That's not a bad deal

The Prophet  (May peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows): 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer." Hadith sahih narrated by at-Tirmidhi No. 379 and by others. Hadith No. 6183 in Sahih al-Jaami’.

‘Anbasah ibn Abi Sufyan quoted Umm Habibah as saying "Allaah’s Messenger  (May peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"A house will be built in Heaven for one who prays 12 Rak'aat in a day and evening as follows: 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib Prayer, 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ Prayer and 2 before the Fajr Prayer." Narrated by at-Tirmizi under No. 380. He said: The Hadith narrated by ‘Anbasah quoting Umm Habibah in this chapter is a hassan and sahih hadith. It is under No. 6362 in Sahih al-Jaami

Oranges for Thought

The recent cold weather affecting the West Coast is expected to greatly increase the price of various fruits and vegetables grown in California.

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That got me thinking.  Imagine in a few weeks time, when the price rises are noticed, you enter your friendly, local fast-food outlet, let’s call it McSomething or McWhatever.  What if you looked at the price of OJ on the menu above, and noticed that it didn’t change???  Would that mean, in fact, there’s no ‘O’ in your OJ?  And upon confirming that suspicion, would you just end up ordering a large, cool cup of fresh ‘J’?  It just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

It’s pretty cold these days people, so stay warm.  May I suggest some gloves: