A Hadith (4)

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Do you know what bankrupt means?" They said: "Among us, the one who has no dirham nor goods is the one who is bankrupt." He (PBUH) said: "The one who is bankrupt among my ummah is the one who will come on the Day of Resurrection with prayer (salat), fasting (saum) and charity (zakat), but he will come having insulted this one, slandered that one, consumed the wealth of this one, shed the blood of that one and beaten this one. They will each be given from his good deeds, and if his good deeds run out before the scores have been settled, some of their bad deeds will be taken and cast upon him, then he will be thrown into the Fire."

Airplane crash

Imagine, it is a normal weekday, nearly time for the kids to come home from school and have lunch. Suddenly, a military airplane crashes into the wall of your house and leaves you dead or injured. How life can suddenly take a turn you could never have imagined! I came past the place where the military plane crashed yesterday after it had already been taken away. Here are a couple of impressions.

Approximately 12 people died in the accident.

A Hadith (3)

It was narrated from Jabir that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Whoever is deprived of gentleness, he is deprived of goodness."

Picture (Street Vendor)

This man is selling raisins on the street. Two piles: big black ones and smaller brown ones.

Funny English

I was looking for a certain employee somewhere. Another employee showed me his office, which was locked, meanwhile trying out his English language skills. "Well, this is his office," he said. "He doesn't exist in another place." I smiled. According to this man the employee was, at least for now, non-existent. I did find him later, though, in the cafetaria, where he was 'feeding himself' according to the same English-speaking man.

TV

A habit I don't like here is that the TV is on in eevery single home from the time the people get up until they go to sleep. The only breaks are the power-cuts. People eat in front of the TV, chew qat in front of the TV, and receive guests in front of the TV. Why is it that people don't seem to be able to entertain themselves these days? It may be the same in other parts of the world, but I wasn't brought up this way. When I was a kid, the TV didn't even broadcast in the morning. During meal times, the TV - and radio - were turned off because these were times to get together with the family. We had toys to play with and books to read, and, honestly, I think that was better.

I read the following in the book The End of the World by Dr. Mohammad al-'Areefi (Darrussalam), and thought it was quite interesting: Ibn Abi Shaybah is recorded in Al-Musannaf with a saheeh isnad that Hudayfah ibn al-Yamaan said, "Soon evil will pour down on you from the sky until it reaches al-fayaafi." It was said, "What is al-fayaafi, oh Abu Abd-Allah?" He said, "the wilderness".
TV sets nowadays can receive what is rained down by satellites of fitnah... even in the wilderness.