The piety of parents is a fundamental condition for raising good offspring. The Shari'ah provides certain instructions that parents are advised to follow. Supplication upon receiving a new wife Du'aa or supplication is a means of having needs and wishes fulfilled. The Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wasallam instructed us to recite this Du'aa upon receiving one's wife for the first time: 'O Allah, I ask you of her goodness, and the goodness of … [Read more...]
Tips for a Better Husband-Wife Relationship
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Although many Muslims may right now be in failing marriages and on a fast track to divorce and its terrible consequences, there are many ways to put their marriage back on the right track if the husband and wife are sincere in their desire to reconcile. The following principles can be used by Muslims whose marriages are already in trouble or by Muslims who would like to avoid trouble in their marriage. Examples of Negative Relationship of … [Read more...]
Sickness – a Mercy from Allah
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by Moulana Shu'ayb Ahmad Jeebhai Introduction Sickness and other difficulties that we undergo in this worldly life should not only be seen as a misfortune or as an expression of the displeasure of Allah Ta'ala. For those servants of Allah who enjoy a very special relationship with Him, it is a means of great blessing and a mercy. Is … [Read more...]
Orders for Deceased (From Dying to burial
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Dying Time (Sakarat) Signs of Dying 1. When the breath begins stopping and starts breathing faster and faster. 2. When the legs become loose and cannot lift up. 3. When the Nose becomes transverse. 4. When there are gaps in the Earlobes i.e. they become hollow. 5. When there is sweat (perspiration) on the forehead. 6. When the above signs appear … [Read more...]
Remembering Death
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To take out the love of the world from our hearts and prepare for the aakhirah, we should take the advice of Nabi-e-Karim (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) seriously. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said: "Remember very often the cutter-off of all pleasures, that is death." There is no escape from death and it is certain to come, so, by us constantly thinking of death, it will easily enable us to prepare for death and … [Read more...]
The Soul’s Journey After Death
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abridgement of ibn al-Qayyim's Kitaab al-Ruh They will ask you about the spirit. Say, "The spirit is at the behest of your Lord. You have been given only a little knowledge" (al-Isra 85) 'The living go on and the dead do not.'... Allah! What an extraordinary expression and what an even stranger position to take. When somebody dies, our sorrow and tears, our weeping and mourning soon cease. We say to ourselves, The living go on and the … [Read more...]
