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Parents Before Friends
Ask our children:
1. If a mother and father love their child, will they do anything to harm the child?
2. Must we listen to our parents who care for us, or should we follow our friends who always dare us and challenge us?
3. Who is more important, our parents or friends?
Now relate to them the following story:
Story:
There was a cute little boy, Yusuf. His parents loved him and took good care of …
Scarf in Functions
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
Kindly advise on the following matter:
Is a woman permitted to remove her scarf in front of another woman? For example, is it permissible for women to remove their scarves at a wedding that is completely separate from men?
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Respected Sister
There are many things which essentially may be permissible but other associated factors may render it …
Purdah at Home
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (mudda zilluhu)
Condition:
At my in-laws, my husband’s younger and elder brother remain in the house most of the time. This causes me much difficulty in remaining in purdah. They do not trouble me, but I find it difficult to do my housework in their presence. I wrap myself in a large sheet and attach the face-piece (niqaab) to it.
Answer:
This is the …
