Is there an iddah for a woman divorced immediately after marriage?
Question: I recently got married to a man from South Africa. I live in the UK. My father was in South Africa and represented me...
The Value of Time part 2
Qadhi Iyaadh rahimahullah wrote a biography of the Maliki scholar of fiqh and hadith Muhammad ibn Suhnoon and said, “He had a servant called Umm...
Chinese wisdom & proverbs
Ability “Ability in itself is nothing when denied opportunity” “Anyone can sail a ship when the sea is calm” “First attain skill; creativity comes...
Knowledge: Seek, process, register and implement
Knowledge of that which affects a person under all conditions holds a position similar to food, which obviously one can live without. Knowledge of matters...
Words of wisdom
Organise your day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. If you desire to be accepted by all and...
The value of time
Time is like a sword, if you don’t slay it, it will slay you! Every dead person envies you for the time you...
Is it permissible to give Zakāt to my brother? If yes, then do I have to inform him?
Question: 1-My brother who is a Hafiz of the Quran is in debt due to buying a property for himself and his family to live...
Can you please state a few qualities of an Imam?
Question: Can you please state a few qualities of an...
Can my wife cut her hair due to persistent hair lice?
Question: My wife has lice in her hair. After months of trying different remedies and conventional medication, this problem still persists. Can she cut her...
How Shariah Compliant are you?
Debentures, rebate, rollovers, collaterals, liens, mortgages, shares, bonds: a never ending list! There may be hundreds of terminologies in circulation in the financial world of...
The world within
In nearly every culture, people use metaphors that directly or indirectly allude the heart. We call people ‘hard hearted’ because they show no mercy. Likewise...
Why is my dua not accepted?
Question: As salaamu alaykum, I am aware that upon doing dua, one should persist and not become impatient saying, “I did dua but it was...