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Help! The kinfolk are in town
By: Michelle Al-Nasr Are you someone who freaks out when the family drops in at a moments notice, or informs you that they will be camping out in your house for months on end? It is a time that can really be stressful for everyone, and sometimes it can even cause so much stress that family ties arc broken. Camping-in kin The Prophet, sallallaahu.. More -
Governesses and Maids Substitute Mothers
Employing governesses and maids is a widespread phenomenon nowadays in many homes throughout the Arab world. Some of them have become substitutes for mothers despite the fact that often they do not speak Arabic, and sometimes they are non-Muslims. All these factors have dire consequences for our children’s future. Today, we see families willingly.. More -
Make-up of a successful wife – III
She can be grateful: Each of us likes to be told that we are doing a good job. This is also important in a marriage. We should always tell or show our husbands that we sincerely appreciate all of their efforts. Allah has charged them with providing for their wives and families. This job is not easy. Everyday they meet challenges and problems and they.. More -
When was the last time you raced your wife?
Yes, when was the last time you raced with your wife? You might mockingly or disapprovingly smile, yet the question remains, for it bespeaks an invitation to you to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in his kind attitude toward his wives. If you claim to follow his, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, Sunnah, in.. More -
A Word to the Bride and Groom
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He Placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.} [Quran 30:21] The affection and mercy mentioned in the previous verse can only be attained through certain.. More -
Her Relations with Men
Being in seclusion Obedience to Allah can only be achieved by following His commands and keeping away from what He Has prohibited. One way in which the Muslim woman obeys Allah and His Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is by not sitting in seclusion with a "non-Mahram" because it is prohibited on the basis of the narration in.. More -
Marrying Non-Muslim Women - Problems and Dangers - I
Some scholars of Islam, sociology and education have warned against the high rates of marriage to foreign non-Muslim women in Arab and Islamic countries. They have stated that this phenomenon has dangerous social, educational and religious consequences as it exacerbates the problem of spinsterhood in the Arab countries. It also yields generations of.. More -
Do You Give Your Wife Some Water?
In this age, women shoulder many responsibilities and burdens which form mental and physical pressures.A woman goes to work and suffers due to the means of transportation, domineering bosses and the required mental and physical effort. Then comes her main job that she was created to do and from which she can never escape or violate: her responsibility.. More -
Make-up of a successful wife – II
Foundations for success She is knowledgeable: `Aa`ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, related, "In the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, whenever any verse was revealed, we used to memorize the lawful, the unlawful, the do's and the don’ts contained in it, even if we did not memorize it's exact words." `Aa`ishah,.. More -
Secret Marriage and Its Dangerous Impact
No Marriage Without a Guardian The woman is not entitled to give herself in marriage without the consent of her family. Similarly, her guardian is not entitled to conclude her marriage without consulting her. Islam takes a moderate course by insisting that there should be participation from the woman, her guardian and family when it comes to her marriage... More -
Raising Girls from Grandmothers to Granddaughters
On my way home from work one day, I found male and female preparatory and secondary school students speaking with each other in an indecent, disrespectful manner. I saw with my own eyes a girl shouting the nastiest words in the face of a young man. I could not believe that it was actually a girl who was talking and that one day she would be a wife and.. More -
The Impact of the Art of Listening and Understanding Between Spouses
All families have problems. Misunderstanding and lack of listening between the spouses occurs for one reason or another. However, there are various degrees of this, some of which are endurable and considered normal in all families, whereas others are agonizing and abnormal. The latter leads to family disintegration and the breaking of its tight chain,.. More -
Your Husband Does Not Share Responsibilities with You - Are You the Cause?
Have you ever thought of compelling your husband to play his role as a father and fulfill his duty towards his children? Have you ever suffered from his negligence towards them? Have you ever tried to make him share the responsibility with you and make him the first one to know about your concerns? Hanaan Zayn, director of As-Sa‘aadah Center for.. More -
Marrying Non-Muslim Women - Problems and Dangers - II
Permissible, but…! Dr. Nasr Fareed Waasil, former Mufti of Egypt, says that the Sharee‘ah has permitted marrying foreign women from the People of the Book, meaning, Jewish and Christian women. However, this marriage has to fulfill several conditions, the first of which is that such a woman has to be religiously and morally committed in.. More -
The Islamic Fiqh Academy and Differences Between the Working Husband and Wife
The council of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, a subsidiary organ of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, in its sixteenth session, which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, issued a resolution and a Fatwa regarding the differences between the working husband and wife and the independent financial liability of both spouses. First: The Independent.. More
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