In the name of Allah the Most Gracious Most Merciful

Characteristics of the Hypocrites prayer by Ash-Shaykh Saalih al-Fouzaan may Allah protect and preserve him.

The Shaykh may Allah preserve him says: " There are six characteristics that Allah the Glorified and Most High and the Messenger sallahu ‘alayhi wasallam mention about the Hypocrites prayer:

1. Firstly: He/She doesn’t stand for the prayer except that they are lackadaisical.
2. Secondly: They do not remember Allah in it except a little.
3. Thirdly: They seek to be seen of the people and they are not afraid of Allah the Most High.
4. Fourthly: They do not offer it at its proper time.
5. Fifthly: They do not establish it with the congregation.
6. Sixthly: They do not have tranquility in it rather they peck like a bird (pray quickly without any serenity).

These are six characteristics about the Hypocrites prayer and Allah’s refuge is sought. I ask Allah to protect us and you from them all.

Taken from the book: Fadaailus Salah wa Hukm wa ‘Uqoobah Taarikihaa (Virtues of the prayer and the ruling and punishment for the one who leaves it off {Pg.18}) by the Great Scholar Ash-Shaykh Saalih al-Fouzaan hafidhahullah.

Translated by: Abu Fouzaan Qaasim

Eid Mubarak to all of you and may Allaah accept from us and you all of our deeds….Ameen!

After a very long hiyatus, I’m back bi’ithnillaah. It’s Eid time here in Kuwait and the streets are full of people going to and fro, visiting friends, relatives, shopping; they have Eid sales just like they have “Thanks Giving Day” sales.

People are smiling wishing everyone Happy Eid. The out break of swine flu doesn’t prevent everyone from hugging or kissing his or her friends and loved ones.

Normally, all of the shops are closed, esp. on the 1st day which is called Yawmul Nahr The Day of Sacrifice. The next day after that usually starts the Eid holiday which runs for 3 days after Yawmul Nahr. Almost everything is closed on that day.

On the 1st day, “some” shops are open, mostly your convenience stores or the name they call it here is the Baqalah or Cold Store.

Shops that open during this time will usually open late and close early. It’s really a great time of the year.

Particularly interesting is watching the TV and seeing all of the Hujaj (the pilgrims on Hajj) Mashaa Allaah!!! It’s a wonderful thing. You see the Ka’aba and the Ramy where they stone the Jamrah, and you see shots of Mina, the tent city. You also get to see some very good shots of the area where they make Sa’ie, that is, the path between the two mountains of Safa and Marwa and the lanes they have made as paths for those in wheelchairs. Mashaa Allaah, the gov. of Saudia Arabia has really done alot of work to make the Hujaj’s comfort and safety a major priority.

There is alot of construction going on and as one person put it from the Hajj Ministry, “We’re always preparing for hajj.” Sometimes it does get a little inconvenient, but the benefits are always seen later on, Mashaa Allaah. All of the shots are live and they really motivate you to want to make Hajj the following year.

They bring some people in for interviews. This year, they had an interview with a brother who works as i believe a station manager or something like that for a TV station in Bangladesh. he was talking about how much easier things have been for the hujaj and compared it to the previous time he was on hajj.

Another interview was made with one of our caucasian brothers from Canada who also has been ther before and he similarly talked about the improvements made, particularly the area of the Ramy where the people stone the jamrah. This is an area where there are always a lot of cases of injuries, either from the crowds or from the stones …or other things– being thrown instead of the “pebbles” like shoes…yes shoes, I’ve been told by one brother who made hajj. people really get carried away.

the area to the Sa’ie also been made wider and looks as if it was shifted to the left as you come in. When I made umrah this summer, I saw the shift.  They also made what could be called a flyover I believe in the area of the jamrah so that the congestion could be eased from so many people trying to walk in a tight space. I believe its like 4 levels now Mashaa Allaah.

And of course let’s not forget the live broadcasts of the Salah, truly an amazing sight.

Well that’s all for now.

Salaamu Alaykum

Question: What is the Masjid, (mosque) linguistically and religiously?

Answer:

Linguistically, the masjid is the place of prostration.

