourself on the off-ramp to Exit Disbelief. I'm pretty sure that's what happened to blackstar and other snetters who left Islam.

Not praying has become a epidemic among Muslim youth, was playing a soccer over the summer and only a handful stopped playing for maghrib. Let's air out our laundry and find practical solutions....like this 40 day journey of mine.

Day 3, Isniin, 12-10-12

Crappy day Started off with missing Fajr, and due to a hectic schedule(weak excuse), ending up combined duhur, asar, maghrib with Isha just a few minutes ago. Bright side: At least I made them up, as opposed to "giving up" on it. Mind over matter indeed (hat-tip: Lilaahiya)

[Leftist]

left, tell us good news. did you make this the fajir?

last night i slept late and put my alarm for 3:30 am, woke up changed to 4:30 and went to bed to just debate myself whole time. .lol. bal shaitanku sidu eknu eyaarey.lol. Allaho shaitainka naka qabo.

i was debating my self , shall i wake up or is early? keep telling my self ; fajir is 4:47' yeah, i checked before i went to bed...etc, next thing fajirki baba la adimey. my 2 rak'ah ombo e qonsadey. la'anah ba ko taala kaas.

Next fajar inshallah. Shalay nafta, amaarah bi suu'u, baa iga adkaatay.

[Hyperactive]

inshallah, let me tell you little trick may work. you put your alarm different alarming. put for example,3:30 then 4:30. then 5:30. etc. i feel sorry for you tho. you dont hear athan. if you hear athan from your bed is hard to ignore it.

[Smile-LiKe-SuN-RiSE]

Wow..i need to remove this nail polish and start praying..every night waxan niyeysda to remove this sht ..lakin malin walba xal adun ba ila taga.
Allah ha no soo wada hanuuniyo

Question:
Is it allowed in Islam to say one prayers with Nail-color on ?.

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

It is permissible for a woman to colour her nails for the purpose of adornment, with materials that do not cause harm, and there is nothing wrong with her praying with that, unless it is a substance that prevents water from reaching what is beneath it, in which case wudoo’ and ghusl are not valid unless it is removed. If the wudoo’ is not valid then the prayer is not valid.

It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 5/218:

“If the colour is impermeable, then wudoo’ is not valid unless it is removed before doing wudoo’. If it is not impermeable, then wudoo’ is valid, as is the case with henna.”

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A

U got this from yahoo answers
SHM...pseudo sheik.

[SimplySerene]

My advice to anyone who starts praying is to start slowly.. Add one prayer at a time to your daily schedule. Once you are in the habit of doing one prayer add another. That's how I started and it worked. If you able to go from 0-5 easy then ignore my post.

[Colonel]

Ukhti Smile, I have not specialised in that aspect of the diin therefore I decided to bring forth my collegues ruling

On Topic: What time do you guys pray Ishaa? I used to delay it till almost midnight, this became a lazy routine. I tried praying later (just before going to bed) however I would be half asleep. I therefore believe that praying it on time or well before midnight is the best way to avoid 'The Path of The Lazy'.

[salool]

^^Cisha is already 17.13 today, so why wait till midnight

[CilmiDoone]

Good topic!

[Colonel]

^^Cisha is already 17.13 today, so why wait till midnight

It's around 18.00 here but like I said, for some reason I feel the pressure to pray the other 4 salahs on time however for Ishaa I relax and tend to leave it to 'The Hour of The Lazy'

[waryaa]

lol@ nail polish over salat!

[Leftist]

Day 4, Talaado, 12-11-12

Fajr: Missed it again Can't even blame oversleeping on this one. Was (almost) fully awake. Kept telling myself "I'll get up in 5 min". Next thing I know, qoraxada is up
Duhur: Done, on time
Asar: Done, on time
Maghrib: Done, on time
Isha: Done, on time

[Leftist]

My advice to anyone who starts praying is to start slowly.. Add one prayer at a time to your daily schedule. Once you are in the habit of doing one prayer add another. That's how I started and it worked. If you able to go from 0-5 easy then ignore my post.

@ incremental approach. Fagta fagatax enthusiasm will burn you out.

[Leftist]

Day 5, Arbaco, 12-12-12

Salaada today was on-point

Fajar: Done, on time
Duhur: Done, on time
Asar: Done, on time
Maghrib: Done, on time
Isha: Done, on time.

[ElfRuler]

Day 5, Arbaco, 12-12-12

Salaada today was on-point

Fajar: Done, on time
Duhur: Done, on time
Asar: Done, on time
Maghrib: Done, on time
Isha: Done, on time.

Intentions, intentions, intentions.