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The Decision of Children
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَامٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِيَ الْكِبَرُ وَامْرَأَتِي عَاقِرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ اللَّـهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ
He (Zakariyya [‘alaihis salaam]) said, “O my Rabb, how shall I have a son when old age has come upon me and my wife is barren (unable to bear children)?” He (Allah Ta‘ala) replied, “That is how Allah Ta‘ala does what He wills.” (Surah Aal-‘Imraan v40)
Zakariyya (‘alaihis salaam) expressed surprise when he was informed of the …
Accepting Correction
There was once a woman who hailed from the clan of Taim. She would exert herself in ‘ibaadah to the extent that she would fast for three consecutive days and only spend the fourth day without fasting. Such was her attachment to worshipping Allah Ta‘ala that she would spend all her time in the local masjid and would only emerge to attend to her basic needs.
One day, the great scholar, Ebrahim Taimi (rahimahullah), advised this woman and said to her, …
The Marriage Carriage
Marriage is one amazing journey…
The fuel for the first half of the journey is love while the fuel for the second half of the journey is mercy.
Marriage initially takes off as a beautiful, novel experience in which you enjoy the thrills and frills.
With age, the couple turn over to a new page called “old age” which is certainly not some cold cage. Rather, it is a stage where a sage will wage no rage.
