If you are going through a difficult time in your marriage, reflect over these 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

• 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

((أَكْمَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا، وَخِيَارُكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ لِنِسَائِهِمْ خُلُقًا)).

“The most complete of believers in faith are those with the best character, and the best of you are the best in behavior to their women.” [Sunan At-Tirmidhī (1162) authenticated by Sheikh Albāni]

Useful Advice on Raising Children

This is an excerpt from the Book of : Imâm Ibnul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah رحمه الله , a famous book called Tuhfat al-Mawdood bi Ahkaam al-Mawlood. One of the most important chapters of his book is the sixteenth chapter, which is entitled ‘Fi fusool naafi’ah fi Tarbiyat al-Atfaal tuhmad ‘awaaqibuha ‘ind al-Kabr’ (Useful advice on raising children which will have good consequences when the child grows up.)

Here is a summary of what Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:

Advice on Seeking Knowledge

Here are some of the statements and advice of the scholars regarding the methodology in seeking knowledge. Indeed, many of our sisters strive hard to make the effort to log on to the online sessions amongst a hectic schedule at home. Therefore, it is imperative that the we log off having acquired the maximum possible level of benefit from the sessions,
إن شاء الله ✨

• The First Affair: Purifying the Intention.

Knowledge is sought sincerely for Allaah سبحانه و تعالى, to remove the ignorance from oneself, his/her family and the people. It is sought in order to realise the fear of Allaah and to implement and act upon it; it is not sought for the praise of the on-lookers, for status and rank or to turn the heads of the people toward your direction. Indeed revising our intention is an affair of constant importance as some of the salaf would say,

Stress and Anxiety | Advice and Recomendations

Advice and Recommendations for those suffering from Stress and Anxiety

Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim (‫رحمه الله‬) said:

Grief, sorrow and distress only occur from two directions: One of it is: The desire for the worldly life and having a zeal for it. And the second is: shortening in the actions of obedience and piety.

From ‘Uddah As-Saabireen pg.227

All Praise is to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds and may He send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad ‫صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم‬, his relatives and companions.

To Proceed: Verily the problem associated with stress and anxiety has become from the many great problems, and it is one that afflicts numerous people.

Some of the signs of Stress and Anxiety:

1. Feeling tight and constricted and lack of relaxation, along with continual grief and sorrow.
2. Difficulty in concentrating or an empty-mind feeling and weakness in thinking.
3. Doubts and uncertainties whether in ambition or in companions and the general people;
4. Having doubt that he is afflicted with dangerous illnesses.
5. Difficulty in sleeping; from sweating, lack of relaxation and nightmares.
6. Panic-attacks and the fear of facing the people, from that which causes seclusion and depression.
7. Feeling a change in personality or a change in the surrounding environment even if in reality that isn’t the case.
8. Fearing the closeness of death in an increased sense to that of the normal state.
9. Feeling numbness and tingling in the body and limbs.
10. Colonic Contraction, Stomachache and tense headache.
11. Weakness of sexual desire.
12. Ill-Fated in most affairs.
13. Hort tempered and provocative.
14. Magnifying small issues.
15. Quickness in fatigue and exhaustion and anorexia.