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Post-Juma protests

It is pretty standard practice in Muslim political scene- organize a protest right after Juma prayers to ensure maximum participation. I always believed that's a lazy way of protesting because then organizers are not putting in effort organizing rather taking advantage of gathered crowd to rally them to their cause. And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah , and remember Allah often that you may succeed. [Surah Jumah: 10 Sahih International translation The verse from Surah Juma makes it clear that after the Juma prayer a Muslim may do only one things - go back to work to seek bounty of Allah. There is no option of doing protest.

Saying but not doing

O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do. As-Saf:2-3: Muhsin Khan translation - this can be taken in two ways: one, don't talk about doing something that you have no intention of doing and two, lying about having done something which the person has not done.

non-Muslim friends

Some amongst Muslims often quote the verses that seem to suggest that Muslims should not make non-Muslims as friends but according to these two verses of Surah Al-Mumtahanah it is clear that only those non-Muslims who fight Muslims and drive the out of their homes should be shunned. those who have done no harm to you should be dealt justly. Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly . Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers. [Surah Al-Mumtahanah:8-9 Sahih International translation]

Get rich quick scheme

Allah has made us trustee of treasures of the world. As a trustee we should spend according to the instructions given by Allah. Also, if it is not our wealth to begin with then why can't we spend it more for doing good deeds? To top it off Allah ask us to give him loan which He will repay many times over. What a deal!!! to get paid many times for money that actually not ours. Believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and spend of that whereof He has made you trustees. And such of you as believe and spend (in Allah's Way), theirs will be a great reward. [Surah Al-Hadeed: 7] And what is the matter with you that you spend not in the Cause of Allah? And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquering (of Makkah) (with those among you who did so later). Such are higher in degree than those who spent and fought afterwards. But to all, Allah has promised the best (reward). And Allah is