Morning Radio Show
This morning while i was on my bus to work i heard this radio show called "bareed al islam" or islamic post. Thats a show where people send letters to take the islamic fatwa about a problem they have. Some of the questions and answers really give you info you dont know.
Today there was a question from a husband of an almost 80 year old woman. He says she has many illnesses one of which is alzehiemers. An example of how bad it is was that she prays 10 times a day coz she cant remember what she prayed... apart from the fact that she can repeat prayers coz she cant remember how many rak3as she performed. SHe also has a small fortune of money.
His question was this: Is it ok if we distribute her financial fortune now between her children as per the shar3?
(i wonder if this woman was half concious of what her husbands question was... how would she feel?)
The answer to the question was firstly that this woman will not be a sinner if she doesnt pray since " laysa 3ala al 2a3ma 7araj, wala 3ala al 2a3rajy 7araj wala 3alal mareedy haraj" ie the blind, the crippled, and the sick are excused from such actions and are not considered sinning.
( That was ofcourse just for the peoples info and not an answer to the husbands actual question)
The actual answer requested however, was that distributing the fortune while the womans is alive is definitely not a possibility and the shar3 wont allow it. If anything, one of her children can be guardian over the money to use it for helping their mothers benefit only and not for any personal benefits.
Realizing, what i heard and what i felt when this husband asked the question, i reckoned that this religion truly meets a natural human instinct.
The question in itself made me feel humiliated and sad and helpless... putting myself in the womans shoes... who's family wants to take her money while alive coz they cant wait till she is dead. As we say (yewresooha bel 7aya)
To know and feel that Islam protects me from such inhumane feelings... it just makes me feel good inside!
I thank God everyday that i have been blessed by being born in a Muslim family.
Today there was a question from a husband of an almost 80 year old woman. He says she has many illnesses one of which is alzehiemers. An example of how bad it is was that she prays 10 times a day coz she cant remember what she prayed... apart from the fact that she can repeat prayers coz she cant remember how many rak3as she performed. SHe also has a small fortune of money.
His question was this: Is it ok if we distribute her financial fortune now between her children as per the shar3?
(i wonder if this woman was half concious of what her husbands question was... how would she feel?)
The answer to the question was firstly that this woman will not be a sinner if she doesnt pray since " laysa 3ala al 2a3ma 7araj, wala 3ala al 2a3rajy 7araj wala 3alal mareedy haraj" ie the blind, the crippled, and the sick are excused from such actions and are not considered sinning.
( That was ofcourse just for the peoples info and not an answer to the husbands actual question)
The actual answer requested however, was that distributing the fortune while the womans is alive is definitely not a possibility and the shar3 wont allow it. If anything, one of her children can be guardian over the money to use it for helping their mothers benefit only and not for any personal benefits.
Realizing, what i heard and what i felt when this husband asked the question, i reckoned that this religion truly meets a natural human instinct.
The question in itself made me feel humiliated and sad and helpless... putting myself in the womans shoes... who's family wants to take her money while alive coz they cant wait till she is dead. As we say (yewresooha bel 7aya)
To know and feel that Islam protects me from such inhumane feelings... it just makes me feel good inside!
I thank God everyday that i have been blessed by being born in a Muslim family.
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