Talks with People

subhan Allah, I had a talk with a lady that by Allah I have never met anyone more "generous" than her, never. Anyways, a little while back she wanted my number in order to suggest to some other friends of hers that she knows someone good for marriage. I told her not to call anyone because I am involved in a relationship and it's going well.

Last week she got in an accident, and al-hamdu lillah she's okay but still swollen in the face and her legs ache. I told her I don't mind driving her daughters back home after school, so I've been doing that for the past few days. She always invites me in, but I decline because I have to be home at a certain time. Today was different, I was really thirsty so I told her I'll come in for a cup of water but I have to be on my way.

Remember how I told you she was generous... lqtm. I only wanted water... -smiles- I ended up eating a lime cake, and having a full meal. -smiles- Barak Allahu fiha, so then I was getting up to leave and she asked me, "what did your mom do to make you the way you are?" I didn't know what she meant. Then she said, "I want my daughters to be like you." Right then and there I laughed and told her, "Let's hope to God that they are better than me." Seriously... if only she knew what I know about myself, akhtain. But then she said, "Please tell me what she does."

She was staring at me waiting for an answer so I thought I would answer. I just explained how my mom is strict with me, but how that's not necessarily the best approach to have.

Then she went on to ask me about how things were going with the guy I'm involved with, and she questioned, "How was the khutbah." I explained how it hasn't reached that point yet, then I told her to make du`a' for me. She questioned why there's not that much progress and wondered if I prayed Istikhara. I told her I pray it many times over. -smiles- al-hamdu lillah. Then she asked if I talked at all.. and what was going on. I just explained to her that, we do talk but we're limited to what we say, and how much we talk. Then she gave me a long lecture about how it is wrong to keep everything as strict as it is. She said, this din is easy, and people shouldn't make this din a burden on them. She went on to explain that there are obvious limits where a person shouldn't transgress, but to also understand that it's also wrong to go to far the other way and be too strict on oneself because you may lose your love for this din. ... subHan Allah, she got me thinking...

al-hamdu lillah for everything.

side tangent:

My class had a field trip today we went to the Science Discovery Center, that was cool. -smiles-

I went inside of a mock earthqauke.. a mock hurricane... and used my hand to pump a heart, so cool.


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Yea, went in a room where it would have a series of earthquakes... subHan Allah.

Looks like you had "real" one.. May Allah keep you safe, and protect you from His wrath, and May Allah Bless you and shower His Love on you.. and Allah is al-Wadud.

.. yea, i'd like that, in sha' Allah.