Hahahha...I had an interesting day or somewhat an unexpected 'short conversation' with an elderly man at the mosque today...
wait! what was I doing in the
mosque/masjid?...It's Friday, so everyday Friday I go to the mosque to congregate with other fellow muslim brothers to perform the obligatory Friday prayer.
and camel??
I had this interesting 'short conversation' with an elderly man there...
Me (sitting down Indian style): Assalamualaikum
Man: Assalamualaikum, you're early...something something camel
(i couldn't hear what he was saying hence the something something)
Me: Oh, I had class this morning, so I come here straight away...
Man: No..no...you're the first to come and quite early, so your reward is camel...
Me: ooh (smiles...)
Interesting right??
hahaha that caught me off guard and got me thinking...actually i like to go to the mosque EARLY every Friday...it's just that i think it's just good to be early and i am not a tardy sort of guy (despite this i'm quite unlucky with travelling by trains or buses...this will be another story).
I never actually think about the 'reward when I go early to the mosque (when i talk about reward it's the reward from God). When I go to the mosque early it's partly because back in Brunei, my dad insists on going early to the mosque which is 5 minute drive from my house (Yeah, it's very close). But now, the mosque (in Sheffield)...it's 30-40minute walk from my house.
and also, it's habit plus I don't like being late...if you're I can't find a good and comfortable spot to pray (so i can be khusyuk when praying).
and the khutbah (friday sermon) today was also interesting...I'd like to mention something about it but i'm not quite sure how to put in words...basically if you're a muslim you should at least PRAY 5 times a day and seriously guys/girls this only take at most 30-40minutes (or 1 hour) to do everyday - approximately 6-8 minutes per prayer. COMPARED to 24hours that you're given by GOD...i think you can easily spare this amount of time right?. Furthermore, one of the
pillars of ISLAM is 'the obligatory prayers'....you can't be called a Muslim (even if you're born one) if you don't do the obligatory prayers..
hmmm ahhaha okay i've said enuff...and certainly i
don't wanna preach here. i just wanna
share what i thought. So again...i'm not trying to preach here and it's basically for me too...so if you guys out there happen to read this, you can take it or leave it, right? it's your choice...ahaha
ciao..
take care


camel! (doh!)