What next after Ramadan?

One of the signs of an accepted Ramadan is that our life changes after Ramadan. If my life changes after Ramadan, it means that my Ramadan was correct. If my life becomes better after Ramadan, it means that my Ramadan was correct. But if my life goes back to where it was before Ramadan, then I wasted my Ramadan.

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The wisdom behind I‘tikaaf

I‘tikaaf (seclusion in the mosque) was prescribed by Sharee‘ah with the main purpose of making the heart fully occupied with and totally devoted to Allaah alone... ... more

Surah Al-Qadr - Laylat'l-Qadr Night of Decree

Laylatul Qadr is one of the blessings that we have and the other nations did not have. It is such a great blessing that Allah revealed an entire Surah just to illustrate to us what it is, just to dedicate for us...

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The Inward Requirements of Fasting

Praise be to Allah who has thwarted the hopes of Satan and frustrated his designs by making fasting a bulwark and a shield for his righteous servants; who taught them that the way of Satan to their hearts lies in secret lust; who has made known unto them that only through subduing its secret lust could the soul assert its superiority. ... more

Rights of the Husband

Allah The Almighty enjoined obligations and duties, clarified rights and responsibilities, and then ordered the believing men and women to carry them out and made them a Sharee‘ah (Law) for all His slaves. There will be no happiness for a believer except by carrying out and fulfilling these obligations and duties properly, so that he would be entitled to gain the pleasure of Allah The Almighty. ... more

Hijaab is Ultimate Freedom

Hijaab (Islamic covering) has become a highly controversial issue in the West in general and in France in particular after the ban on wearing Hijaab in its public schools and other places. This ban came as part of the policy of racial discrimination and negative attitudes towards Islam, which aims at eliminating the means of understating the importance of Hijaab and its role in society. However, this pressure should not prevent the Muslim woman from adhering to her Hijaab even if this requires leaving the country that fights it ... more

Who are the Mahrams of a Woman?

The following question was raised to An-Nawawi : “Who is the woman whom a man is permitted to look at and meet her in seclusion?” An-Nawawi replied, “It is every woman whom he is permanently forbidden to marry due to a permissible reason because of her unlawfulness... ... more

Kinship RightsII

Just as a husband is required to perform his duties towards his parents-in-law, a wife is required to fulfill her duty towards her parents-in-law as well. A righteous woman should understand the parents' love for their son and she must not be the least jealous or try to weaken the relation between her husband and his parents. She should also know that if she wishes Allaah The Almighty to bless her married life and grant her happiness with her husband, she should support him to be dutiful to his parents. ... more