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Passionate about Sadaqah
(Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh [radhiyallahu ‘anha] – Part Two)
Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was renowned for her passion for giving wealth in sadaqah and assisting the poor.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had once informed his respected wives that the first of them to join him after his demise (i.e. the first of them to pass away) would be the wife with the longest arms. The respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) initially understood this …
Securing the Blessings of Ramadhaan
Every person today is looking for a good investment – an investment where the capital is safe, and the returns are lucrative and reliable. As a person works, and the years pass by, every year he invests some portion of his salary into his investment. In doing so, he hopes that one day, when he will retire, he will be ‘set’ and will be able to enjoy the benefits of his investment.
Now imagine that an old man finally retires, …
Pre-Islamic Injustices towards Women
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُوا النِّسَاءَ كَرْهًا ۖ وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ ۚ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ﴿١٩﴾
O you who believe, it is not lawful for you that you forcibly take women as inheritance. And do not hold on to them so that you may get away with some of what you have given them, unless they commit …
