“I am a housewife, and don’t [go out to] work. And most of my time is spent with my children, looking after them, and at the service of my husband. And [whilst] I am in the kitchen, I listen to the [recitation of the] Qur.aan; so am I rewarded for [any of] that?”
Tag: marriage
What will I say to my Lord?
«Whoever is invited to a wedding or the like, then he must go.»
I advise the youth to hasten in getting married
And I advise the youth to hasten in getting married, particularly in this day and age in which the causes of fitnah and temptations have increased.
The best marriage is one that is easiest
[Being] excessive in the mahr is detested in marriage, and it is a source of diminished blessings in [marriage] and difficulties.
If a Prophet comes to you…
“If a Prophet comes to you seeking the hand of your daughter [in marriage], then marry her to him!”
An important issue for all who make istikhaarah
It is not necessary for the one who makes istikhaarah that he see anything to guide him to that which is best for him. Rather, when something is made easy for him after having made istikhaarah, then he should know that is what is good [for him].
Making istikhaarah on behalf of someone else
And it is from falsehood to have someone else make istikhaarah for him, and wait to see something in a dream which would guide him to do [something] or leave [it].
Incapable of financially supporting his wife
“If the husband is incapable of financially supporting [his wife], then it is permissible for her to seek a divorce.”
Sometimes I upset my husband and don’t apologise
Sometimes I upset my husband, which provokes his anger. [As a result], he boycotts me and keeps away from me. I cannot apologise to him because I am very ashamed [of myself]; so if my husband remains angry [like this] with me, am I liable for [any] sin?
The Muslim is required to uphold the truth in all affairs
If, for example, the young lady has had surgery on her stomach, and the operation required an incision be made and then sewn up, and this was a very small procedure when she was giving birth – or after that by afew months, then are her family required to inform the one who has come to see her for marriage about this surgery, which has left a scar? And is this his legal right [to know] or not?