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Fussy Faheem
Ask our children:
1. Is it fine for Muslims to be fussy?
2. What happens to a person when he is fussy?
3. What should we do if we are fussy?
Now tell them the story:
Once upon a time, there lived a small boy named Faheem. Faheem went to school, and madrasah, and had friends, and was an intelligent and happy child. However, Faheem had one very bad quality – he was fussy. Faheem wanted …
Leaving Islam due to Presumptions and Feelings
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
Two years ago, a Christian girl reverted to Islam. We, the Muslim girls around her, welcomed her and supported her as much as we could. She was always known to read all her salaah.
A day ago, we found out that she reverted back to Christianity. After asking her why she did so, this is the response we received: her grandfather, who is a Christian, fell ill recently. During his …
Concern for the Comfort of the Elderly
(Sayyidah Asmaa bintu Abi Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Three)
At the time when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) accepted Islam, he possessed forty thousand dirhams (silver coins). (Usdul Ghaabah vol. 3, pg. 33) However, by the time he performed hijrah with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he only possessed five or six thousand dirhams, as he would spend his wealth in the path of Allah Ta‘ala (e.g. to purchase and free slaves who were being punished and tortured …
