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Naani’s Coming!
Imagine if you were married overseas with no relatives around you. Moreover, you haven’t seen your parents and siblings for years. Your children don’t even know what their Naani’s face looks like. Out of the blue, your mother drops a surprise call that the entire family is coming over to visit for one full month.
Can words ever express the level of excitement at home??? You would be over the moon. You would turn the house upside down cleaning …
I don’t have my ‘Eid Clothes yet!
“The last ten days are already here. I haven’t found my ‘Eid clothes as yet! I walked from one side of the mall to the other… shop to shop till I dropped… You name it and I saw it. Forget an outfit, I didn’t even find a decent cloak. I got my last chance… I might get lucky at the ‘Eid Fair. As for these two ‘scamps’, I just don’t know what I am going to do for their second outfit. Don’t talk …
Unquestioning Submission
The Ansaar possessed such love for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and eagerness to be part of his blessed family that if any of them had a daughter of marriageable age, they would not get her married until they had first ascertained whether Rasulullah (sallallah ‘alaihi wasallam) wished to marry her or not.
On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) approached an Ansaari Sahaabi and asked, “Please give me your daughter’s hand in marriage.” The Ansaari Sahaabi was overjoyed and exclaimed,
