The Muslim Woman

  “Home is where the heart is” forms a well-known phrase which we often hear. However, we seldom hear a person say “house is where the heart is”. The reason is simple – the word ‘house’ generally refers to just the structure, be it of brick and concrete or stone …

alhaadi.org Buraidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: “I heard that Mu‘aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had captured a Jinn during the lifetime of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). I thus went to Mu‘aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and asked him regarding this incident. Mu‘aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated the following to me: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …

  Introduction A common misconception is that Muslim women are the only ones who cover their hair. It may be true that Islam is the only religion in which most women follow its directives to cover the hair, but it is not the only religion to have such directives.   …

“But I’m bored!” These are the words that most mothers dread hearing from their children, especially during the holidays. With school and madrasah being closed, it is no secret that young children need an outlet for their exuberant energy. Exacerbating the situation is that due to their short-attention spans, even …

  Most parents view ‘boredom’ negatively and may rush to keep their children busy. This is because they see boredom as a parental failure, which has unfortunately led to the childhood of their children being stolen from them. Many of us with parents who were first-generation (and essentially working-class) immigrants …

Abu Hurairah Radiyallaahu Anhu narrates that he heard Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam relate that there were three men from the Banu Isra’eel. One of them was a leper, the other bald, and the third blind. Allah Ta’aala wanted to test them, so He sent an angel to them. The angel …

FROM THE NOBLE QUR’AAN SURAH AL-HUMAZAH (THE SLANDERER) Surah: 104 THEME: BACKBITING, SLANDERING AND AMASSING OF WEALTH In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful 1. Woe unto every backbiter and slanderer. 2. Who amasses wealth and counts it. 3. He thinks that his wealth has immortalized …

DOES THE INTENTION OF NIKAH JUSTIFY ZINA? 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 …

  Nasihah (Advice): The period of mourning the deceased   Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) has narrated that Ummu ‘Atiyyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) son passed away. On the third day [after his demise], she requested [that] yellow dye [be brought for her to apply]. [After it was brought] She then applied it and said: …