Family

Please continue to take care and necessary precautions in the season we find ourselves.

Now is not the time to take risks.

To those who have a platform, and we all do, please demonstrate saneness and healthy habits to those in your circle.

Scriptural Verses

Christian

1. 1st Peter
   • 1st Peter 5:8 { Link }
     • Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.…
2. Proverbs
   • Proverbs 10:17 { Link }
     • Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

Islam

1. Surah An-Nisa
   • Verse 59 of Surah An-Nisa in the Quran ( known as Uli al-Amr ) { Link }
     • O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination
2. Hadith
   • Good Conduct { Link }
     • Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
       The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The dearest and nearest among you to me on the Day of Resurrection will be one who is the best of you in manners; and the most abhorrent among you to me and the farthest of you from me will be the pompous, the garrulous, and Al-Mutafaihiqun.” The Companions asked him: “O Messenger of Allah! We know about the pompous and the garrulous, but we do not know who Al-Mutafaihiqun is.” He replied: “The arrogant people.”

Other Commentators

1.  Khabib Nurmagomedov
   • Precautions { Link }
     • “Our learned Islamic scholars are telling us, ‘Stay home, and do the holiday prayer,’” Nurmagomedov said. “‘Don’t have guests. Don’t go yourselves as guests.’ It is a very difficult situation.”