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Qaasim and Qurbaani
Ask our children:
1. Is it important to make qurbaani of animals in the days of ‘eid?
2. If we don’t have money to buy an animal, what can we do?
Now tell them the story:
Once, there was a little boy named Qaasim who loved qurbaani. In fact, the days of qurbaani were his favourite days in the whole year! He even had a small calendar stuck inside his cupboard, and every day, he would count …
Determining Compatibility with a Prospective Spouse
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
Can you please advise me regarding which questions are most important to ask when a boy comes to see a girl? What questions should she ask, and in which way should she assess him?
Jazaakallah
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Respected Sister
As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
It is reported in the hadeeth that when a person with Deen and good character proposes, one should …
An Eye-Opener
Yusuf bin Husain (rahimahullah) relates the following incident:
I was once near a pond, with Zun Noon Misri (rahimahullah), when my gaze fell on a huge scorpion waiting at the edge of the pond. Suddenly a frog emerged from the water. The scorpion then climbed onto the back of the frog, and the frog then swam across the pond, carrying the scorpion to the other side. (As we beheld this strange spectacle,) Zun Noon (rahimahullah) said to me, “Something extraordinary seems to be …
