Do you feel the need of having a scholar in your life who himself is good in practicing and guiding people ?! Whom you can share your worries and guilt with. From whose knowledge you can get benefit before taking any step, to know his opinion before you follow your desires/temptations ?
EDITED: Lets remove the nonsense and make it simple.
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Seriously?
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I know that this scenario is ridiculous and full of flaws, but the intention was to see and ask myself and everyone;
-How prepared are we for following the Prophet Isa (a.s), who might arrive in our life ?
-Have we overcome the negative judgement that some of us develop in their heart after seeing an appearance that is in accordance to the appearance of the Prophet (saw) ?
Do we seek opinion of the 'good' scholars of our time/country/city whenever we have to make important decisions in our lives ?
Can I overcome my ego when an 'apparently' pious person sincerely corrects my mistakes and advises me with reference of Quran and Hadith ?
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I'd probably start praying before I ask him if I can eat Cheetos or not. The end is nigh!!!
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You have to report to him at the end of the day and confirm to him that you didn't look at any non-mahrams.....even accidentally?
I wonder if the Prophet SAWS had this arrangement....where people were required to report their deeds to him at the end of each day. Or did he SAWS understand that imposing can actually backfire and that religion shouldn't feel cumbersome? Did he give people space and choice..... or did he breathe down their neck and watch over them like a hawk?
I'm not saying that one shouldn't try their best to do what is right in all aspects of life. But I'd like to believe that Allah is far more merciful to us than we are to ourselves and others.
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^ First of all, jazakAllah khair for a beautiful reply and for trying to understand my perspective, because it is very easy for anyone to misunderstand it and give it a wrong direction if anyone wants to.
The logic that you have applied here is reasonable. The accidental first look followed by immediate turning away of ones eyes (along with repentance) is not considered a lustful gaze.
After I posted, I realized my mistake and was sure that someone would point out
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I wonder if the Prophet SAWS had this arrangement
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The answer is NO! This I shouldn't have said, my mistake. May Allah (swt) forgive me. But the suhabas did use to share every minor problem with the prophet (saw) and used to seek his guidance in every aspect of their life. It was because of the bond that they shared with him. Once a suhabi stopped many sins just because he realized that when he would meet the Prophet (saw) the other day, he would inquire about his deeds and how is his practice going.
The fear of punishment and the love of reward should only be for/from Allah (Swt). But at times certain relationships act like a minor step towards the actual aim. Just like we used to do a lot of good deeds and avoided bad deeds for our parents. They used to keep a check on us for our better future. But as we grow up, it is not like that anymore. Some people who want to improve quickly do have that kind of relationship with scholars (the inheritors of the Prophet saw) till they achieve the true fear and love of Allah (swt).
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Do you feel the need of having someone in your life who is nearly perfect in terms of guiding people ?! Whom you can share your worries with. From whom you can seek permission before taking any step, to know his opinion before you follow your desires/temptations ?
What if, one day you hear the door bell ring. Your dad calls you to the drawing room where you see a man with him who is wearing white clothes, having a noorani bearded face, turban on his head, having shalwaar above his ankles. Your father tells you that this person would be staying in the masjid. You have to seek his advice through cell phone whenever you take any step. But of-course he won't appreciate your watching TV (unless the radar of your eyes can sense before hand & censor and remove the na-mehrams before they appear on the TV screen). HE won't appreciate your listening to songs, he won't give you permission to go out in forbidden clothes that are tight and exposes your body parts. At the end of every day you would have to report to him and confirm that you didn't look at any na-mehram throughout your stay outside. If you made a mistake, then you have to follow the remedy that he tells you to do.
Lets just say, (its possible) that before you decide to give your opinion about the bearded man and the idea that you would be bound to follow his instructions, it is disclosed to you that he is actually Hazrat Isa (a.s) who has finally arrived as an Ummatee of the Prophet (saw). Would you be thankful that you were informed about his identity before you gave your comments ?!? Or you would still have liked to know more about the person before passing judgement about him based only on his appearance ?!?!
Strictly speaking, in such a situation I wouldn't pass any judgement based on his about his appearance. Your description of a person wearing turban, white clothes, beard, pants above ankles is quite common today even. Go to the masjid, and you'll see a number of people like that.
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I seek advice of my elder brother. I consider him wise.
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I have rephrased the first post. Hopefully it makes sense now, I apologize for the madness.
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I have rephrased the first post. Hopefully it makes sense now, I apologize for the madness.
you should ask this question in religion forum..
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^ Lol can you please let people speak instead of telling them where to post and where not to post in every thread? If a post is not meant to be in a place then we will move it.
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Do you feel the need of having a scholar in your life who himself is good in practicing and guiding people ?! Whom you can share your worries and guilt with. From whose knowledge you can get benefit before taking any step, to know his opinion before you follow your desires/temptations ?
EDITED: Lets remove the nonsense and make it simple.
Yes.
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why would I ever not if I came across any such a gem in my life. Because I believe someone who has better knowledge and understanding of the religion can help me understand it better. There were questions that rose in my mind while reading Quran, because I have a layman's mind, and obviously we all are very much under the influence of satan always, so if such people are around, they do guide you and erase all confusions ever bothering you.
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Yes because I think it would help me be a better person. But I think sometimes some people take this whole thing really seriously and begin to consider these pious people "god-sent". All these "peer's" in Pakistan have people worshipping them, telling them how to live their lives etc so you have to know where to draw the line. Yes seek them for help and support but don't believe in them to make you a better human or change your life because only Allah is capable of that
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^ Some really good views. Nice sharing. JazakAllah khair.
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Jazak Allah khair