The Status of Dutifulness to the Mother [Tawbah]
Ibn Abbas on the status of dutifulness to the mother. Also includes evidence of his change of opinion on the issue of the possibility of repentance for the crime of deliberately killing a believer.
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Three Men and Three Women
Umar explains that there are three types of men and three types of women.
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How Much Shaytan Tries to Cause Marital Strife
Shaytan will try many ways to cause trouble between a man and his wife.
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Hafsah on Two Reasons to Marry
Umm Al-Muminin Hafsah advises her brother to marry, with good reasons.
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The Man Who Was Abducted by Jinn
Man abducted by Jinn. With a ruling on missing husband cases from the time of Umar.
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Wearing Perfume for Your Husband
It is reported that ‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb came out one Eid. Passing by a group of women, he could smell the scent of perfume from one of them. He asked, “Who is the one wearing this scent? By Allāh, if I knew who she was, I would do such-and-such (punish her). A woman is only […]
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From the Manners of a Wife with her Husband
It is reported that the wife of Imām Sa’īd b. Al-Musayyib – Allāh have mercy on him – said: We only ever used to speak to our husbands like you address your commanders and leaders: [we would supplicate for them when talking to them] “May Allāh keep you right!”, “May Allāh keep you well!” Abū […]
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Three things you should not delay
It is reported that Al-Aḥnaf b. Qays – Allāh have mercy on him – said: “Restraint is praiseworthy except in three things.” People asked, “And what are they o Abū Baḥr?” He replied, “Make haste to do the righteous deed, hurry to conduct the funeral of your deceased, and marry the girl in your charge […]
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10 Days to Marry
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said: If I had ten days left to live, and I knew I would die by the end of them, and I had enough time to get married, I would get married for fear of temptation (fitnah). Sa’īd b. Mansūr, Al-Sunan […]
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Marriage and the Light of Faith
‘Ikrimah, Sumay’ and Kurayb report that Ibn ‘Abbās – Allah be pleased with them – said to them: Marry, for if the servant of Allah commits fornication Allah snatches the light of īmān from him, and may or may not return it to him. Ibn Sa’d, Al-Ṭabaqāt Al-Kubrā (Dār Ṣādir ed.), Vol.5 p287.