Tag: Marriage نكاح
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ Live with them in kindness. Surah An-Nisa 4:19 And Allah said: وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَن تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ وَإِن تُصْلِحُوا [...]
Benefits of Marriage in Islam: Faith, Family, Society, and Love
“Among His signs is that He created for you mates from yourselves that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you love and mercy. Verily, in that are signs for a people who give thought.”
Surah Ar-Rum 30:21
Why does Islam allow polygamy and plural marriages?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Why can a Muslim man marry four wives? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful It is best for a man to have only one wife, but Islam allows polygamy (or, more accurately polygyny) when social circumstances make it necessary. Islam placed important legal [...]
Was Prophet Muhammad a pedophile who had sex with children?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet married a nine-year old girl. Isn’t this pedophilia and child abuse? Answer: Scholars disagree concerning the age of Aisha when she married the Prophet, the earliest estimate being that she was nine-years old. This means that the marriage contract was ratified after Aisha reached puberty, [...]
Does Islam allow Muslims to rape female sex-slaves or keep unmarried concubines?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your book says, “Those who guard their private parts, except from their wives or those whom their right hands possess…” (70:29-30). Does this mean Muslims can keep unmarried concubines and female sex-slaves they can rape whenever they want? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the [...]
Does the Quran let Muslims beat their wives?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Verse 4:34 reads, “As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and strike them.” Isn’t this a justification of domestic abuse and violence against women? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The “striking” in this [...]
Essential Obligations of Islam According to the Maliki School
“It is unlawful for a Muslim to lie, to backbite, to gossip, to be arrogant, to be impressed with one’s self, to show off, to seek reputation, to envy, to hate, and to ridicule.”
An-Nawawi on Moderation: Religion is Ease and Moderation in Performing Acts of Worship
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org An-Nawawi records in his work, Gardens of the Righteous: Allah Almighty says: مَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ We have not revealed the Quran to cause distress… [Surah TaHa 20:2] يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ Allah intends for you ease, and He does not intend for [...]
Ibn Qudamah on the Character, Manners, and Miracles of Prophet Muhammad
A man asked Al-Bara, “Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, like a sword?” He said, “No, it was like the moon.”
[Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3636, Sahih]
Ibn Taymiyyah on Character: Good Character is the Creed of the Salaf, Righteous Predecessors
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Taymiyyah writes in Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah: By these principles the people of the Sunnah encourage well-known righteous deeds and forbid evil deeds in accordance with what is ordained by the religious law (sharia). And they believe in practicing the pilgrimage (hajj) and struggle for the cause of Allah [...]
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