Can We Use Other Than The Language Of Arabic When

[laian]

Assalamu alaikum,


Shaunee, I have a question. You said your obligatory prayers are 100% in Arabic, but your compulsory prayers are in English. When you say compulsory, to me that means the same as obligatory, which are the 5 daily prescribed salaat.


If what you mean by compulsory prayers are the ones where you simply talk to God for personal reasons, which are called du'a, then YES YES YES by all means say those in ENGLISH!!! There is no reason to learn a new language just to talk to God, use your mother language that you understand best, without a doubt.


Also, if I am now understanding you correctly, then you are saying your obligatory, or 5 daily prayers, in Arabic... if that's true, mashaAllah that is wonderful and congratulations I'm very happy for you.


On a side note, Anyabwile, the saying of the one who wins the debate is the one who leaves first, it means if you are in a debate with someone over something that has no right answer, if you can calmly collect yourself and say, "this is going nowhere" and graciously leave the debate without having to feel that you need to WIN and you need to force your opinion on someone else, then yes you have "won" the debate. It doesn't mean that you give up because you are wrong or you have weak arguments, it just means that you recognize the difference of opinion and are mature enough to leave it at that.


hope that helps


and again Shaunee, congratulations, I'm really so happy for you, whether you say your prayers in english or arabic, you have still come such a long way and I know you took a huge step in accepting Islam and inshaAllah may Allah make everything easy for you ameen