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Dating in Islam
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
I would like to know the concept of dating in Islam and what are the conditions attached to such with regards to permissibility as well as haraam?
Jazaakallahu Khairan
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Respected Sister
Besides one’s spouse and mahrams (those immediate relatives with whom marriage is impermissible), any communication or contact with anyone of the opposite gender is impermissible.
In the case …
Becoming the Queen
(Ummu Kulthoom, the daughter of Faatimah [radhiyallahu ‘anhuma] – Part Two)
Every young girl longs and makes du‘aa for the day she’ll receive a good proposal. Imagine a girl who is proposed for by not only the ruler of the time, but a ruler who is also, without a doubt, the second best person to walk the surface of this earth after the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam).
During his rule, ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) requested ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to …
The Iron Fortress
Muhammad bin Seereen (rahimahullah), a famous narrator of hadeeth and student of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), was once travelling with a group of people when they decided to encamp for the night at a riverbank. As they were setting up camp, the people of the area approached them and advised them saying, “Go further on. Every person who attempts to camp here gets robbed.”
On hearing this, the entire group packed up and departed to camp elsewhere with the exception of …
