Marriage Bandits Originally written for SISTERS Magazine, September 2012 Umm Khadijah exposes the hidden abuse of marriage fraud that occurs within the Muslim community and warns vulnerable sisters how to avoid it. Muslim communities around the world face many...
Women’s Issues
Some of the ways the Prophet expressed his love for his wives.
A summary of some of the ways the Prophet expressed his love for his wives. 1. Words of Affirmation – Express Your Feelings Verbally: The words we use to express our appreciation and love for our spouse is of paramount importance in our endeavor to a blissful...
The wisdom behind the Prophet marrying more than four wives
The wisdom behind the Prophet marrying more than four wives Why did the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) marry a number of women? Praise be to Allah. Allah’s wisdom is great, and part of His wisdom is that He has permitted men, in previous divine...
Polygamy – Plural Marriage in Islam….All you need to know
Polygamy –Plural Marriage in Islam…All you need to know. Islam’s Position on Polygyny The issue of Polygamy (man having more than one wife or a wife having more than one husband) in the Islamic context it is better to use the term ‘Polygyny as it is more accurate and...
Etiquette of Female Speaking With The Opposite Gender
Etiquette of Female Speaking With The Opposite Gender By Shaykh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid www.islam-qa.com In brief, what the scholars have said about womens voices is that they are not Awrah in and of themselves, and there is nothing wrong with listening to them...
A Doorway to Fitnah: Social Media Freemixing
The Doorway to Fitnah: Freemixing- In this day and age, Alhamdulilah we have been blessed with many forms of communication. This communication ranges from calling, texting, IMing/chatting, Facebook, MySpace, etc. The list goes on and on. As Muslims we...
Wife/sister/Muslimah working and studying at College/University
My wife is studing to become a nurse at a University, is it lawful to: -examine patients (male or female) and give them baths which are apart of the class projects. -examine men as a nurse in non-emergency situations at a non-muslim hospital. -work at a home for the...
A Muslim Women Role Model
A Muslim Women Role Model by a muslimah We all desire to be something or someone better. It is human nature to be dissatisfied with oneself. Our efforts to enhance our lifestyles are limitless. We are always looking for new ways to improve our selves. However, we have...
Ruling on a woman putting her picture on Facebook/social media
Ruling on a woman putting her picture on Facebook/social media What is the ruling on a woman putting her picture on her Facebook page, especially since some of our sisters who wear hijab believes that putting pictures of themselves in hijab is something that is not...
Difference between Men and Women in Islam
The Difference between Men and Women in Islam Taken from : Kashful Watha’ by Shaykh Yahya Al-Hajuri Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Lamont Battle- Adam Character and Creation: Man was created from dirt and the woman was created from the rib. Allah...