Ties of Kinship are very important in Islam. Severing them can have consequences: Allah Almighty said: ‘Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship? Such are they whom Allâh has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight.’ [Surat
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom 29/1/16 – Women
I don’t think many people realise the status of Muslim women in Islam. They see us wearing hijab and think we are oppressed. But to be blunt, some Muslim men also need to realise this and treat women correctly. When culture starts having too much of an influence then that’s when things can go wrong.
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom – Faults
We are so quick to pick on others faults; family, friends, strangers…… but how many of us sit down and think about our own faults? No-one is faultless. Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Beware of suspicion, for it is the worst of false tales and don’t look for the other’s faults and don’t
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom 14/01/16
My hubby got me some flowers yesterday and then I found this perfect quote to go with them. You may think that you can live without love but I personally feel everyone needs it; or it can be a lonely life. Love nurtures you, can help you grow into a better person and can bring
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom 8/1/16
Just a quote for today’s Fridays Wisdom; a reminder. If you would like to join in with Friday Wisdom them do add your link to the linky below and you can also add the badge to your post. <div align=”center”><a href=”http://www.muslimmummies.com/pfriday-wisdom-html/” title=”Friday Wisdom” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee381/MuslimMummy/Friday%20Wisdom%20Badge%201.png” alt=”Friday Wisdom” style=”border:none;” /></a></div>
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom: Control your anger!
One of my faults is my short fuse. I do get angry relatively quickly and once angry I don’t let go very quickly nor do I forgive easily. This is something I have been working on as the above hadith clearly shows it is better to control yourself when angry. If you feel yourself getting
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom: Be Kind to Animals
The importance of being kind to animals is made clear in Islam. We are a family of animal lovers. Well perhaps not my hubby; it took me 7 years to convince him to let me have a cat and even then he only agreed as we spotted a mouse in the house. He once said
Continue Reading
Friday Wisdom
Friday Wisdom – Forgiveness
If I am honest one of my major faults is that I struggle to forgive. If someone hurts me or my family I generally cut all contact and want nothing to do with them. I guess it is partly a reaction to protect myself from being hurt again. But when the hurt turns into hate,