The Best Creation of Allah Narrated Anas ibn Malik: While I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ, who was wearing a Najrani outer garment with a thick hem, a Bedouin came upon the Prophet ﷺ and pulled his garment so violently that I could recognize…
Many men wonder: Why would my wife refuse intimacy even if I take care of my hygiene, fulfill her rights, and am romantic? The reality is simple: a woman may refuse intimacy if she is: On her monthly cycle, Ill or feeling unwell, or Experiencing…
When a Roman slave attempted to force himself upon Umm al-Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith, the niece of Khālid ibn al-Walīd and the wife of ʿIkrimah ibn Abī Jahl: After the Conquest of Makkah, when ʿIkrimah ibn Abī Jahl fled, it is reported that his newly converted…
Here are 15 fatwas from scholars regarding the destruction of such shrines by authorities, not by private individuals. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and the Grave of Daniyal Regarding ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) and the grave of the Prophet Daniyal (or a saint) عليه السلام: Ibn Kathir said:…
Allah says: “He grants to whom He wills daughters, and He grants to whom He wills sons.” (Qur’an 42:49) A student of Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar, al-Biqāʿī (d. 885 AH), said: وعبر سبحانه فيهن بلفظ الهبة لأن الأوهام العادية قد تكتنف العقل فتحجبه عن تأمل محاسن…
Al-Rifāʿī: He is Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Abī al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad, known as Ibn al-Rifāʿī, the shaykh of the Aḥmadiyyah, Rifāʿiyyah, and Baṭāʾiḥiyyah orders, so called because he lived in Umm ʿUbaydah, one of the villages of the Baṭāʾiḥ (marshlands), which lie…
Ibn Taymiyyah said: وقد جاء في الأثر : ” {يا عبدي أنا أقول للشيء كن فيكون أطعني أجعلك تقول للشيء كن فيكون يا عبدي أنا الحي الذي لا يموت أطعني أجعلك حيا لا تموت}”And it is reported in the Athar: “O My servant, I say…
Qaadi Shurayh (a student of Umar bin al-Khattab and others) sucked his wife’s finger in worry after a scorpion stung her. Abū al-Faraj al-Muʿāfā ibn Zakariyyāʾ ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ḥumayd al-Nahrawānī al-Jarīrī (305 – 390 AH) said that he advised his student Sho‘abi to marry…
al Alusi said: يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله لما ذكر سبحانه جزاء المحارب وعظم جنايته، وأشار في تضاعيف ذلك إلى مغفرته تعالى لمن تاب، أمر المؤمنين بتقواه – عز وجل – في كل ما يأتون ويذرون بترك ما يجب اتقاؤه من المعاصي التي من جملتها…
Ibn Abbas on Romance, Respect, and Responsibility in Islamic Marital Life Contents Introduction Overview of Ibn Abbas’ teachings on marital life Importance of romance, respect, and responsibility in Islam Leniency and Fulfillment of Obligations Qur’anic guidance: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:228 Meaning of “rights of women” and…