Nasihah (Advice): Fostered (Suckled) Siblings Sayyiduna Uqbah Bin Haaris Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: I married a woman and then a black woman came to us and said, “I have suckled both of you (your wife and you).” So, I came to Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and said, “I married …
Read More »Practical Points For a Happy Marriage?
Question: I have been married for 3 years now. My wife has very harsh tongue. How can I deal with this? Please also provide practical things which I can implement to increase our bond of love. How can I be more kind to her? I have seen many …
Read More »Sacrificing parents’ happiness for love
Nasihah (Advice): Choose Religion when searching for a Spouse Sayyiduna Abu Huraira Radhiyallahu Anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, A woman is married for four (reasons); her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So attain success by choosing a woman of piety….) (Bukhari) …
Read More »Why People Marry The Wrong Person
Many married people are daily regretting and cursing their marriages. If you are single, know the reasons why people marry wrong persons and end their marriages in bitter separations or live to endure it. YOU FOCUS MORE ON CHEMISTRY THAN ON CHARACTER Principle: Never marry someone because …
Read More »Does the Hanafi School encourage marriage without the guardian’s (wali) approval?
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The short and simple answer to your question is that: No, the Hanafi School does not, in any way, promote or encourage a marriage without the approval of one’s parents or a legal guardian (wali). To elaborate: It is …
Read More »Khul & Tafweedh: Wife initiated Separation
In the situation where a woman can no longer remain in the marriage of her husband and all attempts to save the marriage have failed, then the ideal solution would be for her to obtain a divorce from the husband. About Seperation Initiated by the Wife (khul’ or Khula) By …
Read More »Taking back the Mahr
Nasihah (Advice): Avoid disputes Sayyiduna Abu Umaamah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wasallam said:“No people go astray after being guided, but those who indulge in disputes.” Then Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam recited the Verse: “Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people.”(Tirmidhi) ________________________________________________ Question and …
Read More »Validity of Mahr given from borrowed money
Nasihah (Advice): Giving and taking loans in cases of necessity Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said:“On the night on which I was taken on Isra (Laylatul Mi’raaj), I saw written at the gate of Paradise: ‘Charity brings a tenfold reward and a …
Read More »Teenage Crushes
Question: Being a girl, is it Haraam to have crushes on boys or to like them? Answer: Respected Sister in Islam السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته As salaamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu Jazakillah for your email. You have posed a very important question which affects the lives of every one of …
Read More »Husband is Watching Porn?
http://uswatulmuslimah.co.za/ Question: Assalaamu ‘alaikum My husband views porn material and even forwards it to others. I’m not allowed to see his phone. It wasn’t a problem before, because I used to help him with his work. I have no reason to believe that he is cheating on me, but I am …
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