Muslims: Does the winter affect your prayer?
820337
I love the winter. Living in the uk, I dent like the summer. Cozy nights. The prayer during the day Isa good, only when I'm shopping its less convenient. Fajr and isha is really good. Fasting in short days is also good.
856060
Yes. Everything we do affects us in the next life. Look at the noble companions, they feared the hereafter so much and look at how righteous they were. The 10 that were guaranteed paradise. \nAll muslims need to correct their Aqeedah. Especially their Tauhid. Without your Tauhid being correct, Your righteous deeds are not accepted, without righteous deeds, You have a terrible end. All muslims, lets correct our tauhid and purify ourselves from shirk and bida'h and follow the way of the righteous companions who knew the prophet. Cling fast to the quran and sunnah.\n\n Allaah says: "And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allaah (i.e., this Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves." Surah Aali-`Imraan [3:103]\n\n"And if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it back to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is more suitable for final determination." Surat-un-Nisaa' [4:59]. \n\n"The best of people is my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them (i.e. the first three generations of Muslims)." [Reported by Bukhari and Muslim- Mutawaatir. Muslim, Narrated 'Aisha - Shaykh Al Albaanee declares it Hasan in Saheeh Al Jaami' no.3288]. \n\n"And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects all of which except one will go to Hell and they (i.e. the Saved Sect) are those who are upon what I and My Companions are upon (i.e. those who follow My Way and the Way of my Companions.)" [Reported by at-Tirmidhee - Hasan] \n\n"Verily those before you from among the People of the Book split into seventy-two sects and verily this religion . . . ", and in another narration, " . . . this Ummah will split into seventy-three sects: seventy-two will be in the Fire and one in Paradise and that is the Jamaa'ah." [Reported by Abu Daawood - Sahih] \n\n Lets purify the religion from innovation. Abdullah ibn Abbas said When "Bid'ah" is created then the Sunnah dies and this continues until that "Bid'ah" is living and the Sunnah is dead." \n\nHadith - Bukhari 9:391, Narrated Abu Huraira  \n\nThe Prophet  said, "Leave me as I leave you, for the people who were before you were ruined because of their questions and their differences over their prophets. So, if I forbid you to do something, then keep away from it. And if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can." \n\nNarrated from Aisha r.a.h\nThe prophet s.a.w said,\n“Whoever innovates in this affair of ours (religion) that which is not from it, it is rejected”  al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud and Ibn Madj)[6].
278423
Crescent in Islam doesnt have the great importance actually ... it means that it is what the islamic calendar is based on (the moon) ... we dont pray for it ... we pray for only one almighty God.\n\n\n\n" Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Do not prostrate to the sun and the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve. "\n\nThe Holy Qur'an\n041.037
689543
i dont think so bcs just GOD/Allah know thats ..\n\nGOD/allah bless you and all
310928
Yes. This is a great one.\nhttp://www.waxdog.com/pray/
414850
the point is that they dont try to take jesus out of the holidays. they only act when they see the situation is growing and might cause a dispute bigger than what it should be. it is true we have a freedom of Religion in this country and part of that freedom is respecting everyone else's beliefs. The people that you see "standing" out against your christian holidays is becuase they feel like your forcing them to believe the way you believe. they feel like your being in their faces about it.\n\nTo relate to this situation. I assume you are a christian and if your not please imagine you are and you are located in a muslim country and there are muslim posters everywhere promoting islamic beliefs and Allah everywhere. thats the way those people feel about the holidays that you have in the country. they feel you are interupting their daily life.
511685
thecnaly  no  because its  thy cold most of thy year
182654
In Islam, fasting starts from fajr (dawn), until maghrib (sunset) is observed during the month of Ramadan. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Pillars of Islam, and thus one of the most important acts of Islamic worship. By fasting, whether during Ramadan or other times a Muslim draws closer to his Lord by abandoning the things he/she enjoys, such as food and drink. This makes the sincerity of his/her faith and his/her devotion to Allah (God) all the more evident. The believer knows that Allah will love him/her when he/she is ready to abandon worldly comforts for Allah's sake.\n\nAllah informs Muslims in the Qur'an that fasting was prescribed for those before them (i.e., the Jews and Christians) and that by fasting Muslim gains 'taqwa', which can be described as the care taken by a person to do everything Allah has commanded and to keep away from everything that He has forbidden. Fasting helps prevent many sins and is a shield with which the Muslim protects him/herself from jahannam (hell).\n\nMuslims believe that fasting is more than abstaining from food and drink. It also means to abstain from any falsehood in speech and action, from any ignorant and indecent speech, and from arguing and fighting. Therefore, fasting helps to develop good behavior.\n\nFasting also inculcates a sense of brotherhood and solidarity, as a Muslim feels and experiences what his needy and hungry brothers and sisters feel. However, even the poor, needy, and hungry participate in the fast. Moreover, Ramadan is a month of giving charity and sharing meals to break the fast together.
