The Unofficial "Ask a Muslim" Thread.

[run_n_fool]

Can you please explain what "gear" is? Some British slang word or something?

Sorry, steroids.

[BuffedGuy]

Peace be unto the one who seeks righteous guidance.

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

it is reported that several of the 9/11 hijackers were at a strip club the night before the attack (see link).

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/...in311268.shtml

i don't know much about Muslims or Islam, but this seems to me to be hypocritical.

You hit the nail on its head, sir. They were irreligious fools. This is how most extremist terrorist scumbags are. People think that to track terrorists you should look into American mosques, but what is well-known to Muslims (extremist or otherwise) is that extremists flee from the mosque. In America, extremists are shunned from mosques, cursed and rejected as khawaarij (dogs of hell).

And the terrorist types are NOT religious. In fact, they are known for flouting Islamic Law. For example, Islam is EXTREMELY opposed to targeting non-combatants. Prophet Muhammad [s] said the one who does this will not even smell Paradise and will be from the people of hell-fire. Furthermore, there is the issue of honoring one's visa (which is considered a sacred part of Islam), and yet the terrorists ignore this! Whenever Islam's laws get in their way, they ignore it and make excuses. And then to top it off, they drape all their actions with the same Islam they so flout. It's absurd.

Not only do they flout these laws, but they are also irreligious in general. Like you said, going to strip clubs, drinking alcohol, etc.

So yeah, I agree with you 100%. I could write pages and pages refuting these extremists, but I already think my posts are too long.

In the Care of the Lord,
-Saladin.

[BuffedGuy]

Sorry, steroids.

I've never done them myself. I happened upon this forum searching for "keto diet", which I am on currently. I've lost 21 pounds so far, and 6 of those are from the keto diet I just started.

As for the ruling on drugs, mind-altering drugs like marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, etc. are all categorically forbidden in Islam. As for steroids, there is no absolute prohibition on them, although we are warned in general terms not to harm our bodies. So I guess it would be a subjective matter, i.e. do steroids harm the human body? And I'm sure that is a hotly debated topic on this forum.

Hope that helps!

[run_n_fool]

very interesting indeed. thanks for your thoughtful replies.

[BuffedGuy]

very interesting indeed. thanks for your thoughtful replies.

Thanks. Appreciate it.