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**22CreessGah** · 01-02-2012, 05:40 AM

I find that some tablighi brothers just cut themselves from the dunya and that doesn't appeal to me. One brother quit his job to drive a cab so he could pray on time. I just find that childish because there are ways to do both without making such a huge change. I haven't played sports in a while but I do work out so that definitely helps. Yeah I find some non muslim women that could have been great muslimas because of their personalities but unfortunately they too have been victimized by their own culture. As for friends, yeah I do need good friends because being lonely sucks

If the brother's job was interfering with him performing salah, he was right in quitting it. If he is skilled enough, though, he should still have looked for a job in his profession that would accommodate salah - many employers allow their employees to pray as it only requires 5-10 minutes. But, there is nothing wrong with what he did. As long as he is meeting the obligations to his family, he is in the right and

he will be rewarded for it. But we should remember that even the sahaba

did not force themselves into poverty if they were able to earn a living. Yes, they would give away a lot of the money they earned to charity, but they still used their skills in their respective fields to earn their living.

But it is a stereotype to say that Tablighi Jamaat cut themselves completely off from the duniya. The Tablighi Jamaat is full of people from all backgrounds and all opinions since it is not sectarian and not political. Some people, after knowledge about their deen, balance their life in favour of the deen - e.g. they meet all the obligations but don't aim for a lavish lifestyle they could achieve if they strove more for duniya than the deen. This is to be commended. Others are able to maintain both. There are many doctors, lawyers, engineers, and businessmen that go regularly for Jamaat but they haven't quit their jobs and are making a more than decent living.

01-02-2012, 05:40 AM	#39
22CreessGah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I find that some tablighi brothers just cut themselves from the dunya and that doesn't appeal to me. One brother quit his job to drive a cab so he could pray on time. I just find that childish because there are ways to do both without making such a huge change. I haven't played sports in a while but I do work out so that definitely helps. Yeah I find some non muslim women that could have been great muslimas because of their personalities but unfortunately they too have been victimized by their own culture. As for friends, yeah I do need good friends because being lonely sucks If the brother's job was interfering with him performing salah, he was right in quitting it. If he is skilled enough, though, he should still have looked for a job in his profession that would accommodate salah - many employers allow their employees to pray as it only requires 5-10 minutes. But, there is nothing wrong with what he did. As long as he is meeting the obligations to his family, he is in the right and he will be rewarded for it. But we should remember that even the sahaba did not force themselves into poverty if they were able to earn a living. Yes, they would give away a lot of the money they earned to charity, but they still used their skills in their respective fields to earn their living. But it is a stereotype to say that Tablighi Jamaat cut themselves completely off from the duniya. The Tablighi Jamaat is full of people from all backgrounds and all opinions since it is not sectarian and not political. Some people, after knowledge about their deen, balance their life in favour of the deen - e.g. they meet all the obligations but don't aim for a lavish lifestyle they could achieve if they strove more for duniya than the deen. This is to be commended. Others are able to maintain both. There are many doctors, lawyers, engineers, and businessmen that go regularly for Jamaat but they haven't quit their jobs and are making a more than decent living.
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