Family Matters

  Nasihah (Advice): All Righteous Supplications are Answered, Sooner or Later   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radhiyallah anhu reported the Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said,“No Muslim turns towards Allah Almighty in supplication but he will be given a response. He may receive it quickly or it may be stored for later.” (Musnad …

QUESTION: I have a teenage son who is a Hafez.He does not listen to us,he goes out when he wants and sometimes does not come home.He becomes very arrogant when we question him. He does not spend time with his family at all and only wants to be with his …

  QUESTION: My father is currently suffering from bouts of what I can only describe to be anxiety, depression and insomnia. Is there anything I can pray for him and for his shifaa? Jazakallah khair.   ANSWER: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum …

Nasihah (Advice): Travelling with a Mahram Abdullah bin Abbas reported that Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “A man should not be alone with a woman, nor should a woman travel, unless a guardian is with her.” A man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have been assigned to …

  Nasihah (Advice): A stern warning against the act of homosexuality   Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhuma reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: ‘…Allah’s curse be upon those who do the action of the people of Lut (homosexuality).’ [Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) repeated this curse thrice]. (Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith: …

  My husband often smokes weed (cannabis). He says that many of his cousins and friends also smoke it and it has become ‘a norm’ in many circles. Nobody bothers about it much. It has also been legalised in this country so there is no problem with it. I do …

Nasihah (Advice): Strive for Paradise   Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Paradise is surrounded by hardships (to gain its entry) and Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations (by drawing one towards it).” (Muslim) ______________________________   Question and Answer:   A divorced woman committed Zina …

  Nasihah (Advice): Do not neglect Salaah deliberately   Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: My close friend, Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam advised me: “Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut and burned. Do not neglect any prescribed Salaah deliberately, for whoever neglects it deliberately no longer …

Nasihah (Advice): The Most Merciful of the Merciful   Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: A man came to Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam with a child which he began to embrace. He asked. ‘Do you show mercy towards the child?’ ‘Yes,’ the man replied. He said, ‘Allah is more merciful …

  Nasihah (Advice): Give charity during your lifetime   Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “A man giving a dirham as Sadaqah (charity) during his life is better than giving one hundred dirhams as Sadaqah (charity) at the last moment of his life.” (Abu …