Religiously, it is everything that is built for the Muslims to offer the five prayers in congregation.
It is also used to refer to that which is more general that this. Thus, it also includes that place that a person uses in his house(or has allocated) to offer the voluntary prayers in, or he uses it to perform the obligatory prayers when he is unable to offer them in the masjid where the people have established congregational prayer. From this is that which Al-Bukhari and others recorded from Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said that the messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi was sallam said:

"I was given five (things) that no one was given before me. I was aided with Ar-Ru’b (fright cast into the hearts of enemies) for a month’s distance (of travel), and the earth was made a Masjid (place of prayer) for me and a means of purification. So any man from my nation (the Muslims) whom the (time for) prayer catches, then let him offer the prayer…."

(Al-Bukhari no. 33 and Muslim no.521)

Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Fatawa Islamiyah vol.3 p.19 DARUSSALAM

http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=884

Related Link: Salaat in Congregation & Masjid

Here are some materials for reverts to learn everything about prayer and ablution.You may download them and share with your friends.

How to take wudoo (ablution) .ppt

Beginner’s Guide to Islamic Prayer

Salah For Reverts.pdf

(This is a book in pdf format with female pictures.It contains a link for the

Flash Prayer for WOMEN

(It runs on a website)

Flash Prayer for MEN

(It is a standalone file and you need to download it)

Kibla Locator (1)

Kibla Locator (2)

Prayer Time Table

Salah Time Setup Software

(download this  software and run it on your computer)

7 common mistakes in salah

Learn Al-Fatihah

(47minutes Audio.Works only on Mozilla Firefox.Need Realplayer)

What to say in your prayer

Learn Tashahud

Great Links to learn quran

• Allah’s Quran Word by Word Translation in English

• Learn Quran Online by yourself

Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 1/7 (Intro & Wudu)

Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 2/7 (Reminders)

Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 3/7 (Fajr/Subh)

2Rakaats-Recite Loudly

Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 4/7 (Dhur/Zohr)

4 Rakaats-Recite Silently

Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 5/7 (Asr)

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Step-by-Step Guide to Prayer 6/7 (Maghreb)

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A court in Orsk, Russia, has fined the imam of the local mosque after he ignored a previous warning from an administrative commission and continued to call prayers before the legally permitted time of 7am, reports the oren.ru website. Equivalent to £10 ($17, €12, or 700 Haitian Gourdes) the 500 ruble fine comes in the wake of repeated complaints by city residents, who objected to the 5:30am loudspeaker-fed adhan (call to prayer) disturbing their children’s sleep.

How can anyone be disturbed by that?

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Taken from : alifta.net

Q 2: There has been heated debate about salat-ul-Tasabih (supererogatory Prayer in which Allah is glorified 75 times in each unit of Prayer). I hope you will shed some light on this.

A: Salat-ul-Tasabih is not Mashru‘ (Islamically prescribed), as the Hadith that it is reported regarding it is not authentically narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him). It also differs from the prescribed Salahs in regard to its form, words and actions, which is evidence that it is not prescribed. Certainly, the Salahs authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) are perfectly sufficient to dispense with this strange Salah, which is incompatible with what is known of the Purified Shar‘ (Law).

May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and his family and Companions!

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’ Members : Bakr Abu Zayd, `Abdul-`Aziz Al Al-Shaykh, Salih Al-Fawzan, `Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
Deputy Chairman : `Abdul-Razzaq `Afify
The Chairman : `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Source : Salat-ul-Tasabih – A strange Salah

Related Links:Superegatory Prayers ( Sunnat Muakkadah & other Nawafil Prayers)

By Shaykh Mashhoor Hasan As-Salmaan

Upon entering the mosque on Friday, some people commit several mistakes one of which is sitting without performing Tahiyyatul Masjid especially those who attend the mosque late while the Imām is delivering the Khutbah.

It was previously mentioned that once a man entered the mosque [while the prophet (r) was delivering his Khutbah] and then the man sat down without performing Tahiyyatul Masjid. Seeing this, the prophet (r) said: ‘Whoever enters the mosque while the Imām is delivering the Khutbah on Friday should perform two short Rak‘ahs’.([1])

The hadīth indicates that listening to the Imām’s Khutbah should not hinder one from doing Tahiyyatul Masjid. Those who believe in the opposite think that the prophet’s (r) hadīth related by Ibn ‘Umar (t) to be their evidence. The hadīth states: ‘When the Khatīb ascends the pulpit, no Salāt is to be done, nor speech to take place’!!

