Halal vs Haram
Which of these is haram?
2. pig is haram to eat - even if it is dhabihah!
2. my grandmother who isn't feeling well
Allah cares for us when we are sick; He loves it when we visit those who are sick - it helps them heal! (iyadah)
Remember when we played a game of catch - we threw a small soft ball in the air and caught it.
Why was it important to use our hands to catch the ball?
What do we have to do to catch the ball?
We had to extend our hands out ready to catch the ball. If we didn't catch the ball, it would fall on our body or on the ground.
We had to prepare ourselves to make a move by using our brain, hands, muscles, eyes, and coordination!
A bedouin left his camel without tying it.
What did Rasulullah (s) say?
One day, Rasulullah saw a bedouin leaving his camel without tying it.
He asked him, “Why don’t you tie your camel?”
The bedouin replied, “I place my trust in Allah.”
Rasulullah then advised him, “Tie your camel and then trust Allah.”
حَلال Halal
حَرام Haram
Halal - That which is not prohibited. That which is allowed.
Haram - That which is not allowed
Which of these makes people act strange if they drink too much of it? This drink is not allowed!
3. alcohol is haram to drink
Who gives us shifa when we are sick?
Allah! He is known as Ash-Shafi - the Healer.
He created the doctors and the medicines, our family and friends who give us affection when we are sick.
We become better through Him!
Surat ash-Shu'ara (26:80) says, "And when I get sick, it is He who cures me"
I'm at my grandma's house and mom and dad are still sleeping. I'm hungry! Grandma has given us permission to eat anything in the house!
What should I do to make myself cereal?
Thank goodness she gave us permission to eat even when she's not around! We kind of know where everything is, but it'll take some rummaging around.
We'll find a bowl, a spoon, milk, a box of cereal. Then we make our bowl of cereal carefully at the kitchen table - try not to spill the milk! and if we do, we'll clean up :) we can enjoy a peaceful breakfast that we've made all by ourselves!
Where did Rasulullah (s) go when he was feeling sick? What did he ask for?
Bonus points if you know the name of the story!
Bonus points: This story is told in Hadith al-Kisa!
Rasulullah (s) went to his beloved daughter's house, Bibi Fatimah (a). He asked for his special Yemeni cloak or blanket.
She recited a beautiful du'a for her father and told him, "I ask Allah to protect you from this weakness."
طَیِّب Tayyib
ذبيحة Dhabihah
Tayyib - That which is good / wholesome / excellent
Dhabihah - Slaughtered in an Islamic way
If I saw this ingredient, I would not eat it:
2. gelatin from a pig
AND
3. gelatin from a cow because we don't know if the cow was dhabihah or not
Name three types of things should we take when we visit someone who is sick.
Bonus points: An Imam recommended taking certain things when visiting a person who is sick. Which Imam and what things?
The reason we go to visit someone when they are sick is to make them feel better.
We would take nice things like smiling faces, food, balloons, flowers, get well soon cards...
Bonus: Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a) has recommended to take something when visiting the sick, perhaps some fruit or some fragrance they might like.
Finally, it's the summer! We're on a trip to the beach and we have a lovely hotel room.
I notice that after we've come back from the beach all hot and tired, we've tracked in a lot of sand with our wet clothes. What should we do?
First, let's try to clean up! Even though it's a hotel room and there is housekeeping, we shouldn't make or leave a mess for others to clean up!
Get all the dirty and wet clothes in a shopping bag. Find a way to do the laundry - hotels usually have machines! Dad was smart to pack some laundry detergent/soap & mom has a special card to pay for the laundry.
Add the dirty clothes to the wash, add the soap, use the change to turn on the laundry machine, and keep an eye on the time to come back in 30 minutes to put the clothes in the dryer!
Wow, with a little bit of help from everyone, we got so much done!
Talk about a group of people in Imam Ali's (a) time who never worked and lived a very miserable and unhappy life.
How did they find money to support themselves and their families? What did they do?
During the time of Imam Ali (a) there were some people who never worked and lived a very miserable and unhappy life.
