What R U Doing For New Year Eve

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


as salam alykom dear brothers and sisters in Islam


For a week I was trying to find a hadeeth in which the Messenger said what means that at time when people are busy with wrong celebrations, drinking, dancing, committing sins, at that time when a Muslim takes a side, detaches from all that, keeps himself/herself busy with Quran and prayer shall be rewarded much.


BUt could not find the hadeeth. but at least we know we should go against what the Mushrekeen are doing. So brothers and sisters, spend the night praying and reading Quran, dont even watch TV or a movie just to confirm that we are going against what they are doing.


Let us all tonight remember Allah more, resort to Allah more, and take His sheild against the temptations around specially at this night.


let us be among a group who remembers Allah when He is at most Forgotten

[Anyabwile]

let us be among a group who remembers Allah when He is at most Forgotten

Assalamu Alalikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh


This is so true and such an important post. I'm grabbing a heap of books and will be in the Mosque tonight until they kick me out! But i had to quote what you say above, good post sister.

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


A good reminder sister. I think it may be some difference on WHERE we live. IF living in a non-Muslim country, this is an event built up around you, truly difficult to avoid in our daily life, when going shopping and so forth - and then you have to stay very strong to ignore all of this. But for example where I live, there is very quite and I cannot hear or see anything of these activites around me, and that is soooo - alhamdulillah! But true strength comes from Allah, SWT so I know you all will be doing just fine We have Someone guiding us through all stages and steps of live insha'Allah.


Wasalam

[KeePtHeFaitH]

Salam Alaikum. Isnt tomorrow The FATH OF MECCA?


Am I kafeer when I celebrate newyear? Or when I say to nonmuslim just happy new year? Wassalam.

[NaSra]

Asalamalaykum all


Alhamdulilah 2005 has started last night for us. I was in the mosque from maqrib until it almost hit 12:00am. I was listening to a lecture, A young sheikh came from overseas. When he finished he adviced us all to stay away from the city centre and to pray 2 rakats tawba and ask Allah forgiveness for all the evil that are being committed on new years eve. It was nice for me to be there, I'm not a frequent visitor of the mosque so I found the lecture quite beneficial. On ourway back home, the police were everywhere testing everyone for alcohol, they even tested the sister who was driving the car. We all felt somewhat offened but hey this is life, sometimes wearing a hijab doesn't always send the signal that you are sober espcially when its 12:00am and new year.


May Allah shield us from Jahanam, ameen

[Anyabwile]

I was trying to sleep but kept getting woken up by loud crackling, and whistling explosions. To much celebration of explosions and alcohol and not enough celebration of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) Still it's only one day i just let em get on with it.

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


as salam alykom all


Living in Egypt does not really make me much away from all this, celebrations were everywhere. At 12 I heard shootings and noise, when I continued to pray and recite Quran. We already Alhamdulelah started this early. I even explained to my little niece and nephew that they are not to watch TV so we dont even share any sign of celebration.


Alhamdulelah may Allah Forgive all who celebrated last night and allow them not to again ever ever ever.


May Allah Puts this commodity into recess ameen

[KeePtHeFaitH]

I was going out to club. But not 4 celebrate newyear 4 some other reason. I did also not watch tv because i was not at home. I was thinking about my future and fresh my memorys about some ppl. ....Wassalam...


BTW:How come my islamic question is ignored? But its ok.. Allah swt know best..


I hope this year, I will not banned again from Jannah.org board...

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


KeepTheFaith,


I stumbled by your question and it disappeared again, maybe because I have no clear answer.


But let me anyway tell you how I think about this.


Celebrating New Year, whether it is in the Christian counting or the Islamic counting, is not something that should be celebrated, I have not been able to found a hadith that tell me I should. I ONLY know two occasions to celebrate and that is Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.


And for the question of wishing others a happy new year, well I have 'solved' it this way. All my non-muslim friends know I don't celebrate so no one wishes me anything, so we understand each other well. For other contacts I have, that are not aware of the Islamic teachings, and then occasionally someone wishes me that, and I thank them for their thought and at the same time tell them that the Islamic new year, even though not celebrated, is due to come insha'Allah. And they seem to be happy with this. They have delivered 'their message' and I have delivered 'mine'.


Wasalam

[KeePtHeFaitH]

Assalamu aleikum,
KeepTheFaith,


I stumbled by your question and it disappeared again, maybe because I have no clear answer.


But let me anyway tell you how I think about this.


Celebrating New Year, whether it is in the Christian counting or the Islamic counting, is not something that should be celebrated, I have not been able to found a hadith that tell me I should. I ONLY know two occasions to celebrate and that is Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.


And for the question of wishing others a happy new year, well I have 'solved' it this way. All my non-muslim friends know I don't celebrate so no one wishes me anything, so we understand each other well. For other contacts I have, that are not aware of the Islamic teachings, and then occasionally someone wishes me that, and I thank them for their thought and at the same time tell them that the Islamic new year, even though not celebrated, is due to come insha'Allah. And they seem to be happy with this. They have delivered 'their message' and I have delivered 'mine'.


Wasalam

JazzakallahuKahyr....


When somenon muslim come to and say, Happ New Year! I just answer simply, you too. Because, I dontw want make a badface of muslims or such so (this is my comments)... Look what I have loose when I say it?Nothing...


Allah swt , know my heart my intention...Allah swt know every1s situation, piece for piece we all will be judged. I dont think, someo1 who live in mecca and another one live 4example in oslo is same. We cant image how Allah swt will judge, we just try to find out. We only know Allah swt is AL ADL.


Maybe I look like i m in trouble with my words, its not important for me, I found the sources. What we know is like a drop in Ocaen.


I believe, Allah swt will show me anyday the way of as shaheeds. I say, Alhamdulillah I do know to say Alhamdulillah. I m thankfull to Allah swt I can make HAMD to Allah swt.


I dont celebrate new year but when some1 say I say back... There is more important thinks to change on me as this unimportant words...And I most care to rights of another1 on me. because, in judgemend day will we (you) pay with our good deeds or get bad deeds of anothers in our account. I m dont have much good deeds so i can give and i do have much bad deeds i cant take anothers bad deeds to myself.


wassalam.