Stay-at-Home Husbands and Working Wives
Question: I live in Britain and my wife who is 5 weeks pregnant wants to terminate her pregnancy as she is unable to look after the kids due to her employment and there being no one to help. We have three infants who I care for while my wife goes out to work.
Sheikh 'AbdulMusḥin Al-'Abbād:
Add this one to the rest of the children you are looking after...
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If Men Followed Proper Islamic Guidelines on Divorce, Fewer Women Would Be Divorced
Question: I had a dispute with one wife and the other wife said she would contact that wife's father and brothers to ask them to discipline her and prevent her from certain matters. I felt that she was trying to create problems, which made me angry. In response, I forbade her from speaking to unrelated men over the phone. Out of a…
You have to be realistic when looking for a spouse
Khālid Ibn Ṣafwan At-Tameemi (from the most eloquent of people during the era of the Taabi'een) saw a group in the masjid of Baṣrah, and he asked them, “What is this gathering?”
He was told, “There is a woman who informs men about women who are available for marriage.”
So he went to her and said, “I want to marry a woman.”
She said, “Describe her to me.”
So…
Reviving a Sense of Honour in the Hearts of the Young
Teach your children that true men do not weep over a loss on the football pitch. Rather, they weep for a missed prayer, a suspended divine law, or violated sanctities.
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Teach your children that men do not weep over losing a football match; rather, they weep over sanctuaries that have been desecrated, over Islamic laws that have been violated, and over the fate of a n
Men who wear bracelets
Men who wear bracelets fall into one of two categories:
1⃣. They wear it as an amulet to protect themselves from harm – Doing so constitutes an act of Shirk.
2⃣. They wear it for adornment – This is considered an imitation of women, and men who imitate women are cursed.
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Note: This excludes watches and identification bands used by Hajj…
Is the ḥadīth concerning the "seven who will be under the shade of Allāh" confined to men?
Question: A brother from the scientific Institute in Hawṭah Banū Tamīm, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, asks in his question whether the ḥadīth of "seven persons whom Allāh will shade under His shade when there will be no shade other than His" is confined to men exclusively, or that women fulfilling such acts will gain the reward…
Is the husband allowed to prevent his wife from working at home?
Ibn Aṣ-Ṣalāḥ ('Uthman ibn 'Abdirrahmān - D. 643 H) raḥimahullāh said:
«وَلَيْسَ لَهُ منعهَا من الْخياطَة، والرقم، والغزل وَنَحْوهَا فِي منزله»
"He has no right to prevent her from sewing, embroidery, spinning, and similar activities in his home." [Fatāwā Ibn Aṣ-Ṣalāḥ (2/ 453)]
Similarly, Sheikh ’Uthaymeen raḥimahullāh stated:
«وقوله: (من إجارة…
Is the husband allowed to prevent his wife from working OUTSIDE if he supports her financially?
Question: I am a teacher and I have married a teacher four years ago. We have had a child and during this period, we have lived in troubles because of her family, relatives and friends. I see no way out except preventing her from work; is it permissible for me to do so?
Sheikh Ibn Bāz raḥimahullāh:
It is permissible…
The Two Types of Women You'll Encounter — And How to Respond
When a man steps out of his home, he may encounter two types of women:
The first: A woman who, like the wife of Al-‘Azīz (the minister of Egypt), has fallen into temptation. She beautifies and perfumes herself, as if saying:
"هيت لك - Come to me, O you”
[Sūrah Yūsuf, 12:23]
The second: A woman who guards her modesty and dresses with dignity (in proper…
What should you do if someone brings you gossip (namīmah)?
Imām An-Nawawi raḥimahullāh states:
If someone brings you gossip and says, “So-and-so said this about you,” then you must do six things:
1⃣. Do not believe them, because a person who carries gossip is sinful, and his words are not trustworthy.
2⃣. Advise them and tell them to stop, and explain that what they are doing is wrong.
3⃣. Hate their action for…
As promised, here is Sheikh Yahya’s summary of حياة الحيوان by Muhammad ibn Musa Ad-Damiri.
The book lists animals in alphabetical order, noting whether each is halal or haram, and includes some additional benefits.
