Articles
Living in Society
On societal expectations, social comparison, the influence of social media, modesty, gratitude and the everlasting reward promised to righteous Muslim women
Parents and Children
Islamic consolation for parents who have lost a child, with Qurʾān verses, authentic ḥadīth and scholarly advice on grief, patience, reward and reunion in Paradise.
Parents and Children
Islamic rulings on child custody after divorce: the mother’s rights, the child’s welfare, parental contact and scholarly differences concerning ḥaḍānah.
Marriage
Islamic narrations on choosing a suitable husband, highlighting religion, character, attraction and compatibility in marriage through reports from the Salaf.
Parents and Children
Shaykh al-Hilālī compares religious education among American Jewish children with Muslim parents’ priorities and calls for children’s Islamic education and upbringing.
Marriage
The Prophet declined a Persian neighbour’s invitation until ʿĀʾishah was included, illustrating care for one’s spouse and the etiquette explained by an-Nawawī.
Marriage
The Permanent Committee explains the wife’s responsibility when she knows her husband’s earnings are unlawful, including advising him and seeking help if he persists.
Magic, Jinn and Evil Eye
A concise and decisive response from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān regarding marriage to someone connected to the practice of sorcery.
Parents and Children
Shaykh Ibn Bāz answers a question about adorning young boys with gold.
Women and Ḥijāb
Shaykh Ibn Bāz explains the ruling on women using henna on their hands and whether leaving them undyed constitutes imitation of men.
Marriage
Shaykh ʿAbd Allah al-Ghudayān recounts a man’s confession of an illicit relationship and advises fearing Allah, lowering the gaze and maintaining chastity.
Women and Ḥijāb
Shaykh Ibn Bāz explains whether tying the hair at the back of the head falls within the prohibition described in the ḥadīth of camel humps and addresses untying it during prayer.
