🤲 Did You Pray?

When strangers remind you to pray  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

October 6th, 2025   |   Read Online 13th RabiʻII 1447H Assalamu'alaikum, I was standing next to the stage after delivering a 1-hour workshop on Barakah Effect at a recent conference, answering questions from the audience. As people approached with their usual post-presentation questions, one of the participants walked up to me and asked a simple and sincere question: "Sallayt?" (Did you pray?) I had to pause and just really appreciate this question. We live in a world where people ask if you've eaten, if you've slept, if you've finished that project. All important questions, but how often does someone ask about your prayers? The questioner at the conference wasn't being intrusive or judgmental. They were doing something beautiful that I see as uniquely Islamic: caring for the spiritual well-being of a fellow Muslim. Think about it: In what other community do people naturally, lovingly remind each other about their connection to God on a daily basis? When someone asks, "Did you pray?" they're essentially saying: "Your spiritual state matters." "You're not alone in this journey." "I want you to be successful in dunya and akhira." A Culture of Spiritual Care Imagine if we normalized these gentle spiritual check-ins in our families, workplaces, and communities, not as religious police, but as people who genuinely care for each other's souls. Imagine teams that naturally pause for prayer without anyone feeling awkward about it. Imagine friendships where "Have you prayed?" is as normal as "Have you eaten?" This is what it means to be an Ummah, a community that looks out for each other's spiritual wellbeing as naturally as we care for each other's physical needs. Moreover, these reminders are essential if we want to experience Barakah in our lives, where spirituality isn't compartmentalized but becomes woven into the fabric of our relationships and our work. A Simple Reminder Turns Into A Sadaqah Jariyah How many of us have had people in our lives who kept asking us, "Did you pray?" so often that, because of them, we started praying consistently. When you remind someone about prayer, you're not just helping them in this moment; you're potentially earning ongoing reward for every prayer they remember because of your gentle nudge. The next time you notice it's prayer time and you're with fellow Muslims, try it. Ask gently: "Should we pray together?" or "Have you prayed yet?" Don't overthink it. Don't worry about their reaction. Trust that Allah will put Barakah in your sincere intention to care for a fellow believer's soul. And if you're on the receiving end and someone reminds you, be grateful that you have people in your life who care so much for your true success in this world and the next. May Allah grant us the wisdom to be gentle reminders for each other, and may He make us among those who care for the spiritual well-being of this Ummah. Ameen. Sincerely, Mohammed Faris Founder, The Productive Muslim Company mohammed@productivemuslim.com ProductiveMuslim.com   Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2025 The Productive Muslim Company 3824 Cedar Springs Rd #801-8634 Dallas, Texas 75219, United States Powered by beehiiv Terms of Service

ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The cryptocurrency "XRP has been certified as Shariah-compliant by the Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) under the Central Bank of Bahrain." "So-called 'lounge' culture, which has spread rapidly in Saudi Arabia, has emerged as … Read on blog or Reader Islamic Law Blog Read on blog or Reader Islamic Law in the News Roundup October 6, 2025 ISLAMIC LAW IN THE NEWS The cryptocurrency "XRP has been certified as Shariah-compliant by the Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) under the Central Bank of Bahrain." "So-called 'lounge' culture, which has spread rapidly in Saudi Arabia, has emerged as a target of government crackdowns. Authorities in Riyadh and Jeddah have closed more than 20 lounges in recent weeks." "Afghanistan's Taliban government has denied reports of imposing a nationwide internet ban, insisting that the disruptions have been caused by a "decaying" fibre optic line that is being replaced...While Taliban spokesperson [Zabihullah] Mujahid claimed the recent blackout was not the doing of the government, it follows a wider tightening of restrictions in line with the group's interpretation of Islamic law. Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a decree earlier this month to restrict internet access in certain regions." Meanwhile, Scholars at Risk's 2025 "Free to Think" report has warned that "Afghanistan's higher education system remains 'completely restricted,' with the Taliban continuing to impose ideological control and eliminate women's right to education."  For more content and context on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb's "Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law."  CASES, FATWĀS, LEGISLATION ON ISLAMIC LAW In India, "advocating for the enactment of a uniform civil code (UCC) to prevent personal or customary laws from overriding national legislation, [the] Delhi High Court recently highlighted the conflicts between Islamic law and Indian criminal law concerning child marriages." In Pakistan, "the Lahore High Court has ruled that under Islamic law, a marriage contracted after attaining puberty is valid, even if the individual is below the age set in the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929." The Saudi Interior Ministry announced that it "had carried out the execution of a Saudi woman in the western region of Mecca after she was convicted of murdering her husband....The execution was carried out by Ta'zir, a discretionary form of capital punishment under Islamic law." "North South University (NSU) has permanently expelled student Apurba Pal after he was accused of desecrating the Quran on campus....Earlier in the day, Apurba was sent to jail after police arrested him" for the same offense. "The spokesperson and director of the Scientific Office for Studies and Research at Iraq's Fatwa Council, Sheikh Amer Al-Bayati, affirmed...that elections are a constitutional duty and a legitimate right for every Iraqi citizen, urging broad participation and discouraging boycotts." "Somalia's lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child." In a subsequent statement, the Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development "explicitly noted that some provisions of the African Children's Charter contradict Somali religious and cultural values and therefore would not be implemented if they conflict with Islamic law," including those on "freedom of religion," "parental authority," and "the minimum marriage age." UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PIL & Harvard Events:  Talk: "The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Waging War by Law," Adam Baczko, October 9, 2025 @ 4:30pm Islamic Law Speaker Series: Rami Koujah (Harvard Law School), The Invention of Islamic Legal Personhood: Artifact to Ontology, October 14, 2025 @12:30pm Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Prof. Houssem Chachia (University of Tunis), "The Conquest of Tunis (1535): Memory, Defeat, and Celebration Across Cultures," October 20, 2025 @6:15pm Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Ozkan Karabulut (Harvard University), "Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry," November 3, 2025 @6:15pm Islamic Law Speaker Series: Youssef Belal (United Nations), "Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges," November 11, 2025 @12:30pm Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Cem Turkoz (Harvard University), "Ottoman Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Context: The Evolution of the Canon," November 17, 2025 @6:15pm Other Events:  Conference: Paris Congress at 125—Comparative Law's Entanglement with Power from Paris to Today, McGill University, Canada, October 16–18, 2025 Conference: 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization, University of Pittsburgh, November 5–7, 2025 Conference: ASLH 2025 Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 13–15, 2025 Conference: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 2025 Conference: "Islam and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities," North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies, November 20, 202  Conference: International Conference "Poetry and Knowledge," University of Münster, November 20–22, 2025 Conference: MESA 2025, Westin Downtown, Washington DC, November 22–25, 2025 Conference: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, February February 4–5, 2026 Conference: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 24–27, 2026 PIL & Harvard Opportunities:  Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law, October 15, 2025 Other Opportunities:  Position Opening: Research Associate (PhD Position) for the history, economy and law of the early Islamic empire, Universität Hamburg, October 3, 2026 Call for Papers: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, October 31, 2025 Call for Papers: Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, November 1, 2025 Position Opening: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Princeton University, November 3, 2025 Call for Papers: Muslims in AI, Imperial College London, November 16, 2025 Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025 Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 29, 2025 Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East, Colby College, July 1, 2026  Comment

Islamic Law Blog © 2025. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real‑time notifications - all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110