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**Nifoziyfar** · 04-13-2012, 12:18 PM

Yes, I' have only recently become practicing (been a little more than a year I'd say).
My family only goes to the Masjid on Jum'uah, and that too reluctantly and right at the end when the khutbahs almost over.

I remember last Ramadhan I literally begged my dad to drive me to the Mosque (we live far from the mosque) so we can pray taraweeh. They took me like 3 times, and we didn't even pray the whole taraweeh, dad made us leave after 8 rakahs. Meanwhile, our neighbors (they're Muslim, may Allah bless them) went every night and prayed the whole 20 Rakah.
So I had to pray almost all of my Taraweeh salah's at home.

Salaam,

Brother may I ask how old you are?
Does your family pray at home, even off and on?
It is very good that your family goes to the masjid for juma'ah, I assume that they went before you started to become religious correct?
So if you live far from the masjid, that is fine, you don't need to go to taraweeh if it is not possible. Pray at home, OR if your neighbours go, go with them. It is good that your family took the time and went and even prayed tarawih. Many Muslims live close by the masjid and don't even go. May Allah bless your parents and guide them and us to full deen.

Again my main advice is do not argue, don't even say anything to them about anything. You are too close to them and they will not take you seriously because you are their child. NEVER EVER point out their faults brother, NEVER, because this will back fire and may cause them to go further away. All you can do is keep good relations with them, always smile, have fun with them, don't make it now that you have become more religious that everything is haraam, gloom and doom. No one will respond positively to that, and there was a time when you wouldn't have either. So be patient, learn as much as you can, practice as much as you can, but don't do things like, if they all sit down to eat food together and they eat with forks, don't you start eating with your hands in front of them, or start saying we need to eat sitting on the floor. Stuff like that will start fights and you may become the means of their insulting the Sunnah, may Allah save us. You must use wisdom and make du'a every night with crying. This will do something, talking directly won't.

04-13-2012, 12:18 PM	#19
Nifoziyfar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 423 Senior Member	Yes, I' have only recently become practicing (been a little more than a year I'd say). My family only goes to the Masjid on Jum'uah, and that too reluctantly and right at the end when the khutbahs almost over. I remember last Ramadhan I literally begged my dad to drive me to the Mosque (we live far from the mosque) so we can pray taraweeh. They took me like 3 times, and we didn't even pray the whole taraweeh, dad made us leave after 8 rakahs. Meanwhile, our neighbors (they're Muslim, may Allah bless them) went every night and prayed the whole 20 Rakah. So I had to pray almost all of my Taraweeh salah's at home. Salaam, Brother may I ask how old you are? Does your family pray at home, even off and on? It is very good that your family goes to the masjid for juma'ah, I assume that they went before you started to become religious correct? So if you live far from the masjid, that is fine, you don't need to go to taraweeh if it is not possible. Pray at home, OR if your neighbours go, go with them. It is good that your family took the time and went and even prayed tarawih. Many Muslims live close by the masjid and don't even go. May Allah bless your parents and guide them and us to full deen. Again my main advice is do not argue, don't even say anything to them about anything. You are too close to them and they will not take you seriously because you are their child. NEVER EVER point out their faults brother, NEVER, because this will back fire and may cause them to go further away. All you can do is keep good relations with them, always smile, have fun with them, don't make it now that you have become more religious that everything is haraam, gloom and doom. No one will respond positively to that, and there was a time when you wouldn't have either. So be patient, learn as much as you can, practice as much as you can, but don't do things like, if they all sit down to eat food together and they eat with forks, don't you start eating with your hands in front of them, or start saying we need to eat sitting on the floor. Stuff like that will start fights and you may become the means of their insulting the Sunnah, may Allah save us. You must use wisdom and make du'a every night with crying. This will do something, talking directly won't.
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