...What can I do?

[KEUNIT]

There is a convert at our school, and he converted to Islam a long time ago. As you brothers should know, I go to a Public Highschool filled with teenagers and all that. I have two real good friends there and they are Muslim. They taught me so much, but the main point is that we got a Prayer room at our school which is so great. People thought it was awkward, strange, weird at first, but I for one didn't care. We did our daily Zuhr salat only at school and the remaining salat at the Mosque or at our house.
Then we had another friend, he was Sri Lankian, a Hindu. He came into our Prayer room, and watched us pray. The most unbelieving thing is that, he accepted Islam and converted to Islam. This is the problem, he is a Muslim, that comes to pray most of the times and other times he goes play, which is not good. He eats Haram, but we keep on telling him it's Haram, but he says, "I didn't eat anything, I'm starving" I for one ate chicken and beef at the cafeteria at our school until I found out that it is Haram, so I skipped lunch and ate after school every day. He plays Blackjack or cards which is also bad, he doesn't want to follow the right path. He just cares if he is enjoying himself on a game and if he gets his stomach full. I just want to know how I can change his ways.

[VeiledOne]

:mash: its great to know he converted to Islam.

May Allah(SWT) reward you and your friends for setting an example for him, which inspired him to convert. Ameen

The revert is a new muslim and he has little knowledge about Islam. So, if he is doing something, which does not seem Islamically appropriate don't look down upon him or tell him in a harsh way. He also may have many nonmuslim friends. It may be difficult for him to leave his old ways all so quickly.
How about you gift him Islamic books? Invite him to your masjid with you after school? Spend time with him. He needs good company.

[Ahmed]

many born muslims behave as your friend does or worse,we all need to make a consistent effort to become better muslims in many ways and through /by many means inshaallah.a good environment and good company certainly help.i know reverts who reverted back because of muslims lack of understanding and akhlaq,please be patient and understanding. :)

[Omar HH]

You can give him the minority opinion narrated by Qadi Abu Bakr ibn Arabi as narrated in Tafsir Ahkam al-Qur'an, at least for now, which states:

It is not important *how* the Jew or Christian does the slaughtering, it is only important that the slaughtering is considered by the Jewish Rabbis or Christian Priests as lawful under their law.

Yet, I would not eat the meat. I am just saying that since he's a beginer maybe you would like to at first give him the dispensation.

Wa Allahu 'Alam.

[KEUNIT]

:mash: its great to know he converted to Islam.

May Allah(SWT) reward you and your friends for setting an example for him, which inspired him to convert. Ameen

The revert is a new muslim and he has little knowledge about Islam. So, if he is doing something, which does not seem Islamically appropriate don't look down upon him or tell him in a harsh way. He also may have many nonmuslim friends. It may be difficult for him to leave his old ways all so quickly.
How about you gift him Islamic books? Invite him to your masjid with you after school? Spend time with him. He needs good company.
It's true, and I do understand that it's difficult to leave your old habits, that is why we said to stop slowly eating haram, surely he will, slowly.

[Nigerian_Guitaristking913]

Wish we had a prayer room in my school, but until then I guess I'll just have to leave school for Mosque.

[VeiledOne]

It's true, and I do understand that it's difficult to leave your old habits, that is why we said to stop slowly eating haram, surely he will, slowly.

:insh:

[KEUNIT]

:insh:
Lol, I can't read arabic, what does that say?

[Ahmed]

if allah wills

[VeiledOne]

Lol, I can't read arabic, what does that say?


:insh:

transliteration - insha'Allah

translation - Allah willing/ if Allah wills.

[Ibn Umaysh]

as salamu alaikum

Remember, just because you convert, doesn't mean you automatically become the best Muslim in the area or even want to pursue the deen.

Converts, like born Muslims, have practise curves. It is great that at least his belief is in the right place and he does pray sometimes. The reality of the sins at times takes to settle in.

When many of us converted, we didn't leave our old lifestyle right away- or even a while after for that matter. Once you're in the fold of Islam, and life normalizes as a Muslim, you go through the same thing all the other Muslim teenagers might be experiencing.

Just stay on the right things yourself, be a friend to him, not hard on him, but hard on yourself. Make dua' for him. Try to go to Islamic events for him. The best way to do ti is to inspire someone. Bring him around Muslims.

wasalaam

Abdullah

[Ibn Adam2]

Tell the brother about the Akhirah, the pleasures of jannah a lot, and a little about the punishment.
Also talk to him about Allah and the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam.
Once his yaqeen is developed, then he will inshallah stay away form the displeasure of Allah.

And Allah knows Best.