Marriage

Question: There is a message going around that a wife does not have to cook. A husband must provide three times cooked food for the family. Is this the ideal we ought to be living by? Any examples from the life of Rasulullah Sallahu alaihi wasalam and the Sahabah would …

Question: I want to get married but I really hope I get the best person in the world. Please advise me how to find the right one? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Every young adult experiences a time in …

  Umm Muhammad, a woman over the age of 40, tells her story.   I lived a life of modest means with my husband. There was never any closeness and harmony, and my husband did not have the kind of strong personality that a woman would hope for, but his …

Nasihah (Advice): Disclosing flaws that may hinder a marriage when consulted   Sayyidah Fathimah bint Qays Radiyallahu Anha narrates, “I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him: Muawiyah and Abul-Jahm sent me a proposal of marriage.” Rasullullah (ﷺ) replied, “Muawiyah is destitute and he has no wealth, and …

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  Cii News One of the world’s largest online legal forums, Avvo.com has released data that indicates the number of consumers seeking information about divorce escalates around Valentine’s Day. Coined as the ‘Valentine’s Effect,’ filings for divorce in the United States typically rise around Valentine’s Day, and on Avvo.com, questions …

  Welcome back to chapter 3 of ‘team work makes the dream work’. In the previous chapter, we looked at some of the skills Sarah and Hannah used in their lives to help them manage their chronic relationship issues. Thus far, we have addressed issues that are chronic but of …

  Nasihah (Advice): The Best of Men   Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Abbas Radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah Sallahu Alaihi Wa sallam said, “The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.” (Sunan Tirmidhi) _____________________________________   Question and …

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the Most Merciful It is the greatest mercy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the creator of all that He has blessed us with Islaam as a way of life. Obedience in Islaam does not simply mean praying to Allah but will also entail …