Alhamdulillah! I'm happy to hear this news. May Allah make it easy for you to continue.

Common errors in prayer that MUST be avoided 1. Reciting Surat al-Fatiha fast without pausing after each verse. The Prophet (SAW) used to pause after each verse of this surah. (Abu Dawood) 2. Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in rukoo' or sujood, and sticking the belly to the thighs in sujood. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Let not one of you support himself on his forearms (in sujood ) like the dog. Let him rest on his palms and keep his elbows away from his body." (Sahih Muslim) The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to keep his arms away from his body during rukoo' and sujood that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen (Sahih Muslim). 3. Gazing upward during prayer. This may cause loss of concentration. We are commanded to lower our gaze, and look at the point at which the head rests during sujood. The Prophet (SAW) warned: "Let those who raise their gaze up during prayer stop doing so, or else their sights would not return to them. [i.e. lose their eyesight]." (Muslim) 4.Resting only the tip of the head on the floor during sujood. The Prophet (SAW) said: "I am commanded to prostrate on seven Bones the forehead and the nose, the two hands [palms], the two knees, and the two feet." (Sahih Muslim) Applying the above command necessitates resting the forehead and the nose on the ground during sujood. 5.Hasty performance of prayer which does not allow repose and calmness in rukoo' or sujood. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw a man who did not complete his rukoo' [bowing], and made a very short sujood [prostration]; he (SAW) said: "If this man dies while praying in this manner, he would die upholding a religion other than the religion of Muhammad." Abu Hurairah (RA) said: "My beloved friend, Muhammad (SAW) forbade me to perform postures of prayer copying the picking of a rooster; (signifying fast performance of prayer), moving eyes around like a fox and the sitting like monkeys (i.e. to sit on thighs)." (Imam Ahmad at-Tayalisi) 6.Stealing from ones prayer The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The worst thief is the one who steals from his own prayer." People asked, 'Messenger of Allah! How could one steal from his own prayer?' He (SAW) said: "By not completing its rukoo' and sujood." (At-Tabarani al-Hakim). To complete rukoo' is to stay in that posture long enough to recite 'subhana rabbiyal Adtheem' three times, SLOWLY, and 'subhana rabbiyal-a'ala' three times, SLOWLY, in sujood. He (SAW) also announced: "He who does not complete his rukoo' and sujood, his prayer is void." (Abu Dawood others) 7.Counting tasbeeh with the left hand The Prophet (SAW) used to count tasbeeh on the fingers of his right hand after salah. Abdullah bin Amr (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "(There are) two good deeds, any Muslim who does them shall enter Jannah but few are those who do them: to say, 'subhanAllah' ten times, and 'alHamdulillah' ten times, and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times. And I have seen the Messenger of Allah (SAW) counting them on his hand." lbn Qudamah (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used his right hand for tasbeeh." (Abu Dawud) The above hadeeth indicates clearly that the Prophet (SAW) used only one hand for counting tasbeeh. No Muslim with sound mind would imagine that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand for counting tasbeeh. Aa'ishah (RA) said that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand only for Istinjaa', or cleaning himself. 8. Raising hands for dua' soon as prayer is over. This was not the practice of the Messenger of Allah (SAW). The Sunnah is to start with thikr soon after salah is over. The best forms of du'a are those authentically related to the Prophet, (SAW). 9. Crossing in front of a praying person. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) warned: "Were the one who crosses in front of a praying person to know the consequences of doing so, he would have waited for forty better than to cross in front of him." (Sahih Bukhari and Muslim). The forty in the tradition may be days months or even years. Allah knows best. And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message. Qur'an 36:17 Wsalaam.

The most destructive habit ................... Worry The greatest joy ............................. Giving The greatest loss ........................ Loss of self-respect The most satisfying work ................... Helping others The ugliest personality trait................. Selfishness The most endangered species ........... Dedicated leaders Our greatest natural resource............. Our youth The greatest "shot in the arm"............ Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome........... Fear The most effective sleeping pill.............. Peace of mind The most crippling failure disease............ Excuses The most powerful force in life.............. Love The most dangerous pariah .................. A gossiper The world's most incredible computer ........ The brain The worst thing to be without ............. Hope The deadliest weapon ....................... The tongue The two most power-filled words ........... "I Can" The greatest asset........................... Faith The most worthless emotion................... Self-pity The most beautiful attire.................... SMILE! The most prized possession................... Self esteem The most powerful channel of communication... Prayer The most contagious spirit................... Enthusiasm The greatest fortune............................ Contentment The greatest asset............................... Health The meanest action................................. Revenge The cheapest trait...................................Miserliness The most powerful action...................... Charity The most obnoxious disease................. Arrogance The lowest of the low............................. Pride The deepest intoxicator ........................Power The highest coverer of defects.................Wealth The most unpredictable...........................Customer The crown of greatness...........................Forgiveness The greatest sin....................................Not believing in Allah The most uncertain...................................DEATH."

Well too friggin' bad! Hey, there is a BUTTERFLY on the lady's hair and a SWAN to her Left side.

7 animals and 3 human. Doesn't anyone else see the swan and the butterfly? Or Am I seeing things? CAN YOU FIND THE 9 FACES IN THIS PICTURE? ps, hope u dont mind me posting this here darmn.