This hadīth is, however, a fabricated one. It was narrated by At-Tabarānī in “Al-Kabīr”, and there is Ayyūb Ibn Nahik in its chain of narrators.([2])

Besides having a weak chain of narrators, this hadīth contradicts the purport of the previously mentioned one which bears a clear order of doing the two Rak‘ahs even if the Imām is on the pulpit.

Accordingly, it is of sheer ignorance that some Khutabah prohibit those who attend the mosque while the former are delivering their Khutbahs from doing these two Rak‘ahs and hence contradicting the prophet’s (r) order. I am afraid that such Khutabah fall under Allāh’s (U) threat which states: [أرأيت الذي ينهى * عبداً إذا صلى]

‘Have you (O Muhammad) seen him (i.e. Abū Jahl and the like) who prevents, a slave (Muhammad) when he prays?’.([3])

And He (U) said:

[لا تجعلوا دعاء الرسول بينكم كدعاء بعضكم بعضاً قد يعلم الله الذين يتسللون منكم لواذاً فليحذر الذين يخالفون عن أمره أن تصيبهم فتنة أو يصيبهم عذاب أليم]

‘And let those who oppose the Messenger’s commandment (i.e. his Sunnah), be ware lest some Fitnah (disbelief, weakness of faith, Bid‘ah, hypocracy, … etc.) before them or a painful torment be inflicted on them’.([4])

Accordingly, An-Nawawī said: ‘This is a crystal clear text to which diverted interpretations have no access. None of the ‘Ulamah who know this hadīth and believe in its authenticity rejects it’.([5])

The phrase “while the Imām is delivering his speech” -in the previously mentioned hadīth- indicates that talking while the Imām is not delivering his speech is not prohibited.

Tha‘labah’s Ibn Abī Mālik narration supports this. He said: ‘They [i.e. the Sahābah] used to talk while ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattāb was sitting on the pulpit till the Mu’aththin finishes his ’Athān and then he (t) stands to deliver his two Khutbahs, at this moment no one speaks till he finishes them’.([6])

‘This indicates that the Imām’s ascent on the pulpit does not prevent one from speaking or doing Tahiyyatul Masjid but his delivering the Khutbahs does regarding the former. So the hadīth under discussion is false. May Allāh (U) guide us to the right path’.([7])

Al-Hāfith Ibn Hajar said: ‘Our reverend Shaikh Abul Fadl said in “Sharh Al-Tirmithī”: ‘All the Sahābah who prohibited that one does Salāt while the Imām is delivering his speech, their prohibition is addressed to those who are already present in the mosque [and want to do Nāfilah Salāt]. None of them prohibited doing Tahiyyatul Masjid. Besides, the order of doing it is clearly stated in an independent hadīth that should not be abandoned for just a probable interpretation of other narrations’.([8])

Imām Ash-Shāfi‘ī said: ‘Whoever enters the mosque while the Imām is delivering his speech or while the ’Athān is being called should perform the two Rak‘ahs and should make them short in accordance with the prophet’s (r) order’.([9])

He also said: ‘If there is no enough time to do these two Rak‘ahs because the Imām is at the end of his Khutbah and is about to engage in the Salāt, one does not have to do them.

In my opinion, the Imām in such a case should try to prolong his Khutbah and order him to perform the two Rak‘ahs. If the Imām did not do this -which is detested-, he incurs no sin upon himself.’.([10])

Upon entering the mosque while the Imām is still delivering the first Khutbah, some people sit till he finishes it and sits then they perform Tahiyyatul Masjid. This act is indeed an act of ignorance that contradicts the prophet’s (r) hadīth which states: ‘Whoever attends the mosque on Friday while the Imām is delivering the speech should do two short Rak‘ahs’.([11])

Some of those who attend the mosque while the Mu’aththin is calling the ’Athān and the Khatīb is sitting on the pulpit, wait for the former to finish and the latter to start delivering the Khutbah then they start performing Tahiyyatul Masjid.

