Surah Al-Tawbah, Surah Al-Nisa and Silver
Valuable instructions from Umar – Allah be pleased with him, for men and their women.
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Wearing the Jilbab is an Obligation on the Free, Believing Women
Evidence from the narration of Umar that the jilbab is an obligation upon all free, believing (Muslim) women.
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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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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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Humble Beginnings
A reminder about the humble beginnings of man, and that he has no reason to be haughty.
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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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Lowering the Gaze
It is reported that Salmān Al-Fārsī – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I would rather die and be resurrected, die and be resurrected, and again die and be resurrected than to see the private part of a Muslim’s body or for a Muslim to see mine. Imām Aḥmad, Al-Zuhd p192. 1st ed. 1983. […]
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The Trick of the Eyes
يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal [Quran, Ghāfir (40):19] It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Abbās – Allāh be pleased with him – said, explaining this verse: A man is with a group of people when a woman passes. He shows them […]