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Salaah Comes First
‘Abdul ‘Azeez bin Marwaan had sent his young son, ‘Umar bin ‘Abdil ‘Azeez (rahimahullah), to the blessed city of Madeenah Munawwarah to acquire the knowledge of Deen and to learn etiquette from the great personalities residing there. One of these personalities was Saalih bin Kaisaan (rahimahullah), to whom ‘Abdul ‘Azeez wrote a letter, requesting him to pay special attention to the upbringing and development of his son, ‘Umar (rahimahullah).
Saalih bin Kaisaan (rahimahullah), as the person responsible for seeing to ‘Umar bin …
Rules of a Muslim Home #12 – Respect (01)
The Quraan Majeed and ahaadeeth strongly emphasise the lesson of respect. Every household should endeavour that the inmates of the house display a high level of respect in everything that they say or do. If you show respect, you will earn respect.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) also stressed the lesson of respect upon the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) at every occasion. A hadeeth clearly proclaims: “He who does not respect the elders amongst us and is not merciful upon the young, is not …
Beauty where it Belongs
There is a well-known principle in life which states, “There is a time and place for everything”. When correct time and place are not taken into consideration, an experience that would have otherwise been extremely enjoyable becomes disappointing and a pain to endure.
To understand this in perspective, take the example of a platter of steaming hot, delicious food. The aroma of this gastronomic delight wafts through the air and it’s so tantalizing that people involuntary begin to lick their lips. As appetizing …
