Nasihah (Advice): Visiting the graveyard – A reminder of the hereafter Sayyidah Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “Visit the graves, for they will remind you of the hereafter.” (Ibn Majah) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: My mother passed away and she left behind …
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Does a separated wife inherit from her husband?
Nasihah (Advice): Do not deprive yourself of your inheritance in Paradise Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik Radiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said,“Whoever attempts to dent the inheritance due to his heirs, Allah will deprive him of his inheritance in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.” (Ibn Majah) …
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Nasihah (Advice): Muslims protect one another Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “The believer is a mirror to a believer, and the believer is the brother of a believer who guards him against loss and protects him when he is absent.” (Abu Dawood) …
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Nasihah (Advice): The greatest of sins Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah Radhiyallahu Anhu says that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the major sins?” They said, “Yes, O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)!” He said, “To associate partners in worship with Allah, and …
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Nasihah (Advice): Deprivation of the inheritance of Jannah Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Whoever avoids giving the inheritance to his heirs, Allah (SWT) will deprive him of his inheritance in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.” (Ibn Majah) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q. As salaamualaikum, I …
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Question As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. I would like to know what my wife would inherit if I pass away first. My wife is a revert to Islam…her family is Christian. We do not have any children and my parents have passed away. I have 2 brothers, 1 nephew and 4 …
Read More »Prohibition of marrying a daughter from an adulterous relationship
Nasihah (Advice): There is no fixed share of inheritance for an illegitimate child Sayyiduna Amr Bin Shuaib narrates from his father who narrates from his grandfather Radhiyallahu Anhum, reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Any man who fornicates with a free woman, or a slave woman, then the …
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Nasihah (Advice): Do not delay in burial When Talha bin Bara’ Radhiyallahu Anhu fell ill, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam came to visit him and said, “Verily, I think that Talha is about to pass away. So inform me when he passes away and make haste (in burying him). …
Read More »Are women denied equality by giving them a lesser share?
This question is being asked alot by Western women and due to Western influence some Muslim women have been questioning the fairness with which property was divided. Islam was the first religion to give women rights, and a share in the inheritance at a time when women were considered property of …
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