Question: As-salamu `Alaikum. First, thank you for this service, I have a question about my daughter. She is now 14-year-old, and I really have a difficult time managing her temper and her ups and downs. One day she is active and talking and socializing with us, the other she is so lazy and isolated. She does not allow us to […]
Question: My husband, who is otherwise a wonderful person, has some personality issues that confuse me. He can deny something he did in a very convincing way and years later admit it. I’m wondering if he has memory issues. But the problem is that this causes confusion, loss of trust, and other issues in our relationship. Why would he intentionally […]
Question: As salaam-aleikum. I am 29 years old, practising muslimah. I married my husband over a year ago. It was an arranged marriage. I saw him once and Alhamdulillah liked him. We spoke for few minutes and I found him quite agreeable. After that, we never spoke. In fact, I saw him only on our wedding night. Initially, I felt […]
We often get swept up in the routine of life that we take our marriages for granted. Luckily Allah has given us a perfect portrait in the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) to help break that routine. Here are five practical, yet powerful, lessons from the Messenger to help rekindle our relationships. Smile Often The Prophet used to […]
Although married couples are not permitted to be intimate to the level which may lead to intercourse while fasting, there are many other ways to express your love for one another during Ramadan. Allah [swt] says in the ayah: “It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing […]
So, you have set your Ramadan goals and are on your way to achieving them with consistency and persistence, insha Allah. Everyone seems to have set their sights on creating a productive ramadan by increasing our ibadah in terms of prayer, sadaqah, Qur’an, etc. However, one aspect of ibadah (or an aspect which can be considered sadaqah when done with […]
In Islam satisfying one’s sexual appetite is a both a vehicle to perpetuating the human race and curbing one’s most basic and primitive desires. A rewarding Intention: Lawfully satisfying one’s sexual appetite is a means of lowering one’s gaze and guarding one’s modesty. It is by the Mercy of Allah that muslims are rewarded for lawfully satisfying their sexual appetites. […]
When searching for a wife the most important principle one has to understand is that whatever pleases you about a woman will suffice. There are further clarifications in Islam on what are the qualities you should be looking for in a wife. This is one of the rights of your children upon you that you choose a good mother for […]
Many Muslims for a variety of reasons have ventured into getting married across borders and cultures in many different scenarios. This has worked for many people and has been a disaster for others. We have looked into this matter and have found the success and failure factors in these marriages. To dig deeper into this topic we have to separate […]
Please understand the following principles as many people take them lightly and make many mistakes. Please read this brief explanation of each section but if more information is needed please research the topic further. Proposing or Approaching First step is to propose to the family or the sister directly. In Arabic the word for this is “khitbah”, known to us […]
