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thecallofummah:

The command to fight and the command to fast in Ramadan came down in the exact same manner:

“Fasting is prescribed upon you” Quran 2:183
“Fighting is prescribed upon you” Quran 2:216

So why do we treat the two differently?

“Know that Allah will not accept voluntary deeds from you until you first perform obligatory deeds.” - Sufyaan Ath-thaurree

- Al Farooq. 

  • (I’m running errands for my pregnant wife. While walking to a nearby store, I see two teenagers harassing a child that is only four or five years old. I shoo them away from the boy, and he introduces himself.)

  • Me:

    “So, where’s your mom at?”

  • Boy:

    “She’s in the store. Do you have kids?”

  • Me:

    “Not yet. We’re expecting a baby girl soon, though.”

  • Boy:

    “Well, she’s going to turn out nice, like you! So, I’m going to marry her someday!”

  • (I laugh, and play along while I bring him to the service desk, and wait until his mom picks him up. Six years later, my daughter comes home from school and introduces us to a friend that defended her against a bully on the playground. I didn’t recognize him, but he certainly knew who I was!)

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