Money matters between husband and wife..
Question Please advise is it permissible for a wife to borrow money without the husband’s approval or having discussed this with him. Also there are numerous ahadith as to how the husband should treat...
Winter: The Best Season!
Winter: The Best Season! Some ways to enjoy it!!!! It is said that winter is a time when people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as ‘the Winter Blues’ or winter depression. However, it is...
Stemming the Tide
Stemming the tide The high tide of fashion and the tsunami of western culture has been sweeping through our homes, businesses, functions, dressing and almost every aspect of our lives. Like the tsunamis that...
Lunar & Solar eclipses: An Islamic Perspective
Lunar & Solar eclipses: An Islamic Perspective The word KHUSUF signifies eclipse. According to the majority of learned jurists, prayer(Salaah) on the occasion of an eclipse is Sunnat.According to Abu Hanifa (R.A.), there are...
Can we buff nails?
Can we buff nails? If buffing the nails is done merely for cosmetic purposes, i.e. to make the nails look shiny, smart, and well-groomed, it will be Makrooh (disapproved and discouraged) because it is...
Can I Borrow R 25?
Can I Borrow R 25? A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: ‘Daddy, may I ask you a...
Four Signs of Good Fortune
QUESTION Assalaam mu alikum Please forward me the source of this Hadith? Four Signs of good fortune (a) Having a virtuous wife. (b) Being able to earn one’s livelihood in one’s...
Remembrance of Death and Restraint of Wishes
Remembrance of Death and Restraint of Wishes `Abdullah bin `Umar RadhiyAllahu Anhu reported: Rasûlullâh SallAllahu alaihi wasallam took hold of my shoulders and said, “Be in the world like a stranger or a wayfarer.”...
My wife can own everything after I die
Question: My wife and I had a verbal agreement that should I pass away she will become the owner of all what I leave behind and vice versa, now that she passed away I...
The Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in...