ALI AND JAMAL

Jamal: Assallamu Allaikum Ali . How are you bro?

Ali: Yo Wagowaan Jam. Not seen you's in bare time?

Jamal: Last time I saw you was in school. What have you been up to?

Ali: ME, I’m a businessman!

Jamal: Mashallah bro that’s good to hear. So what’s your business?

Ali: I’m in the entertainment business. I chill people out.

Jamal: What do you mean bro?

Ali: C‘mon Jam. You knows what me is chatting about. I'm a bad boy like scarface “Say ello to my little friend” Coke,Weed, skunk etc…I import and export … ya catch my drift?

Jamal: Astagfirullah! Oh my God that’s haram. What you doing messing around with that Ali?

Ali: What you chatting about man? I is smoking the herb not eating a pig!

Jamal:Bro, drugs whether you smoke or sell them are just haram as alcohol or eating pork!

Ali: Nahhhh! I chatted to me boyz about this man and they said only alcohol is bad cos its in da Quran and weed is alright cos it’s only a chill innit!

Jamal: No bro you got it wrong. Your understanding of halal and haram is a bit dodgy.

Ali: What do you mean by halal and haram? So do I need to put a halal sign on my tenner bags now?

Jamal: Let me tell you about halal and haram bro

Ali: If you must Jam, but make it quick coz me is gotta make me dollars innit.

Jamal:Halal is that which is allowed according to Islamic law. Basically they are rules and regulations from the Quran and the teachings the Prophet (PBUH) e.g. From the food you eat, to your clothes, to the way you get married, to the kind of business you do etc. It has to be according to teachings of Quran and Sunnah..

Haram my friend is that which is totally not allowed according to Islamic law. So whatever the Quran and the Sunnah have told us not to do e.g. drinking alcohol, sex before marriage, gold for men, murder, stealing, etc.

Ali: Raas man! Me thought halal and haram was just the food you eat and that.

Jamal: Halal and haram is to do with each and every aspect of life. Bro, in terms of the weed you mentioned. Let me tell you what Islam says: The Prophet (PBUH) said: 'Every intoxicant is unlawful. Allah has promised the one who drinks or uses intoxicating drugs that he will make him drink from the sweat or the pus (of impurities) of the inmates of Hell.' (Muslim) And as you know weed stays in the blood for 40 days, so your prayers will not be accepted.

Ali: No way! I is gonna puke up man! You trying to tell me that smoking weed is like having some booze and eating a pig?

Jamal: Yes my brother! Smoking weed, drinking alcohol, eating pig, sex before marriage are all the same because they are all haram!

Ali: Since you messed up my buzz anyways tell me what does Islam say about Alcohol? Me and the boyz go out clubbing, get mashed, have a spliff, pull a bird and have a top laugh- so what’s wrong with that? Don’t tell me having a laugh is haram and that?

Jamal:OK Ali, let me tell you about alcohol. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)  said:

"God’s curse falls on a group of people who deal with alcohol. The one who makes it, the one for whom it has been made, the one who drinks it, the one who transports it, the one to whom it has been brought, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who utilises money from it, the one who buys it and the one who buys it for someone else." (Muslim)

The Prophet (PBUH) also said:

"Whosoever drinks alcohol, Allah will not accept his prayer for 40 days. If he seeks repentance Allah will forgive him." (Tirmidhi)

Ali: Damn! Never thought of it like that…wots with the curse ting, if Allah’s curse is on those who sell it how come there is lots of guys sellin' alcohol in their shops and they is loaded……. Not a bad curse if u ask me?

Jamal: They have success and a cushy life in this world at tops that’s 70-80 years but in the hereafter which is forever they will be punished so badly it’s unbelievable! Those who follow Allah’s command will have success and unbelievable happiness in the hereafter. So NO Ali it’s not worth selling haram!

Ali: Yeah but u said if they do tauba they will be forgiven, me and the boys always do tauba after a bottle, then we do it again after another bottle…

Jamal: This aint no joke bro, you must ask for forgiveness with 1) a true heart, 2) feel bad about your sin and 3) not do it again. Who you trying to kid, Allah knows and can see everything. The Prophet said:

"Somebody who continuously seeks forgiveness from Allah (swt) He will create a way out of every difficulty, a relief from all anxieties and He will supply him provisions from sources which one cannot conceive."

Ali: OK ok chill out man I'm just sayin.

Jamal: Since I’m on a roll let me tell you about sex before marriage or as you would say ‘pulling a bird'. Sex before marriage (fornication) is haram and in the Hereafter, the punishment is severe.

The Prophet (s.a.w) saw adulterers, men and women, in a baking oven in Hellfire [Bukhari] Never forget the words of the Prophet (PBUH) that 'when a man and a woman are alone in a room or a place then the third person is Shaytaan'.

One reason why you should make sure you don’t even think of 'pulling a bird' is because the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said that ‘among the seven persons whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day (of Judgement) when there is no shade except His Shade, is a man who is tempted by a beautiful woman and refuses to respond for fear of Allah.’ [Bukhari and Muslim].

Ali: Shut up Jam, you is scaring me now, refuse a fit gal? I ain’t no batty boy that’s gotta be hard to do?

Jamal:Well Ali you should be scared. Bro wake up! You need to sort yourself out before you die and end up in hell for your sins. You need to open your eyes and learn about your Islam and start living like a Muslim before it’s too late!

Ali: What ya mean ‘too late’? But I’m a Muslim so I ain’t going to hell innit!

Jamal: No you got that one wrong as well. You will still get punished for your sins. So you need to do good deeds now, sort your life out and turn to Allah(swt).

Ali: I know..I know….I gotta sort me self out and that.

