What do you do to keep cool... thread

[adil786]

Yep! Its really hot, the suns out, alhamdulillah (but dont know for how long) please share your advice, tips, or tell us what you do to keep cool
in the summer :up:

[shaquille20]

Air conditioner?

[ajnabee]

if i at work, the air conditioning goes on as soon as we get in.

if i at home, its not so bad coz the sun rises on the other side of the house so i quite lucky in that sense.

if i outside... well i dnt fink u can do anything to keep cool. :(

[adil786]

Hw bout ice cream, water, ice cubes, fan etc etc. All you need is a touch of inspiration and imagination:up: :o

[ajnabee]

Hw bout ice cream, water, ice cubes, fan etc etc. All you need is a touch of inspiration and imagination:up: :o


oh yeah but i dnt like eatin ice cream in public :o

[Ibrahim70]

It depends where I am Bro...............

At work - aircon and cold drinks
At home - open windows, socks off (!), and cold drinks
In the car - windows down, sunglasses on, chilled out doing 60 :fastcar:

[Treasured Soul]

I try to enjoy the heat ... i get enough coldness the rest of the year :o

[ajnabee]

It depends where I am Bro...............

At work - aircon and cold drinks
At home - open windows, socks off (!), and cold drinks
In the car - windows down, sunglasses on, chilled out doing 60 :fastcar:


ohhh, i was wonderin why ummah smelt so bad lately :outta:

[adil786]

It depends where I am Bro...............

At work - aircon and cold drinks
At home - open windows, socks off (!), and cold drinks
In the car - windows down, sunglasses on, chilled out doing 60 :fastcar:

Kwl! man you love using different emos dont you :up:

[Ibrahim70]

ohhh, i was wonderin why ummah smelt so bad lately :outta:

Well I would diss you back. but you'll probably kick-box your way though the computer screen at me so I best keep quiet :o

[adil786]

Well I would diss you back. but you'll probably kick-box your way though the computer screen at me so I best keep quiet :o

No i never dissed you! lets play cool ahki :up::coolbro:

[Ibrahim70]

No i never dissed you! lets play cool ahki :up::coolbro:

No not you Ahki (;)), I was referring to Ummah's very own Bruce Lee! :up:

[adil786]

No not you Ahki (;)), I was referring to Ummah's very own Bruce Lee! :up:

doh!! im so stupid:banghead: i didnt read everything! :o (stupid me)

[ajnabee]

does anybody own those hurricane type fans that will literally blow u away? we have one but we never use it cos its sooo powerful, u can barely breathe.

[WahYaLookin'At?]

:lailah: Go for a drive, milkshake, icecream, ice cold drinks' fans' or just jump in a bath of cold water and ice.

If all of the above fail, lock youself in the fridge.

[Al-Farooq]

I was born cool. :coolbro:

:outta:

[carol_au]

I was born cool. :coolbro:

:outta:


Born Cool.. living Cool...

oh..sorry.. that was from "Born Free Living Free.". the story about the woman who lived with the lions .. :D

[carol_au]

So out of interest.. just how hot is it there in my homeland?

Has it made it to 40 degrees yet.. now that is hot!

and a typical HOT day in our part of the world.

[ajnabee]

So out of interest.. just how hot is it there in my homeland?

Has it made it to 40 degrees yet.. now that is hot!

and a typical HOT day in our part of the world.

its what 25/26 degrees? :embar:

[Ibrahim70]

its what 25/26 degrees? :embar:

Yep, at least it is down here in London

[ajnabee]

Yep, at least it is down here in London


yesterday was hotter though innit? 27 degrees or something.

wait a minute.... what u doin in london? :confused:

[Ibrahim70]

yesterday was hotter though innit? 27 degrees or something.

wait a minute.... what u doin in london? :confused:

Well ok.........I live 50 minutes train journey from Londoner but its so close to me.............I can hear the see the M3 motorway if I turn my head from the screen and look out the window, so Im almost there no?

Anyways...............yes it was 27 yesterday i think, but today the air feels more close you know

[Al-Farooq]

So out of interest.. just how hot is it there in my homeland?

Has it made it to 40 degrees yet.. now that is hot!

and a typical HOT day in our part of the world.

Bunch of whingin' poms....what else d'ya expect?

There all a few kangaroo's loose in the top paddock, the big gallahs. :eek:

[carol_au]

its what 25/26 degrees? :embar:

Sis.. hot is hot.. Forty degrees is VERY HOT..but I feel hot when the temp is in the mid thirties cos I"ve grown up used to it being hot..

Mind you.. it's cold here.. freezing cold when it gets down below 10 degrees .. and I know that is still quite a mild day for you.. so really it's all all relative.. and i do feel for you all today

Try freezing bananas.. honestly they are very refreshing on a hot day ...just like a cross between an ice block and banana icecream.

[carol_au]

Bunch of whingin' poms....what else d'ya expect?

There all a few kangaroo's loose in the top paddock, the big gallahs. :eek:

on behalf of the Aussie Contingent on Ummah.com, I would like to present Mr Al-Farooq with the prestigous and inaugural "order of honorary Aussie Muslims" on Ummah.com award for excellence in speaking the dinkum aussie lingo.


You really ought to move here and put it into practice :D

[ajnabee]

Sis.. hot is hot.. Forty degrees is VERY HOT..but I feel hot when the temp is in the mid thirties cos I"ve grown up used to it being hot..

