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Characteristics of the Muslim Home
A home is a place where the family dwells and settles down, and where they find the comfort and refuge they seek from the labor and stress of life. So, it is preferred to choose our homes with certain criteria, if possible, to attain tranquillity, calmness, comfort, and stability. Choosing a home with certain criteria nowadays is a major social problem.. More -
Advice on Family Problems - II
• She refuses marriage under the pretext of study The problem: My daughters refused many suitable suitors under the pretext of completing their study. I fear that their repeated refusal of suitable suitors may result in missing the chance of finding other suitable ones. Should I oblige them to marry if the suitor is suitable? Please advise.. More -
Advice on Family Problems - I
• I want to marry my friend’s sister, but my parents refuse The problem: I am a twenty-two-year-old religious man. I want to marry the sister of one of my friends, but I face a great problem, because my father wants me to marry my paternal cousin, while my mother wants me to marry my maternal cousin. I do not want to marry either of them... More -
Engagement - III
Consequences of Engagement Islam is the religion that has sublime purposes and is characterized by its moderateness. Following its teachings safeguards honor and at the same time allows introductory steps of marriage which would secure its success. Therefore, engagement is made lawful in Islam as an introductory step towards marriage, so that each.. More -
Engagement - II
Istikhaarah (guidance-seeking prayer) in Engagement It is recommended to perform Istikhaarah before making a decision related to marriage. The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would perform Istikhaarah in order to teach his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, to perform Istikhaarah before deciding on anything and therefore.. More -
Engagement - I
Engagement is the proposal for marriage. It is an initial agreement and a promise that all parties are required to respect and abide by. Engagement is considered the first step in marriage. All important contracts have introductory preambles that aim at perfecting it in the best way. Due to the utmost importance of marriage, Allah The Most Wise made.. More -
Tenth Principle: The Obligation of Ghayrah (protective jealousy) over Mahrams and All Female Believers
Ghayrah is a spiritual barrier that protects Hijab and averts Tabarruj (exposure of beauty), Sufoor (exposure of the face) and free mixing. Such jealousy is the spiritual force placed by Allah The Almighty within the slave in order to protect His sanctities, his own honor, and chastity from every criminal and treacherous person. This type of Ghayrah.. More -
Rulings on Interaction With Marriageable Men - I
· A woman talking with non-Mahram (marriageable) men Is the woman's voice prohibited to be heard to the extent that she should not talk with sellers in the markets in order to buy something without softening or sweetening her speech? Does the same ruling apply when she decently goes to the dressmaker to have her clothes tailored? The woman's.. More -
Al-Mann (Reminding others of one’s favors for them) is a Characteristic of the Miser
The Meaning of the Word Mann The word Mann may be used to mean interruption and cessation, as in the saying of Allah The Almighty: {For they will have a reward uninterrupted.}[Quran 95:6] It may also mean doing what is good. Another derivative of this word is the word “Mannah”, which means a great blessing, as in the saying of Allah The.. More -
Self-Control is the Way to Happiness
A person in this worldly life lives in a state of ongoing struggle against visible and unseen enemies, and though some enemies are unseen, they may be more destructive than the visible ones. Therefore, one should always be alert and cautious. A person’s own self is the most hostile enemy that urges him to attain every possible desire and obtain.. More -
Laughter and Entertainment in the Muslim Home
A Muslim home is not devoid of jokes and good cheer even though it is a house of constant and serious religious efforts. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is our example in this, for he was always cheerful and smiling. Abu 'Umaamah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, was the most cheerful.. More -
Decisiveness regarding violating the Sharee‘ah
Islam came to address the entire world and this means that it is open to everyone to embrace. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.} [Quran 21:107] As a result of that openness, which is characteristic of the Islamic religion, many aspects from the East and West might infiltrate.. More -
Our Safe Homes
Security is a great blessing from Allah The Exalted. Allah The Exalted bestowed this blessing upon the people of Quraysh and He reminded them about this within the context of a command for them to worship Him; Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Let them worship the Lord of this House, who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe,.. More -
Attributes of the Members of a Muslim Home – II
They enjoin good and forbid evil. Pious Muslims implement the Command of Allah The Almighty in the verse that reads (what means): {And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.} [Quran 3:104] The members of the Muslim home carry the.. More -
Attributes of the Members of the Muslim Home - I
Indeed, homes are not [judged according to their] cement walls or construction. Rather, homes are judged according to the people who inhabit them. Were the inhabitants of a home to be righteous people, they would be filled with the light [of their righteous deeds]. Likewise, were the residents of the home to be evil and dissolute, the home would be.. More
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