Marriage

Pornography is an addiction worse than many drugs, according to psychologists. Whether parents, speakers, or community leaders are willing to accept it or not, pornography has become an alarming problem in our homes and communities. With the rise in technology and a society which emphasizes instant gratification without consequences, this …

Proliferation of Divorces The alarming explosion of Talaaqs in our present times is a cause for great concern. The mention of the word Talaaq which was at one time taboo in our communities has now become such a common and cheap word that in some marriages every argument features this …

It would not be far from the truth to say that these words deserve to be inscribed in gold ink. ———– ‘Abd al-Malik (RA) said: “When ‘Awf ibn Muhallim al-Shaybani, one of the most highly respected leaders of the Arab nobility during the jahiliyyah, married his daughter Umm Iyas to …

Polygamy in the global community is common, normal and accepted.  According to the Ethnographic Atlas Codebook[1] derived from George P. Murdock’s Ethnographic Atlas recorded the marital composition of 1231 societies, from 1960-1980.  Of these societies, 186 societies were monogamous.  1041 were polygynous.  According to Joseph Ginat, the author of ‘Polygamous …

                                       Polygamy Islam is criticized for allowing polygamy, for popular culture in the West views polygamy as relatively backward and impoverished.  For many Christians, it is a license to promiscuity, and feminists consider it a violation of women’s rights and demeaning to women.  A crucial point that needs to be …

60 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR WIFE HAPPY The Prophet (SAW) “The most perfect of the believers is the best of you in character, and the best of you are those among you who are best to their wives.”  1.Make her feel secure; ( tranquility) QUIT BEING AGGRESSIVE 2. When you …

I am a young teenage girl just out of High school. I was going steady with a Muslim boy for 2 years. I relaxed myself with him as he pledged to marry me. However, now that I am pregnant he says that he cannot marry me since his mother is …

Nabi Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam has said, “The one who seeks mutual counsel (Mashwara) will not regret and the one who seeks divine guidance (Istikhaarah) will not be at a loss.” How often have we made rash and hasty decisions and thereafter when the outcomes are manifested, we are deeply regretful …

Q. If somebody issues three divorces (all at once) despite it being un-Islamic and disliked, what would be its effects? A. The logical answer to this question is that the sin or wrong in any action cannot prevent the action from causing its effects. Murder, being a sin, will not …

Hazrat Aaisha Radhiyallaahu Anha reports that Nabi Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said :”The best amongst you is he who is the best to his family and I am the best to my family.” (Tirmizi)   Hazrat Hakeem ibn Muaawiyaa Al Qushayri reports from his father that he said: “O Messenger …