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Blackmail
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
I was, for a long time, involved in an illicit relationship with a boy. Our relationship eventually reached the point where I trusted him and sent him pictures of myself. Some of the pictures I sent him were quite revealing and explicit. We broke up a few weeks back and now he wants to use the pictures I sent him to blackmail me. Please advise me as to what I …
A Heart of Gold
The Sahaabi of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Sayyiduna Qais bin Sa’d bin ‘Ubaadah (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma), once fell ill. While recovering from his illness, he realised that none of his friends had come to visit him. On enquiry, he learnt that they were reluctant to visit him as they all owed him money (and were thus embarrassed or afraid that he would ask them to repay the loan).
When he heard this, Sayyiduna Qais bin Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) spontaneously said, “May Allah …