This is indeed a mistake for listening to the Khutbah is an obligation unlike listening to and repeating the ’Athān after the Mu’aththin; which is a Sunnah. This is affirmed by Tha‘labah’s Ibn Abī Mālik Al-Qurathī statement. He said: ‘During ‘Umar’s and ‘Uthmān’s caliphates, when the Imām ascend the pulpit no one would perform Salāt and when he starts his Khutbah no one would speak’.([12])

‘The aforementioned ’Athar indicates that repeating the ’Athān after the Mu’aththin is not an obligation for it was proved that the Sahābah at ‘Umar’s time used to talk while the ’Athān is being called and for which ‘Umar never criticized any one. I was often asked about this matter and delivered this very same ruling. Allāh (U) knows that which is right’.([13])

An-Nawawī reported that some well-versed scholars held that if one is unable to perform Tahiyyatul Masjid, one should wait standing till the Iqāmah is called for one should not perform optional Salāt while the Iqāmah is being called and at the same time must not sit before doing Tahiyyatul Masjid.([14])

This view is indeed right in case one enters the mosque and finds that the Khatīb has already finished his speech and the Iqāamah is about to be called [or being called]. Allāh (U) know what is right.

([1]) The narrators of this hadīth were previously mentioned.

([2]) This is mentioned in “Majma‘ Az-Zawā’id” (vol. 2 / p. 184); the book says: ‘In the hadīth’s chain of narrators there is Ayyūb Ibn Nahik who is a weak narrator judged to be so by a group of hadīth scholars’. In “As-Sunnan Al-Kubrā” (vol. 3 / p. 193), Al-Baihaqī said: ‘Tracing this hadīth back to the prophet (r) is a grievous mistake’.

Az-Zayla‘ī agreed with Al-Baihaqī in the former’s “Nasbur Rāyah” (vol. 2 / p. 201). Abū Hātim also stated the same view about Abū Ayyūb Ibn Nahik from whom Abū Zur‘ah does not narrate any hadīth. Abu Zur‘ah stated that Ibn Nahik’s narrations were never recited to him [by his Sahikhs].

See also: “Al-Jarh Wat Ta‘dīl” (vol. 1 / 1 / 259), “Fathul Bārī” (vol. 2 / p. 409) and “Silsilat Al-Ahādīth Ad-Da‘īfah Wal Mawdū‘āh” (no. 87).

([3]) “Sūrat Al-‘Alaq” (verses no. 9, 10).

([4]) “Sūrat An-Nūr” (verse no. 63).

([5]) “Sharah Sahīh Muslim” by An-Nawawī (vol. 6 / p. 164) and “Fathul Bārī” (vol. 2 / p. 411).

([6]) Narrated by: Mālik in his “Muwatta’” (vol. 1 / p. 126), Ash-Shāfi‘ī in “Al-’Umm” (vol. 1 / p. 175), At-Tahāwī (vol. 1 / p. 217) and Ibn Abī Hātim in “Al-‘Ilal” (vol. 1 / p. 201).

In “Al-Majmū‘” (vol. 4 / p. 220), An-Nawawī said: ‘Tha‘labah’s narration is authentic; it was narrated by Ash-Shāfi‘ī in “Al-’Umm” through two authentic ways’!! An-Nawawī means the way traced back to both Ibn Abī Fudaik and Mālik  from Ibn Shihāb. This expression [i.e. two ways] is only used by An-Nawawī and which Al-‘Asqalānī and others criticized for, for it means that there are two different chains of narrators and both are traced back to Tha‘labah and this is not true. Both narrations are traced back to Ibn Shihāb alone.

From the same chain of narrators Yazīd Ibn Abdillāh narrated the same hadīth, as Ibn Abī Shaibah mentioned in his “Musannaf” (vol. 2 / p. 124). The chain of narration is authentic.

See also: “Tamāmul Minnah” (pp. 339-40) and “At-Talkhīs Al-Habīr” (vol. 2 / p. 61).

([7]) Adopted from “Silsilat Al-Ahādīth Ad-Da‘īfah Wal Mawdū‘āh” (vol. 1 / pp. 123-4).

([8]) “Fathul Bārī” (vol. 2 / p. 411).

([9]) “Al-’Umm” (vol. 1 / p. 227).                                                                                                      =

=       This opinion was also held by Al-Hasan Ibn ‘Uyaynah, Ash-Shāfi‘ī, Ahmad and Ishāq -as Al Baghwī stated in “Sharhus Sunnah” (vol. 4 / p. 266) and An-Nawawī in “Sharh Muslim” (vol. 6 / p. 164).

