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Gentle Jameelah
Ask your children:
1. How should a Muslim treat creatures and animals?
2. Is it correct to hurt and kill creatures for no reason?
Now tell them the story:
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jameelah. Jameelah was very kind to people, but she was very cruel to animals. If Jameelah found any animal or creature, she would try to hurt it and cause pain to it.
When Jameelah saw a bird’s nest …
Guarding the Gaze
Sayyiduna Buraidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “O ‘Ali! Do not follow the first (accidental) glance with a second glance, as the first (accidental) glance was not a sin for you, whereas the second is a sin for you.” (Sunan Abi Dawood #2149)
In the Quraan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala commands the believing men and women alike to guard their gazes and lower their sight. (Surah Noor v30-31) Hence, every man and …
Entrusting His Children to Allah
‘Umar bin ‘Abdil ‘Azeez (rahimahullah) was the khaleefah of the Muslims for just two years before passing away in the year 101 A.H. at the age of thirty-nine. Before his appointment as the khaleefah, he led a life of opulence, luxury and extravagance.
After becoming the khaleefah, his life underwent a complete transformation as he adopted the sunnah of simplicity and completely ‘divorced’ material pleasures. Apart from a basic allowance from the Baytul Maal (public treasury) which all Muslims were entitled …