Mind you.. it's cold here.. freezing cold when it gets down below 10 degrees .. and I know that is still quite a mild day for you.. so really it's all all relative.. and i do feel for you all today

Try freezing bananas.. honestly they are very refreshing on a hot day ...just like a cross between an ice block and banana icecream.


nah its just that the heat in england is very different to the heat of other countries, i dunno why... at least thats what i think.

[muslimma]

depends were yu are...just find shade realy ad if youre inside then dress appropriately for the weather

[Medievalist]

aint THAT hot but lunghi and T-shirt in the home is gud gud.

[ajnabee]

i fink applyin henna is sposed to keep u cool. :up:

[Yokel]

try rolling around in mud for a while

[Medievalist]

i fink applyin henna is sposed to keep u cool. :up:

so do I :outta:

[Astraeus]

so do I :outta:
:eek: :rubeyes:

:shock:

[neelu]

During the day, I find smoothies quite refreshing. I'm a bit dairy intolerant so I make mine using soya milk (from the fridge), a banana and a handful of frozen blueberries. Fill up your ice trays with ice cubes cos' they'll come in handy to make your drinks cool- although on the other hand don't make the drinks TOO cold or you'll get a sore throat. Ice lollies are another idea. I also take a refreshing face spritz/spray when I leave the house on a really hot day- it does help. I also sometimes take a mini fan out with me which helps if I go to work and find that the room I'm using doesn't have a fan. I bought my mini fan from M&S for about £3. It looks small but it is more powerful than it looks. It also has its own stand when it is unfolded, so I don't have to hold it all the time.

I also find during the summer months, I have less of an appetite for normal hot meals and prefer to eat more salads and fresh fruits between meals. Most fruits and salads are in season during the spring and summer, so that's the best time to eat more of them as I think it's the body's own way of keeping cool as well as healthy.

Okay my tip for the girls is to wear a proper "KT" jilbab- it's the best opaque cotton I've found and it's quite cooling in the summer. Also wear a proper cotton scarf even the stiff cotton which doesn't flow very well doesn't look as flash as your usual synthetic pashminas, but they're definitely better to wear outdoors when it's hot.

:eek: :rubeyes:

:shock:

Don't worry Astaeus, he's a Mirpuri- which means he prolly puts the henna on his beard to give it that orange glow:D:up:

[Metroid]

Yep! Its really hot, the suns out, alhamdulillah (but dont know for how long) please share your advice, tips, or tell us what you do to keep cool
in the summer :up:

Get use to it:up:

[cyber_abdullah]

I have two ice-cube trays in my freezer and two big bottles of chilled water ready in my dridge. I need it whenever my circuit boards overheat.

[cyber_abdullah]

I have a question. Is it permissable to leave the windows open when sleeping in the night? Maybe my brain is brainwashed by superstition, but do shaytaans come into your room if the windows are open when sleeping in the night?

[scribble]

My bedroom window is always open in the summer. I love listening to the creatures of the night. Owls, birds, insects etc :inlove:

The birds sound beautiful at Fajr time.

Anyway, to keep cool. Hmm.. The past few days have been good for me, I'd prefer it a little warmer though, I still get cold and put the heating on. :o

[adil786]

I have a question. Is it permissable to leave the windows open when sleeping in the night? Maybe my brain is brainwashed by superstition, but do shaytaans come into your room if the windows are open when sleeping in the night?

Thats what i would like to know aswell, would someone like to pick up on it please :o

[scribble]

I really don't think so..

I'm sorry but I think it's a bit silly to assume Shaytaan will jump through your open window at night. No need to be afraid just pray. :up:

[Pippin1376]

Yep! Its really hot, the suns out, alhamdulillah (but dont know for how long) please share your advice, tips, or tell us what you do to keep cool
in the summer :up:

Take a warm shower, and/or not take my medicine.

[ajnabee]

cyber abdullah... yeah i vaguely remember i think there is a hadith saying shut ur windows and doors, bring the children in at maghrib time as the jinns or shayateen are out after maghrib or something along those lines. :confused: maybe someone can confirm?

[scribble]

cyber abdullah... yeah i vaguely remember i think there is a hadith saying shut ur windows and doors, bring the children in at maghrib time as the jinns or shayateen are out after maghrib or something along those lines. :confused: maybe someone can confirm?

Really?

..:confused:

Shut the windows and doors part?

[ajnabee]

Really?

..:confused:

Shut the windows and doors part?


yeah something like that... i dunno i could be wrong.

[.: Anna :.]

i think u can open them again after maghrib is finished..?

[ajnabee]

found it! :hidban:

...

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah, Allah's apostle (saw) said "When night falls (or it is evening), keep your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. but when an hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention the Name of Allah, for satan does not open a closed door"
(Sahih al-Bukhari - 4:523)

[ajnabee]

hmmmm... doesnt mention anything about windows but wouldnt that be a similar thing to doors? :scratch:

[adil786]

Yep. were is it then...

[ajnabee]

Yep. were is it then...


where is what? :scratch:

[adil786]

found it! :hidban:

...

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah, Allah's apostle (saw) said "When night falls (or it is evening), keep your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. but when an hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention the Name of Allah, for satan does not open a closed door"
(Sahih al-Bukhari - 4:523)

Thought you said, you found the hadith. :hidban:

[ajnabee]

Thought you said, you found the hadith. :hidban:


yeah i posted it up but u still asked where is it? :scratch:

[adil786]

stupid, stupid me :smack::smack::smack:

[cyber_abdullah]

jazakhallah for the hadith.

so i guess it means that we should wait until at least an hour passes before we open windows at night?

[Tahiyah]

try reminding yourself that the hottest temps in dunya are only the breath of hellfire..:nervous: