Bint Assalaam There has been shock and outrage after pictures and video footage emerged of a 21 month old baby girl, bound and gagged with packaging tape, at a Johannesburg Day Care Centre. The horrific images of the toddler trying to free herself from her bonds in the crèche’s bathroom …
Read More »Why must a woman travel with a Mahram
Nasihah (Advice): The Dua of a traveller Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Three supplications are answered, without any doubt; that of a parent, that of a traveller and that of one who has been wronged.” [Abu Dawood] ______________________________ Question and Answer: What …
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In April a few years ago, then President Clinton gathered an army of former presidents, state governors, city mayors and hundreds of prominent people from all 50 states to address one of the most pressing problems facing America today. He brought former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin …
Read More »Mothers’ Milk
The Prophet Muhammad [ saw ] was born at a time when it was customary among the wealthy of the Quraysh tribe to have their babies nursed by Bedouins around Makkah. It was believed that a Bedouin wet-nurse gave a strong physical constitution to the child, as well as the …
Read More »Never Lose Hope
During the Battle of Uhud, one of the painful tragedies suffered by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was the martyrdom of his beloved uncle, Sayyiduna Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). The person responsible for killing Sayyiduna Hamzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was none other than Sayyiduna Wahshi bin Harb (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). At that time, he was …
Read More »You are what you eat
The Greatest Gift – The Human Body Diet plays a very important role in the daily life of a believer. There are many verses in the Noble Qur’ân which draw man’s attention towards his self and which invite him to carefully study his body and soul and the …
Read More »Quranic Wisdom on Marriage: The Surprising Benefits of Forgiveness
By Hud Lesprit muslimskeptic.com Throughout the duration of our brief time on this Earth, there is perhaps no one who is more intimately connected to us than our spouse. While the love we have for our parents and children is undoubtedly strong, that bond is not comparable to the one …
Read More »IVF with egg donor
Question Assalamu alaykum , please give me fatwa in my situation. Me and my husband married for 13 years, we love each other, but we do not have any child. Doctors proved that it is my fault, i am infertile. Doctor said that the only way to get pregnant is …
Read More »Corrupting Hijab Part 2: Modesty fashionably misunderstood
Bint us Salaam Click here for Part 1 Hijab has become a sensitive topic to write about. Many women will only open themselves to reading an article with the word “Hijab” if it has the words “latest trends” in its title. But when we open our eyes to the violation …
Read More »Corrupting Hijab, Capitalising on modesty Part 1
Bint Assalaam Every Muslim woman knows hijab is compulsory. Whether she denies it, or gives reasons to make it less obligatory than internal goodness, or whether she tries to say that man has “misinterpreted” the obligations stipulated by Allah SWT in the noble Quraan. Deep down every Muslim woman knows hijab is compulsory. Aside …
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