([10]) “Al-’Umm” (vol. 1 / p. 227).

([11]) The narrators of this hadīth were mentioned earlier.

As-Sakhāwī reported in his “Al-Jawāhir wad Durrar” that his Shaikh Ibn Hajar had attracted the attention to this mistake.

([12]) Narrated by Ibn Abī Shaibah in his “Musannaf” (vol. 2 / p. 124) through an authentic chain of narrators. This very hadīth was also narrated by Ibn Shihāb.

([13]) Adopted from “Tamāmul Minnah” (p. 340).

([14]) “Fathul Bārī” (vol. 2 / p. 412).

Damn, ça faisait bien longtemps que le break m’avait pas fait d’effet. Les coupoles et freezes, pass pass et casquettes à l’envers, j’ai décroché. Enfin, ça, c’était avant que je vois un BC One en direct. Le concept ? Un battle international qui réunit les 16 meilleurs B-boys de la planète. Ils s’affrontent en 1 à 1 devant un jury de 5 danseurs mythiques. Et autour, y’a une foule de gros fanatiques qui crient dans tous les sens. Après Biel, Berlin, Sao Paulo Johannesburg et Paris, c’est au tour de New York, ville emblématique du break, d’accueillir l’événement. Et quel événement ! Un bon show hip hop sans trop d’artifices avec la crème de la danse, et des bonnes grosses figures du mouvement : KRS One (old school mais incontournable) et Talib Kweli (très respecté mais un peu spé). On n’est pas dans le mainstream, on est vraiment au cœur du truc, et ça fait du bien. En plus, les Français ont fait une sacrée impression ! Reprezent !

Dimanche dernier, j’t’ai pas raconté parce que c’était tout naze, mais j’ai filé dans le Bronx pour fêter l’anniversaire du hip hop. Le musée du coin organisait un combo expo+conférence pour l’occasion, car Novembre comme tu le sais peut être, c’est le mois anniversaire de la culture hip hop. Résultat je me pointe là-bas, 167^e rue, pour finalement trouver une expo de bouts de ficelles, un ticket de concert par-ci, une photo par-là, une bombe de peinture encadrée. Non sérieux ? Tu penses bien que j’suis pas restée à la conférence. Les 3 darons old school qui y étaient m’ont juste donné envie de repartir à Brooklyn. J’suis vraiment sortie dégoûtée, genre « c’est ça l’hommage de la maman du hip hop à son enfant ? Bah putain, ça craint. » Les mecs sont toujours en train de surfer sur un passé glorieux sans considérer ce qui se fait aujourd’hui. Ça va ! j’ai donné. Sans moi.

Heureusement, RedcBull, (la boisson que je n’ai jamais osé boire par peur des représailles sur ma santé), m’a donné des ailes mercredi soir avec son événement de B-boys. J’en avais entendu parler, j’avais vu des images, mais j’avais jamais expérimenté le truc. Bah c’est intense ! Et pour sa première fois aux States, les places pour le BC One se sont vendues en 1h, petite salle oblige, histoire de garder le côté intime du battle. Les danseurs venaient du monde entier, (tout comme le public) très jeunes pour la plupart, genre 17 ans et déjà mondialement connus. Damn, j’me sens vielle d’un coup. A 17 ans j’avais les cheveux gras, je mettais des jeans 501 et des Nike Air (Pas Air Max, juste Air) et j’hésitais entre une Première L ou ES. C’était un autre dilemme que le leur… Côté B-boys, 2 Frenchy représentaient : Punisher, un métalleux d’Annecy, converti au break qui n’a pas une once de hip hop dans le sang, mais qui fait des figures comme personne ; et Lilou, petit gabarit asthmatique Lyonnais d’origine Algérienne qui met du Lacoste et défonce tout sur son passage avec son attitude et ses jeux de jambes (et de pieds, de mains, d’épaules, de hanches, bref !). J’avais bien hâte de les voir. Plus particulièrement de les voir gagner. Histoire de prouver aux Cainris que les Français ne savent pas faire que du pain, du vin et du Boursin. Hey les mecs, on fait du break aussi, ok ?

