Just imagine: if a close relative hurls insults at you us in a very nasty manner, what would be your reaction? Most of us would obviously react in any one of the three of manners given below: If you are an extremely hot-tempered individual you would at once throw …
Read More »Why Fathers Matter
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet (ﷺ) never saw his father, and still developed into the paragon of human excellence. How many Ṣaḥāba were orphans due to their fathers being martyred? Weren’t greats like al-Ḥasan al-Baṣri, Abu Yūsuf al-Qāḍi, Imam ash-Shāfi’i, Imam Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, Imam al-Bukhāri, all …
Read More »Rules of Nifaas (Post-Natal Bleeding)
Nasihah (Advice): The mercy of Allah exceeds the mercy of one’s own mother Umar ibn al-Khattab Radiyallahu anhu reported: “Some prisoners of war were brought to Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and a nursing woman was among them. Whenever she found a child among the prisoners, she would take …
Read More »Every woman wants to be beautiful, really beautiful.
Umm Khalid Haqiqatjou muslimskeptic.com No amount of makeup or cosmetic procedures will make you as beautiful as haya’ will make you. Haya’ makes a woman stunningly beautiful. Haya’, الحياء: that elusive internal and external quality of modesty, humility, bashfulness, shyness. Refraining from indecency and immorality out of an instinctive self-preservation. …
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Every parent wants their child to prosper in life. Accordingly, every parent will try their level best to equip their child with the qualities that will assist him/her to thrive and be successful. The parents will try to feed them healthy foods, and if there is a nutrition deficiency, they will …
Read More »“Team work makes the dream work” Part 1
Welcome to chapter 1 of the much needed Series “Team work makes the dream work” The purpose of this series is to acknowledge marital issues within our muslim communities and offer guidelines as we navigate through this terrain that sometimes gets rough. This particular series has been specifically designed …
Read More »Envy – Destroy it Before it Destroys You
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not hate one another, do not envy one another and do not turn your backs on one other. But O’ slaves of Allah, be brothers!” (Saheeh Al-Bukhaari) Abu Hatim: The intelligent one must avoid envy in every circumstance, for indeed …
Read More »The Power of Forgiveness
The act of forgiveness is a strategy to become neutral, to reset the game, to start fresh. Forgiveness is a decision, an intention to get out of guilt, to clear all the debt and baggage that keeps us stuck in self-destructive patterns. Forgiveness does not mean that you condone …
Read More »A woman should apply fragrance exclusively for her husband
hadithanswers.com Question What is the reference of this Hadith? It is narrated that Umar ibn al-Khattab went out on the day of ‘Eid and passed by a group of women. He noticed a scent emanating from the head of a woman and remarked, “Who is the companion of this fragrance?” …
Read More »Digital Cocaine: 10 Reasons to Keep Your Children Away from Screens
By:Umm Khalid Haqiqatjou muslimskeptic.com I’m a firm believer in a strong no-screen policy for kids. No TV. No iPhone. No iPad. No laptop. No screens of any kind, especially before the age of 2. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents “place a reasonable limit on entertainment media” and …
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