Xafsa: Jazakallah Khairan sis. That's very thoughtful of you. Insha allah, I'll do my best not to miss it. Much appreciated

Muraad jazakallah khairan. I really enjoyed reading that...such a good reminder. Btw, I haven't heard of this masjid you mentioned. Do you have any more info about it?

Good topic indeed. Personally, I found that starting College has strenghtened my faith. I've meet some really great sisters, who were deen oriented and they have had good influence on me. Though, we didn't have a large MSA,we become a close group and we supported each other. Plus the profession I've chosen has really opened my eyes...I saw many people, who were in great deal of pain and suffering and that has showed me to be really grateful for what I have, and I drew closer to Allah. If he thought that HIGH SCHOOL was bad, wait untill he sees UNIVERSITY. IMO, High school is worse! Then, it was all about the dances, crushes, and who's got the best bla bla. I'd like to think we have matured and realized what's really important by the time we start Post secondary education.

Legend:: Ok it worked! But will you ever tell us the secret? :eek:

SCOR:: I'm sorry to hear that ... You think I didn't notice ur absence? Are U mad! ...I got my favs among the members ...and I'll notice if they pull the disappearing act on us...blv me Hey, if not here, I'll see ya there.

Amiin Amiin Amiin.... Jazakallah Khairan sister.

These are my favs: Ceeb looma dhinto, cara lalama qarxo, cayna looma dhaawacmo Kibir waa lagu kufaa (I really like this one...hence my sig) Saddex looma adkeysto: Gaajo guri og, gardarro garab og, iyo cudur geeri og Soomaalidu waxay casarkii kugu aragtay cishihii kugu caydaa. Beentaada hore, runtaada dambey dishaa. Barasho horteed dad ha nicin Alle watow wehel uma baahna. Afar waa afar: Noloshu waa Niyad; Naftu waa qaali; Nacaybku waa olol; Nabsigu waa qaraar.

Hahahhaha...hilarious!! These two stick to mind tho::: A Chilling Effect Joyce Lebrom fainted at a supermarket checkout counter in Berne, Switzerland, in September 1991. Staff thought she'd had a heart attack, but when paramedics arrived they found a stolen chicken stuffed down her bra. The cold from the chicken had caused her to pass out. After recovering in the hospital she was charged with theft. Loooool!!! After five minutes punctuated by Schmidt occasionally shouting "I am a trained killer!" police arrived and arrested him. Schmidt then sued the bank, accusing them of exploiting his disability ...this belongs in the jokes section tho

Looool.. I'm sure those people just wished for the ground to swallow them Scor:: so does this mean, you're not officially out of your hiding place? I missed ya girl!

I finally saw it...with help from my lil sister And now that I saw it...I don't know how I could've missed it..it's soo big! (wink wink)

STHLM:: But I cant be that blunt. ...Maybe you should school me

STHLM_Lady:: I'm sticking to my story Entrep: yeah, I knew Ilhaam was an arabic name. I meant my real name...but now I know that's arabic too. Didn't know Xabiibo was tho...thanks for letting me know.

Lol..UD. Poor blondes. btw, I like ur sig::author presumed dead .... Nova, waa ii qarineysaa miyaa...joker kulahaa.

Ok. I heard the Bball tournament starts June 28-July 2nd. Anyways, I might check out the Soccer thingie ..Last yr was really bad tho. For the first time, I decided to go...and went on the last day...it was horrible! It rained and rained...Oh it was horrible!

looool...STHLM...hehehe. I wouldn't do that LADY: u know I was gonna ask why my name isnt in there...my real name...but I didnt wanna inaan is kashifo...but I have an aunt named Xabiibo, thought that was an original somali name...so i wondered why it wasnt there. Hehehe

Captivating: You mean the Somali Soccer Week? :confused:

Lol@STHLM-Lady...Ouch! Gabar maskiinka ka qaleey nooh I'm with LadyFatima. I can't be straight up when it comes to things like this. As for what I'd rather hear...Ooh this is tough!...I think the truth would be best, tho it will be hard to digest. LF..amay aqal gashay? I hope all is well with her.

Those are some :cool: names. Thanks for posting...it's very informative. But how about:: Xabiibo? Lool@Ismoog, Warmoog iyo Joogdheer....aren't those kinda insulting? :confused:

Let me share this one:: A blonde came running up to her husband in the driveway as he came home from work just jumping for joy. He didn't know why she was jumping for joy but thought, what the heck, and started jumping up and down with her. When she said, "Honey, I have some really great news for you!" He said, "Great, tell me what you're so happy about!" She stopped jumping and was breathing heavily from all the jumping up and down, and told him that she was pregnant! He kissed her and told her, "That's great! I couldn't be happier!" Then, she said, "Oh, honey, there's more!" He asked, "What do you mean 'more'?" She said, "Well, we are not having just one baby, we are going to have TWINS!" Amazed at how she could know so soon after getting pregnant, he asked her how she knew. She said, "Well, that was the easy part. I went to Wal-Mart and bought the TWIN PACK home pregnancy test kit and BOTH tests came out positive."

Mujahid: Your contributions in this forum are greatly appreciated! Just don't disappear on us. I'm headed for my 2 yr anniversary :eek: ....talk about getting a life Illmatic: yeah, and how long have you been here?...Get to posting eh...waa lagu dhaafay!