749330
Any day you are welcome. Wear something long sleeved and long trousers or a long skirt - try not to wear anything too tight. Take a scarf and drape it over your hair. Take your shoes off when you enter the prayer area - you will see easily where. Ask the Imam to explain some things about the mosque to you, or any other muslim woman who you see I am sure will be glad to help. You will be made to feel very welcome. You won't be allowed into the men's prayer area and men won't be allowed into the womens- but you are not missing much, they are essentially exactly the same. Ask any questions you want. Some mosques (the larger ones) have bookshops which are good. I think you will find it a very peaceful friendly place hopefully.
401480
you mean salat. Well it is to concentrate on it. You know it is really hard to pray perfectly and not to think of something else then your prayer. But try these they worked for me:\n-put in your mind that you are talking to Allah when you pray. Imagine you are talking to a king or someone imporatant will you think about something else.\n-try to pray in a comfortable place that you find relief in.\n-Avoid praying in crowded places.\n-Imagine that the prayer you are going to pray will be the last one and after that prayer you will die. Then how perfect you would like that prayer to be?\nMay Allah help you with that\nand don't forget me with your prayers.
38937
you need to not only pray, but believe when you pray.\n\nthe laws of sowing and reaping are still in effect and do apply to money.\n\nyou also still have to use wisdom in your dealings (not saying you dont) this you can also ask for when you pray
726244
i am taking this question seriously, although it seems some have not. when i pray at night or in church my eyes are closed. i even go so far as plugging my ears. it's just a matter or focusing on God and your conversation with Him. there are times throughout the day when I say quick little prays of thanks or something, and i don't always close my eyes then. it's not a matter of whether it is commanded. in this case it is what works best for you and ensures your mind ad spirit is focused on the task at hand!
574000
Yes. I will whisper his name in my prayers. I am muslim and strong faith in the life hereinafter and the in the existance of God. I am sure my prayers will not go unanswered. God is a silent listerner of our prayers.
1096455
No, the correct prayer is \nAllahu Fubar... God help us cuz we stirred up the bees nest and we'll be dead meat in no time.
909443
If you were to read this account to the average Israeli today and ask him what time of year this could be, he would likely answer, “Sometime between April and October.” Why? The answer is simple. From November to March is the cold, rainy season in Israel, and December 25 is certainly in the wintertime. Shepherds would not be living out-of-doors, keeping watch over their flocks in the fields at night. Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, is located in the higher elevations and is just a few miles from Jerusalem. Even in years when the weather is less extreme, it is quite cold there at night during the winter.—Micah 5:2; Luke 2:15.\nA look into history at the time of Jesus’ birth sheds light on the fact that he was not born during December’s snow. Jesus’ mother, Mary, although in an advanced stage of pregnancy, had to travel from her home in Nazareth to Bethlehem. She and Joseph did so to meet the requirements of the census decreed by the Roman ruler Caesar Augustus. (Luke 2:1-7) The Jewish populace, resenting the Roman rule and its heavy taxation, was already on the verge of rebellion. Why would Rome unnecessarily irritate them by requiring many to travel to be registered during the most difficult and even treacherous winter weather? Is it not far more reasonable that this would have been decreed for a season that lends itself to travel, such as spring or autumn?\n\nRECORDED EVIDENCE OF COLD WINTERS\nEzra 10:9 reports that it can get cold during the winter months as recorded in the scripture:\n"  So all the men of Judah and Benjamin collected themselves together at Jerusalem within three days, that is, in the ninth month on the twentieth [day] of the month, and all the people kept sitting in the open place of the house of the [true] God, shivering because of the matter and on account of the showers of rain.  "\nDecember corresponds to the latter part of the ninth month (Chislev) of the ancient Hebrew calendar and the early part of the tenth month (Tebeth). With this in mind, consider the account in Ezra 10:9 about something that happened just a few miles from Bethlehem:\n\nTRUTH\nAs for December the 25th being designated as Christ's birthday, substituting of factual evidence with something known as a falsehood shows disregard for the wholesome truth at the very least. What other truths could be substituted also for falsehoods.
882025
I converted to Islam, so I still go to my family's house for Christmas, just to see relitives I don't normally get to see. Muslims don't celebrate Christmas, we beleive in Jesus, but not as Christians do. To Muslims, Jesus was a prophet, but not a god or son of God.\n\nHere are some good websites if you want to learn more about Islam.\nhttp://www.islamicfinder.com\nhttp://www.beautifulislam.com
1019263
Sorry but I believe that it sound be between you and God. For me I am a Muslim