News Archive
May 30, 2007
How to Obtain Marital Bliss
“And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allāh).”
[Sūrah al-Dhāriyāt, 51:49]
The Prophet ﷺ said, “O young men, those among you who can support a wife should marry, for it restrains the eyes from casting (evil glances), and preserves one from immorality…”
A summarisation of a tape entitled, ‘Marital Bliss according to the Qurʾān and the Sunnah’ by al-ʿAllāmah ʿUbayd Ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Jābirī. A concise explanation on:
The wisdom behind marriage choosing your companion well
The importance of having a good walī
What to look for in a good husband/wife
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May 30, 2007
Fatāwá for Sisters: Prayer, Wine and High-Heeled Shoes
First, she should repent to Allāh for what she did in those days with the usual and known repentance, with its necessary conditions.
Al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī[Q.1] What is the Islamic ruling upon a husband offering khamr (wine and intoxicants) to his wife, threatening to divorce her if she refuses it, although he knows that she is regular in her Prayers?
[A.1] The answer to this question is well-known! “There can be no obedience to the creation if it involves disobedience to the creator.”1 It is not permissible for the wife to obey her husband in disobedience …
May 30, 2007
Danger of Women Freely Mixing with Men, Especially in Their Participation in the Work Arena of Men
The open call, or its intimation, for women to go out to work in the same arena as men, resulting in the mixing of sexes, citing the necessities of this age and the demands of civilisation as proof, is indeed a very dangerous matter.
Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn BāzThe following Fatwa was taken from the book entitled, ‘Mushārikat al-Marrʾa Li-rajuli Fī-Maydān ʿAmalihī’,
All Praise is due to Allāh, The Lord of the Worlds, and may the Prayer and Peace be upon His trustworthy Messenger and upon all his family and Companions.
The open call, or its intimation, for women to go o…
May 30, 2007
Collective Rulings Concerning Women in Daʿwah
She should forbid the evil in a good manner and with good words, gentleness and kindness – since it may be that the sinful person may be ignorant or ill-tempered and if they are strongly censured it will only make them worse.
Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz[Q.1 ] ‘What do you say about the woman’s role in calling to Allāh?
[A.1] ‘‘She is like the man, she should call to Allāh, and order the good and forbid the evil, since the texts from the Noble Qurʾān and the Pure Sunnah prove this, and the words of the scholars are clear about this. So she shoul…
May 30, 2007
Women and Daʿwah
What is the best way for women to give daʿwah?
This is one of the innovations of modern times and it is not specific to women alone.
Al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-AlbānīI say to the women to stay in your homes, and you should not concern yourselves with the daʿwah. I rebuke the usage of the word ‘al-Daʿwah’, especially by the male youth who say, ‘those are from the people of the Daʿwah, as if ‘daʿwah’ has become the fashion of the modern times. So now every person who has a little knowledge becomes a dāʿīyah (caller). So the matter did not stop with the mal…
May 30, 2007
A Talk to Children: Who Is Allāh and Why Do We Worship Him?
From the topics discussed:
The greatest blessing that Allāh has given you is Islām.
To whom do we owe our thanks to?
Who is the Creator?
Who do we worship?
Who will go to Paradise?
Who will go to the Hellfire?
Who is the Messenger?
Who are the Companions?
Who are the Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ?
States Abū Khadījah, “Know Allāh and you will love him, love Him and you will worship him, obey him and you will obey his Messenger, follow his Messenger and you will follow his Companions. Do this and Paradise awaits in shāʾ Allāh”.
May 30, 2007
Advice for Educating the Muslim Children
The first advice from the book entitled ‘Naṣīḥatī li-Nisā’ (My Advice to the Women), authored by Umm ʿAbdillāh al-Wādiʿīyyah, the daughter of the late Imām of Yemen, Al-ʿAllāmah Muqbil ibn Hādi al-Wādiʿī -raḥimahullāh – Umm ʿAbdillāh is from those who are grounded in Islamic knowledge as her noble father has mentioned.
Who is Umm ʿAbdillāh al-Wādiʿīyyah?
Stated al-’Allāmah Muqbil Ibn Hādī al-Wādiʿī – raḥimahullāh – concerning his daughter – Umm ’ʿAbdillāh al-Waadi’iyyah, “She has benefited (mustafeedah) and is a strong researcher. She has writings, from them: Naṣīḥatī li-Nisā [published]…
May 30, 2007
The Manners of Welcoming the New-Born Child in Islām
Our Prophet (ﷺ) was a living example, educating, cultivating the Muslims upon the practices of Islām, teaching them how to worship their Lord in the best of ways.
Sample AuthorChildren are a source of delight and an adornment for the world granted by Allāh to their parents, they give vigour to the hearts, joy to the souls, pleasure to the eyes. They are the fruit from whom good is to be hoped for when they frequently supplicate:
“Our Lord! Bestow on them your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was small”
and they are the ones in every nation upon whom hope for the future lies, and they…
May 30, 2007
You Will Be Accountable O Parents and Teachers
So you must first of all reform yourselves, since good results from the good that you do, and bad results from the bad that you do. So good conduct from teachers and parents in front of the children is the best form of education and upbringing for them
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Jamīl Zaynū
“O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from the Hellfire.”
[Sūrah al-Taḥrīm 66:6]
Mothers, fathers, teachers, and the society as a whole, will all be accountable in front of Allāh for the tarbiyyah (education and upbringing) of this generation. If its tarbiyah is good, then there will be happine…