The Necessity of Caution Regarding the Traps of Phones and Private Calls
The Necessity of Caution Regarding the Traps of Phones and Private Calls A young man spent years chasing after girls, maintaining one “relationship” after another. When he finally wanted to marry, he told a friend: “Find me a family with respectable daughters.” His friend asked, “And what about the ones you used to know?” He […]
Marriage (An-Nikāḥ)
Marriage (An-Nikāḥ) Linguistic and Legal Meanings Linguistically, nikāḥ may mean the marriage contract, and it may mean marital intercourse. Abū ‘Alī al-Qālī noted a precise Arab usage: if they say “he married (nakaha) so-and-so (a woman) or the daughter of so-and-so,” they intend the contract; and if they say “he married his wife,” they intend […]
Lying and Its Ruinous Consequences
Lying and Its Ruinous Consequences Beware of lying in the worship of Allah—do not worship Him for show or reputation, with deceit or hypocrisy. Beware of lying in following the Messenger—do not innovate in his law or oppose his guidance. Beware of lying with people—do not inform them contrary to reality or deal with them […]