One day Imam Ali (a) asked them: “Where do you find money to support yourselves and your families?”
They replied: “We have no way of making money but we depend on Allah.”
Imam Ali (a) asked: “How can you live by only depending on Allah?”
They replied, “If we happen to find some money we spend it, and if we do not get it we just wait for it.”
This reply surprised Imam Ali (a) very much.
He said to them, “What you are doing is wrong. Faith in Allah and depending on Him does not mean that you should not work and then hope that Allah will provide for you. If you just depend on others then Allah will not bless you. Remember, faith in Allah means that you should work as hard as you can, and at the same time, hope and pray for Allah’s blessings.”
مَرِیض Mareedh
شِفاء Shifa
Mareedh - One who is sick
Shifa - Cure / Make someone feel better again after they are sick
I LOVE eating fish! If I saw this in the grocery store, I would grab it!
2. halibut - fish with scales are halal to eat!
How do you feel after you visit someone who is sick?
How do you think the person who is sick feels after a visit from you?
It feels so good after we visit a person who is sick! We are able to cheer them up by showing them we care.
The person who is sick feels so blessed for having visitors who care. It helps pass the time.
Through Allah the sick are cured, but we still can help sick people in so many different ways!
Rasulullah (s) loved to talk to Allah and especially he loved salah.
When he left Mecca and arrived near Medina, what was the first thing he did?
The first thing Rasulullah (s) did was build a masjid where the Muslims could offer salah together. Everyone collected stones to help build the masjid - such hard work!
This first masjid was known as Masjid Quba. After it was built, the Muslims prayed behind Rasulullah (s).
In another story, Rasulullah (s) taught everyone how to make the bricks and started to build a masjid after saying Bismillah... The Muslims, including Imam Ali (a), helped Rasulullah (s) build the masjid.
Rasulullah (s) made du'a for the Muslims as they built the masjid - "O Allah, reward these Muslims and be kind to them."
After the stones were laid, they placed the bricks on top. The trees became the pillars, the leaves were used for the roof.
This masjid was known as Masjid an-Nabawi.
Imam Ali (a) praised their hard work - "Those who work hard to build a masjid are special."
Sayyidah Fatimah (a) was a very hardworking mother and wife.
What did she do to make fresh bread for her family each day?
She tried to do this all by herself!
Sayyidah Fatimah (a) was a very hardworking mother and wife.
She ground grain in a mill which her father had given her as part of her dowry, and baked bread for her family.
Grinding grain day after day caused blisters to form on her hands but she never complained to her husband or to her father about them, and did all her housework cheerfully.
عِیادَة Iyadah
Bonus points: du'a for Allah to grant shifa to those who are sick
Iyadah - Visiting those who are sick
Bonus du'a: Ammay yujeebul mudhtarri adha da’aahu wa yakshifuhu –
this is from the Qur’an Surah an-Naml (27:62)
أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ
Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering
Name 3 other animals we discussed that are haram to eat
Tell the story of the old lady who threw rubbish on Rasulullah (s).
Rasulullah’s (s) habit of iyadah made her turn into a Muslim - from an unbeliever who hated Rasulullah (s) & showed him violence - to a believer and lover of Allah and Rasulullah (s)!
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a) liked to work using his own hands.
Once when he was working on his farm, his friend came to ask him if he could help the Imam.
What did Imam say?
The Imam refused his help. He said that everyone had to work for themselves on not rely on others.
Our role models did everything themselves and worked so we hard! We too should learn from them and not shy away from hard work.
The masumin - our best role models - used to help themselves & we should try to copy them!
Tell the story of Imam Ali (a) and the (InshAllah!) 100,000 date palms/trees!
Imam Ali (a) had 100,000 date seeds that would grow into palm trees if Allah wanted.
Under the hot sun, he dug a hole for each seed, tucked it into the earth, created irrigation to water the seeds, and looked after them - to make 100,000 palm trees, InshAllah!
Sure enough, the seeds grew into trees. If Allah wants, and with hard work, anything is possible!
انَفسَُكُم Anfusakum
Anfusakum - Yourselves