The Honest Scrap Tag
21 Jul 2009 7 Comments
in In my mind..., Tagged
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
I’ve been tagged by Minty and even if I don’t really know what to write about… I’ll give it a try writing the first things that pop up in my mind insha’Allah!
To do the Honest Scrap tag… Here’s the deal. Tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people with the award, and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick comment on their blog will do). Don’t forget to link back to the blogger who tagged you.
… Bismillah…
1. I like to keep my house “empty” and simple, not too many objects and especially kitchen stuff!!
2. I miss my sister, she lives in Italy, I love to spend time with her and remembering our childhood and the funny things we used to do together masha’Allah!
3. I’m worried about the future of my son in this kafir country subhanAllah!
4. I think it’s important to choose the people you take as friends, it’s something I’m really concerned about and lately I’ve read a nice article about it. Have a look at it insha’Allah: Good Companionship
5. I would like to go to China one day and live in a chinese family to learn their habits and their daily routine… maybe in a muslim family… who knows 
6. I don’t like to hear people complaining, especially when it’s one of us, muslim women, I think it really doesn’t help complaining about every single small thing when talking to your sister in Islam, that could let the other sister think about her own life and start to think “bad” too…. if u know what I mean.
7. I like to wake up early in the morning and relax drinking coffee while everybody is still sleeping
8. One day I wish to meet some of the sister I’ve known by internet insha’Allah… won’t mention the names as I could forget someone
9. I like to meet simple people, those that give you advices and are always ready to hear you too!
10. To write down this post has been very difficult… thank you anyway Minty!! HUGS!! 
…. who should I tag? Well, they are not 10 but…. I’m not even sure they have been tagged yet.. 
Being Tagged: 5 Things…
25 Dec 2008 2 Comments
in Tagged
As salamu alaykum wa’ rahmatullahi wa’ barakatuhu!
I’ve been tagged by Umm Ibrahim mash’Allah with this “5 things” story 
5 Things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Enjoying being a teenager!
2. Attending the high school
3. Living inItaly
4.Trying to get the driving licence
5. Planning to visit Dublin
5 Snacks I Like
1. Chocolate (specially the dark one!)
2. Strawberries
3. Bread and butter
4. Algerian date buscuits (don’t remember the name!)
5. Bread and Nutella!
5 things I would do if I was a (multi-)millionaire
1. Give lots of charity
2. Buying a beautiful villa for my family
3. Looking after the orphans in Algeria
4. Send “all” my family in law to Hajj
5. Run away from UK
5 places I have lived ( for various lengths of times)
1. Naples, Italy
2. Hampstead, London
3. Chalk Farm, London
4.South Kensington, London
5. Croydon, South London
5 Jobs I have had
1. Working with my father
2. Graphic Office
3. Waitress
4. Costa Coffee
5. Being a Mother
5 people I Tag
I don’t think is anybody left 
Being Tagged! “When in the masjid”
10 Oct 2008 10 Comments
As salamu alaykum wa’ rahmatullahi wa’ barakatuhu!
Yesterday I’ve been tagged 
by Umm Ibrahim … she did it
But honestly? It’s a great idea mash’Allah! It gives the chance to each sister to look for some hadeeths and remember them insh’Allah!
I’ll talk about what I “live” when I go to the mosque in Streatham (where I’ve been for the Eid Prayer mash’Allah).
First thing I can think about is the greeting, greeting your sisters in Islam. Some of us still meet each other on the street or in the mosque and forget to say “As salamu alaykum”. I know some are shy, so I would like to remind it mentioning this hadeeth:
Abu Hurayra said: “A man passed by the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alayhi wa’ sallam) while he was in an assembly and said, ‘Peace be upon you.’ The Prophet said, ‘Ten good deeds.’ Another men passed by and said, ‘Peace be upon you and mercy of Allah.’ The Prophet said, ‘Twenty good deeds.’ Then another man passed by and said, ‘Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessing.’ The Prophet said, ‘Thirty good deeds.’ Then a man in the assembly got up (to leave) and did not give the greeting. The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alayhi wa’ sallam) said, ‘How quickly your companion forgets! When one of you comes to an assembly, he should give the greeting. If he desires to sit down, he sits down. When he stands up to leave, he gives the greeting. Neither is a more meritorious duty than the other.’ ” [Al-Bukhaari 986 - The Virtue of Greeting]
Then what about the children (I mean babies)? There’s nothing wrong in taking them to the masjid, the Sahabyaat used to pray in the masjid too. But I’ve noticed that some sisters feel embarassed when the kids cry during the prayer or khutba. I understand why: as soon as your baby starts to cry… tack! Everybody turns the head looking at you! Like if you are doing something wrong… sab’r sisters… It’s the Eid prayer and everybody should have the chance to attend it, insh’Allah!
Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri, the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa’ sallam) said, ‘Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience’. [Al-Bukhari 1386]
Then, one very important thing, I guess, is the huge gaps that we have while standing in prayer. We give chance to the Shaytaan subhan’Allah! Something nice happened to me while standing for the Eid prayer. I was the last of the row on the left and I pushed myself to the right, being closer in this way to the other sister, and there was enough space left on my left. So a little girl came to join the row but I guess she was shy and kept far from me mash’Allah. So I pulled her towards me and she put straight away her foot close to mine and same for her shoulder, mash’Allah tabarakAllah!
It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllahu alayhi wa’ sallam) said: “Make your rows straight, stand shoulder to shoulder and close the gaps, and do not resist your brothers’ hands. Do not leave any gaps for the Shaytaan. Whoever complete a row, Allaah will reward him, and whoever breaks a row, Allaah will forsake him.
Abu Dawood said: What is meant by “Do not resist your brothers’ hands” is that a man should be easy-going if his brother pushes him forwards or backwards to make the row straight. (‘Awn al-Ma’bood).
[Narrated by Abu Dawood, 666; al-Nasaa’i, 819. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 620.]
Well, that’s what came to my mind thinking about the last time I’ve been at the masjid. Now I should tag someone else but I don’t know who I guess everybody has been tagged now…
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