Jamal: Don’t get too upset bro. By being a good Muslim it doesn’t mean you can’t still have a laugh and enjoy yourself. You can have great fun but at the same time you have a peace of mind, please your Lord, and have a good life here and in the hereafter my friend.

Ali: I know you is right Jam. I is gonna chat with me boyz and sort somethin out.

Jamal: I am happy to hear that Ali

Ali: I can stop the drugs, but the gals…It’s so hard Jam, you won’t understand and I aint no batty boy. Temptation is everywhere. Now dat the sun is out, da gals is lookin’ fine and you can’t help but wanna get jiggy with it. The weed and booze I can try to end but da gals... I dunno bro.

Jamal: Ali, you are talking about zina (sex outside marriage). It is the third biggest sin in Islam. Let me ask you, who do you want to do zina with?

Ali: Raas man! I thought you’re the mullah-type. What is you’s asking me? If you want me to get you’s a bird, just let me know. I’ll sort you out. I know bare gals.

Jamal: Astagfirullah! I was asking do you want to do zina with your sister? Your mum? Your daughter? Your auntie? Your niece?

Ali: What the heck is you chatting ‘bout. You better watch it Jam. I’ll get da boys to mash you up big time. Don’t say things like that about my sis and mum. You ain’t no religious guy!

Jamal: Listen bro, listen very carefully. When you ‘pull a bird’, she will be someone’s sister, mother, daughter, auntie, niece. OK, how would you like it if someone chatted up and tried to pull your sister, daughter or mother? Just think about that bro. How would you feel?

Ali: I would break their legs and feed em to me pit bull!

Jamal: Exactly! That’s how other people will be feeling as well when you and your mates do the same.

Ali: I is sorry about what I said. Me didn’t think about it like dat before, but Bro it's not just us guys that is thinking like this. You don’t know gals these days Jam, they is worse than some of us guys.

Jamal: Forget about others bro, you'll have to answer for yourself in front of Allah (swt). So as a friend and as a Muslim, leave zina for good. If you want to be with a girl then get married to a good Muslim girl.

Ali: GET MARRIED?!? ha ha ha you is a funny guy Jam, me got me whole life ahead of me I is too young to get married I wanna do all me chillin first.

Jamal: My advice to you would be to sort your education out, get a proper halal job and then get married. It is said that marriage is half of your deen - that’s how important marriage is.

Ali: But dat would mean marrying me cousin Yasmin and she is mingin! I ain’t marrying no one from back home.

Jamal: You don’t worry about that bro. When you’re ready I will speak to your dad and we will look for a good Muslim girl for you inshallah. But bro a good Muslim girl will be looking for a good Muslim boy so if you want a good wife you gotta be a good husband.

Ali: You is the Don. Bare Respect to you Jam.

Jamal: Bro, if you really want to make something of your life then the solution is Islam. Be a proper Muslim. Learn about Islam and then follow its teachings. Believe me your life will be so much better. You won’t need to rely on sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll to get your buzz. Don’t waste your life bro.

Ali: The ting is Jam I don’t know jack about Islam. No one has told me anything. I went mosque as a kid and I was messin’ about so I was always in the chicken position. How can I be a proper Muslim?

Jamal: You see my friend, Islam isn’t just a religion. It’s a complete way of life. It tells you how to live your life. It gives you the solutions to all the problems we face today. You need to start with the basics and take it from there. Slowly you will start to become a good Muslim and keep improving.

Ali: You is a good lad, you got nothing to worry about... not a bad boy like me?

Jamal: No bro I also have to be worried. I will also be asked about my actions. So we’re in the same boat.

Ali: Na man me ain’t from no banana boat like you... ha ha ha! Only jokin Jam. One ting dat me and da boys are scared about is what will happen to us when we die?

Jamal: Every single person in this world is gonna die bro. Once we die, that is not the end because there will be a life after death...

Ali: What d’ya mean life after death, so is me gonna come back lookin’ like a monkey?

Jamal: No bro that’s reincarnation. Muslims don’t believe in that. What I am talking about is that after you die you get brought back to life on the Day of Judgment.

Ali: Like the Arnie movie... ’I’ll be back’.

Jamal: No Ali, once you die you will rest in your grave. We won’t just remain asleep in our graves and then be woken up when the Day of Judgment begins. The PUNISHMENT or REWARD, will start on the day we die, in our graves!

Ali: Stop it, you is scaring me Jam...

Jamal: Well in the grave, you’re on your own bro. Your friends, weed, booze, gals, money, cars... ain’t gonna be any use to you. The only thing that will help you in the grave is your deen - your good actions. This is the reason why it’s time you stop messing around and wasting your life bro - otherwise you will have to pay for it in the grave - big time!

Ali: I didn’t know this Jam…Tell me more ‘bout what happens next Jam?

Jamal: Then everyone will be brought back to life on the Day of Judgment where we must all account for our deeds, and depending on our deeds we get heaven or hell. If you’re a good Muslim with good deeds you get Heaven inshallah; and if you have bad deeds you is going DOWN bro, not for life but for eternity.

Ali: But bro can I get a day release? What if they tag me? They is doin’ it in prisons now letting you out on tag.

Jamal: No Ali, this is serious. No tags, no nothing, just pain, so be afraid of hell bro it’s a nasty place.

Ali: I tink you has opened me eyes Jam. I is gonna pop down to your yard and learn about Islam some time.

Jamal: Inshallah bro. If you really want to sort yourself out then sort your company out, grab hold of some decent brothers who know the difference between halal and haram. It’s good friends that will make you do good things and it’s dodgy mates who will mess you up and lead you to the Hell fire! Take it easy and I’ll see you around .My duas are with you Ali. Salaam