7h45 : La salle se remplit super vite, ça sent (pue ?) le clou de girofle, la clim me rend ouf et le groupe d’ados du Queens à côté de moi me chauffe la tête. Le premier gars qui prend la parole sur scène m’est totalement inconnu, mais comme il porte un ensemble en jean qui fait bleu de travail horrible bah j’tenais quand même à le mentionner. Il fait un shout out à tous les pays du monde et quand il demande qui ne vient pas de New York, toute la salle crie. Ok, on est vraiment face à des passionnés qui ont fait le déplacement exprès. Puis KRS entre en scène. C’est lui qui présentera le show. Il est massif le mec. Encore une fois, une styliste n’aurait pas été de trop. Il a un jean avec une bonne coupe bien dégueu et un tee-shirt artisanal, on dirait qu’il l’a fait lui-même. Le message (I am HIP HOP) est sympathique donc je ne m’acharnerai pas trop sur lui. Bref. Les juges font leur entrée. Chapeau bas, c’est que des mecs qui pèsent grave. En gros, juste avec leur démo, j’aurai pu rentrer chez moi contente. Coup de cœur pour Salah, un autre Frenchy qui maîtrise de ouf et qui a mis les States à ses pieds avec une mini-prestation bien originale. A 8h05, je réalise que je suis déjà à fond dans le show, avec presque plus de voix. Bon public la Travelin’ Girl !

8h15, les B-boys déboulent sur scène. Encore une fois, je m’étonne de voir leurs têtes de lycéens, à un niveau de compétition si élevé. Et faut l’dire, les mecs n’ont tellement pas l’air de breakeur. A croire que le B-boy des années 2000 n’a plus rien de celui des années 90. Le style skateur grungy est de rigueur. Le gros jogging/hoodie/Superstars est manifestement out. Revêt désormais un jean slim, des pompes de skate, un sous-pull marron et ça fera l’affaire. Anyway. La première vague de battles commence. Un contre un. 5 votes, celui qui est éliminé sort. Il n’en reste que 8 assez rapidement. Le niveau est déjà là, mais on en veut plus ! Déception pour notre Frenchy Punisher. Il n’a pas réussi à impressionner assez. Pourtant, ses figures m’ont fait mal à la tête, j’essaie encore de comprendre comment rationnellement, ce qu’il a fait est possible mais bon, je m’en remettrais. Ce qui compte lors du battle, c’est plus le style, le charisme, la repartie et la musicalité que la technique. Elle doit être irréprochable, certes, mais si tu n’as que ça, ça ne suffira pas. Dès le début par contre, Lilou nous fait bien rire : mimique, mime, sourire, attitude, le gars a tout pour lui et rend chaque passage unique. D’ailleurs, j’me souviens plus de ses jeux d’acteur que de ses figures. Pendant la pause, Red Bull n’a rien trouvé de mieux que de nous servir des sauteuses à la corde en entracte. À côté de nos breakeur toniques, les meufs aux jambes flasques et aux baskets bling bling me font bailler. Elles sautent à la corde quoi. Pffff vas y là, enchaîne ! Les breakeurs, ramène les breakeurs cousine !

