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Childrens Video by Muslim Children
This is an Islamic educational video for kids to teach them about Islamic morals. It is a very beneficial video mashaAllah. The theme is “I am Muslim” and the video starts of with a sing along by kids.
Parents Forcing their Daughters into Marriage - Dont!
This Islamic ruling deals with the often misunderstood concept in Islam about parents and forcing their daughters into a marriage.
Question:
I am muslim. I have to ask a question about my friend who is being forced to marry someone by her parents. She wanted to marry someone else. The guy who she is being forced to marry is more educated and wealthy than the one who she wanted to marry. Her parents has disapproved of her choice and they are forcing her to marry that guy. The guy who she likes is also muslim and very much devoted into islam. But just because the society would not talk about them they don’t like the guy who she loves. Any suggestions??
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for a woman to be made to marry someone she does not want. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“A previously-married woman should not be married without being consulted, and a virgin should not be married without asking her permission.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how is her permission given?” He said, “By her silence.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6455).
‘Aa’ishah reported that a girl came to her and said,
“My father married me to his brother’s son in order to raise his social standing, and I did not want this marriage [I was forced into it].” Continue Reading…
Supplication after eating
We should remind ourselves and our children that all provision and blessings are from Allah and that we should be grateful to Him. This supplication should be said after we finish eating. This sheet also includes a reminder about how Allah is pleased with a person who praises Allah after eating and drinking. Continue Reading…
Supplication before eating
This is a very simple dua to teach your children and will inshaAllah ensure there is blessings in the food that is eaten. Also remember to remind your children to eat with their right hands and eat from the food that is closer to them. Continue Reading…
Islamic Word Search #010 - Jannah Edition
Word Search #010 is available by clicking the link below. Insha Allah this word search will familiarise your children with some words related to Paradise (Jannah). Continue Reading…
The Ideal Muslim Mother - Free PDF eBook Download
This eBook is an extract from the popular, “The Ideal Muslimah” book by By Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali Al-Hashimi.
One of the chapters was very relevant to Islamic parenting so we extracted only this chapter and made it available for download here. Chapter 5 is titled, “The Muslimah and Her Children” and contains the following:
- She understands his great responsibility towards her children
- She uses the best methods in bringing them up
- She equally treats her sons and daughters equally
- She demonstrates her love and affection for them
- She does not pray against her children
- She is alert to everything that may have an influence on them
- She instils good behavior and attitudes in them Continue Reading…
Obeying Parents even after they Die
So what can we do for our parents if they have passed away?
The answer is there in the Hadith reported by Abu Osaid Ibn Assaaidi who said that we were near the Prophet (peace be upon him) when a man of Banu Salma came to Him and asked: “Ya RasulAllah (peace be upon him), Is there any obedience to parents left that I can show to them after their demise?” He said: “Yes! (You can be obedient to them) by praying for them, to seek forgiveness for them by fulfilling their instructions after their death, by keeping affinity to those who are not connected with you but through them and to honour their friends” (Abu Dawud and Ibn Maja)
How to Treat Old Parents
Every human being having reached old age needs more service and care. The society must not ignore the rights of senior members of the community. Allah Most High said:
“And lower to them shoulders with humility and meekness and say my Lord have mercy upon them (both) as they brought me up when I was little.”
When we were weak and in need our parents did hard labour in nourishing and rearing us. They have performed numerous sacrifices for our comfort and welfare. They were the main source of our safety from a number of difficulties. As Allah Most High has mentioned we must sincerely ponder over the many hardships, which were taken by our parents for our comfort.
Learning Arabic through The Quran - Verbs 1-5
The five Arabic words we’ll be covering today occur in the Qur’an over 200 times combined! This is because each of these words (and their various forms) are repeated very often. The 5 verbs included in the below PDF document are:
- To Bewitch (occurs about 49 times in the Qur’an)
- To Plot (43)
- To Transgress (54)
- To Understand (49)
- To Perceive (29)
For each word, there are at least 5 examples of it being used in the Qur’an. This makes remembering the words easier inshaAllah. View or download this small and helpful PDF using the below link. Continue Reading…