Question: Assalamualaykum. Muhtaram Mufti Saheb, The world cup is going on. Kindly advise will it be permissible to watch and follow all the matches? Will me support any team be incorrect as I beleive that is my team. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. It is not permissible to watch or follow the World Cup matches or to support the teams.[1] As a Muslim, … [Read more...]
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Like the needle of the compass faces North when at rest, the heart of the Mu’min faces in the direction of Allah Ta’ala’s obedience and pleasure. In the obedience of Allah Ta’ala do we find our peace, contentment and happiness.
When a compass is moved or shaken, we observe how the needle is disturbed and begins to move this way and that way restlessly –as if agitated. When it is placed down, it continues to move about until finally; it finds its rest in the direction of North.
SubhanAllah! We should take a lesson from this.
When the heart of a Mu’min is shaken with sins and disobedience to Allah Ta’ala, then the heart’s Sukoon (tranquillity) is disturbed. The heart is in a state of restlessness and anxiety until the person sincerely repents. Upon sincere Taubah, the heart settles back in Allah Ta’ala’s pleasure and once again enjoys its Sukoon.
