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The Pearl Necklace
Qaadhi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin ‘Abdil Baaqi bin Muhammad Al-Bazzaaz Al-Ansaari (rahimahullah) (d. 535 A.H.), gives the following account of his life:
One day, while I was in Makkah Mukarramah, I was hungry and could not find anything to stave off my hunger. On my way home, I found a small silken pouch neatly tied with a tassel of silk. I picked it up and returned home with it. On opening it, I found a beautiful pearl necklace inside, the …
Fed Up!
Ever heard of the ‘terrible two’s’? It’s the age where your endearing, innocent angel suddenly seems to transform into a bundle of tantrums. Even a mundane task such as feeding him or her becomes a battle of wills with the kitchen floor serving as the battlefield, covered in the debris of yet another meal refused.
Soon after follow the ‘terrifying threes’, ‘fearsome fours’ and ‘furious fives’. This breakdown in behaviour sometimes even continues into the ‘sour sixes’, ‘sneaky sevens’, ‘evil eights’ …
Speaking to Non-Mahrams
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (rahimahullah)
Condition:
I made efforts to abstain from casting evil glances and backbiting. I was able to save myself at times while I was deluded by the nafs and Shaitaan at other times. The thought comes constantly into my mind that I ought to give up these sins. The sin of casting evil glances is committed because we all live together and non-mahrams come constantly before us. When …