Moi je suis à fond pour le p’tit Lilou. Et puis les autres, même s’ils sont bons, mon objectivité est faussée so… Non, en fait celui qui m’a mis la pression c’est Cloud aussi. C’est un Cainri. Grosse pointure, il danse avec la crème des artistes. Madonna pour n’en citer qu’une. Je l’ai vu manger ses adversaires en me disant que le mec avait trop de style. Doux, posé, il fait glisser ses pieds délicatement. J’crois qu’il pourrait danser sans faire aucun bruit. Mais il est grand, et j’ai l’impression qu’être grand en break c’est un inconvénient. Résultat le petit Lilou se faufile partout, faisant, entre deux coups de ventoline, sortir ses adversaires, les doigts dans le nez (pendant que j’y pense, conseil, ne traduis jamais cette expression en anglais. Une fois j’ai sorti « Finger in the nose » croyant que c’était une expression internationale, j’ai fait un bide, on m’a regardé chelou). 14 breakeurs se sont faits sortir, il est déjà 22h. Avant la finale, on nous fait deux p’tits cadeaux. Le Rock Steady Crew et Talib Kweli. Sympa quand même ! Pourtant, les darons du break m’ont pas fait kiffer. Normal, à plus de 40 ans, ton gras du bide t’empêche de faire pas mal de mouvements. Et puis j’avais l’impression que leur prestation était au ralenti. C’est dur de passer après de petites boules de nerfs de 17 ans qui te placent 50 mouvements en 30 secondes. Bref. Je respecte. Mais je kiffe pas quoi. Quant à Kweli, bon, il surfe un peu sur ses 2 tubes interplanétaires mais ça fait quand même plaisir. Un p’tit “Get By” et un p’tit Say My Name “Kweliii” avec Hi-Tek, comme ça, pour te divertir entre 2 coupoles, c’est cool. Mais qui l’eu cru, j’étais pressée que Talib bounce de la scène pour voir la finale. Parce qu’ils n’en restaient que 2. Les meilleurs ! Cloud vs Lilou. Pour moi Lilou allait se faire sortir. En plus il est en terre Cainri et son tee-shirt “I’m Muslim Don’t Panik” ne faisait pas de lui un favori. Pourtant, après quelques acrobaties, étalage sur le sol, pass pass, salto et autres mouvements inhumains, Lilou m’a tué (littéralement ! Je ne respirais plus) et a mis les juges dans sa poche. Enfin pas tous. Juste assez pour remporter la ceinture quoi. Et franchement j’y croyais pas jusqu’à la dernière minute. C’est Ronnie, juge Américain qui a fait la différence et qui a voté contre son compatriote Cloud pour faire du notre un champion ! Aller hop, drapeau Algérien en haut (Même si Lilou représentait la France, il a fait dessiner le drapeau algérien à la place du drapeau français sur les panneaux de vote). ENORME ! C’est le premier à remporter 2 fois ce prix. Moi, va comprendre, j’suis fière. Parce qu’il est français aux origines couscousiennes comme moi, parce que c’est un jeune qui a transformé son énergie en rage de réussir, parce que comme dans la série des années 90 sur TF1, il va « toujours plus haut, plus fort, plus vite, jusqu’au bout de l’extrêêême limite…». Et ça a le mérite d’inspirer. Pour la petite histoire, le gars a péta la première ceinture ! J’t’explique, la ceinture que tu gagnes au BC One, tu la prends, tu fais des photos, tu kiffes, puis tu dois la rendre. Mais lui ne l’a jamais rendue, utilisant une excuse qu’on a tous sortie un jour. « Mais madame, j’l’ai amenée au bled et depuis j’la retrouve plus. » Autant te dire que celle-là non plus ils risquent de ne pas la revoir.

La morale de l’histoire ? J’sais pas tellement par ou commencer parce que ce battle était pleins d’émotions. Et ce petit bout d’mec, qui n’est pourtant pas vraiment reconnu en France s’est fait standing ovationner avec son “I’m Muslim Don’t Panik” écris sur le torse en terre Américaine. Les meufs en talons voulaient toutes être prises en photo avec lui (Leeluuuuwwww), la presse l’a alpaguée de partout et Martha Cooper a fait son portrait. Pourtant, tu lui donnais pas 3 minutes en le voyant. Petit, limite bossu, binoclard, chaussettes remontées aux genoux et Gazelles grises défoncées, il avait l’air de tout sauf d’un B-boy. Et regarde ou il en est. Certes, c’est qu’un Red Bull BC One mais y’a pas grand-chose au-dessus en matière de break. Bravo ! Moi j’ai officiellement kiffé de ouf. Aller hop, pour conclure, on crie Lilou Président ! Son nom est à retenir…

Press play pour avoir une idée du niveau. PS, Lilou, c’est le p’tit reubeu à lunette et Cloud c’est le skateur aux cheveux longs avec un pantalon beige et casquette…

PS, les photo de l’articles ne sont pas les miennes exept celle de Kweli… Celles de Red Bull étaient plus belles ! Mais voici les miennes pour le kiffe ! Enjoy…

[Répétitions avant le show]

[Cercle des B-boys]

[B-boy Morris - USA - Yummiiii]

[Rock Steady Crew]

[Hi-Tek et Talib Kweli]

[Lilouuuuuu]

[Martha Cooper]

[KRS One et Lilou après le battle]

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Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?

Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?

Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?

Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?

Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?

Mengapa para mahasiswa tak diijinkan kembali ke tempat mereka sendiri di Kampung Pulo, Jakarta Timur?