Although the original text is in Arabic, we have translated the animal and bird names into English as accurately as possible and colour-coded them to indicate their rulings:
🟩-> Green = halal
🟧-> Orange = haram
🔼-> Grey = varies
Note: For quick reference, you can consult the contents page…
1⃣. Winter is “the season of the righteous” because nights are long (good for praying) and days are short (easy for fasting).
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fasting in winter is a cold (easy) reward.”
You can think of it as having an early breakfast and a late lunch
2⃣. Even if the water is cold, making full ablution (wudu’) properly is rewarded greatly.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Perfecting wudu’ in hardship erases sins and…
The Proximity Which Obligates Men To Attend Congregation In The Masjid
• There's no set limit in the Shari’ah as Sheikh ’Uthaymīn raḥimahullāh stated:
المسافة ليس فيها تحديد شرعي.
[Al-Bāb Al-Maftūḥ (Question Nu. 700)
• However, the criterion is given in the following ḥadīth:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي قَائِدٌ…
If Someone Prays At Home/Work Must They Call The Adhān If They Cannot Hear The Local Adhān
Sheikh ’AbdulKhāliq Al-’Imād ḥafidhahullāh said:
“With regards to someone who missed the congregation due to a valid reason, if there's no audible adhān in the land that can be heard, then he must make adhān and iqāmah, and if the adhān is heard that is sufficient. Likewise, in the case you mentioned, where the adhān is called but it is not allowed to be be heard outside, then a person calls adhān and iqāmah.”
Those Who Live Local To A Masjid But Cannot Hear The Adhān
Sheikh ’AbdulKhāliq Al-’Imād ḥafidhahullāh said:
“If the distance is close and the adhān can be heard -if it were allowed to be called out loud- [then attendance is obligatory]... What matters is the ability/capacity to hear it if it was allowed [to be called out loud] and not the condition of the person. For example, if someone was in the masjid, and while the mu'adhin was calling the adhān the microphone turned…
The Distance Which Obligates Attendance Of Jamā’ah In The Masjid
“The distance is an estimation based on if one is in a place where he can hear the natural call to prayer that is not accompanied by instruments that amplify the sound; so whoever is within this proximity must attend the masjid, and if he does not do so, he will be sinful. And if he continues like this, he will aquire a characteristic from the characteristics of the hypocrites. But if the masjid is farther than…
Manhood according to the Salaf
Abū Az-Zinād 'Abdullāh ibn Dhakwān rahimahullah stated:
«ما كانَ الرجل يُعَدُّ رجلاً حتى يَعرف السنة»
"A man was not considered
a (real) man up until he
knew the Sunnah."
[At-Tārīkh Al-Kabīr of Imām Al-Bukhārī 7/157]
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Fajr Prayer Is Like a Battle Where Only Men Are Found
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Where To Find A Husband
Sisters, don't spend hours on matrimonial sites browsing profiles. The best place to find a good man is in the masjid.
Allāh ﷻ said:
﴿فِی بُیُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَیُذۡكَرَ فِیهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِیهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡـَٔاصَال * رِجَالࣱ لَّا تُلۡهِیهِمۡ تِجَـٰرَةࣱ…
True Manhood Includes Service to One’s Family
Imām Al-Bukhāri writes in his Saḥīḥ:
Chapter: One Who Was Engaged in the Needs of His Family When the Prayer Was Established and Then Went Out
Ādam narrated to us, saying: Shu‘bah narrated to us, who said: Al-Ḥakam narrated from Ibrāhīm, from Al-Aswad, who said: I asked ‘Ā’ishah (may Allāh be pleased with her), “What would the Prophet ﷺ do in his house?” She replied:…
True Manliness
“In houses which Allāh has permitted to be raised and in which His name is mentioned, His praise is glorified therein, morning and evening, by men...”
Sheikh ’Abdurrazzāq Al-Badr ḥafidhahullāh states:
Many people often speak about masculinity/manhood/manliness and what it means to be a real man. When they wish to praise someone, they say, “So-and-so is truly a man among men.”
However, whoever…
