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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 …
Rules of a Muslim Home #04 – Tarbiyah (03)
How do we make the tarbiyah of our children (continued)?
5. Cell Phones and Computers: Be extremely cautious about giving them cell phones and allowing them free usage of the computer. If under extreme circumstances they are forced to use the cell phone or the computer, then this should be allowed only under your strict supervision. These modern day tools are like dangerous weapons which can be detrimental to the child’s Imaan.
6. Salaah: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has commanded us …
Rules of a Muslim Home #04 – Tarbiyah (02)
How do we make the tarbiyah of our children?
1. Win their confidence: Firstly we have to win the confidence of our children. This can be obtained by adopting the characteristics mentioned in part one. By winning their confidence, they will take their parents as their role models and take to heart whatever advices are given to them.
2. Narrate to them incidents of the pious: Stories play a vital role in moulding the mind of a child. Whatever a child …
