The Worst of People on the Day of Judgment: Those Who Expose the Secrets of Their Marital Intimacy!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

There are moments in the history of our ummah that shine like lamps for the hearts, teaching us what it truly means to love for the sake of Allah. Among these moments is that magnificent scene witnessed by the noble tābiʿī, Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī — a scene whose light still reaches us today.

He said: “I entered the great masjid of Damascus in al-Shām, and suddenly, before me stood a young man, bright of teeth and radiant of face. The people were gathered around him; whenever they differed in a matter, they referred it back to him, and they would all return to his opinion.” This young man — so full of presence that hearts naturally inclined towards him — was none other than Muʿādh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, the scholar of this ummah and the one whom the Prophet ﷺ praised as the most knowledgeable in matters of ḥalāl and ḥarām.

Abū Idrīs continued: the next day, he went early, seeking to meet Muʿādh before anyone else. Yet, upon arriving at the masjid during the early forenoon — at a time when most people would still be resting — he found Muʿādh already there, absorbed in his prayer. So he waited until the companion finished. Then he approached him from his front, greeted him with salām, and said with a heart overflowing with sincerity:

“By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah.”

Muʿādh looked at him and said: “For the sake of Allah?”
He replied: “For the sake of Allah.”
Muʿādh repeated: “For the sake of Allah?”
He replied again: “For the sake of Allah.”

Only then did Muʿādh reach out, grab him by his cloak, pull him close, and say those glad tidings that are a treasure for every believing heart until the Day of Judgment:

“Rejoice! For indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say:
Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:
‘My Love is guaranteed for those who love one another for My sake,
and for those who sit together for My sake,
and for those who visit one another for My sake,
and for those who spend on one another for My sake.’”
Authenticated by Shaykh Shuʿayb al-Arnaʾūṭ in Takhrīj al-Musnad (no. 22030).

What a noble moment… a meeting of two hearts connected not by worldly desire, not by lineage, wealth, favour, or benefit — but by the pure love of Allah. This is the love that raises people, purifies souls, and builds bonds that outlast the fleeting ties of dunya. It is a love rooted in honouring Allah and honouring what Allah loves.

This story shows us the beauty of Muʿādh ibn Jabal — his radiance, his knowledge, his humility, and the great trust people had in him. But it also teaches us how sacred and weighty love for Allah’s sake truly is. It is not spoken lightly. Muʿādh repeated the question three times — not out of doubt, but out of reverence for such a mighty claim. For when a heart says “I love you for Allah,” it is saying: I seek nothing from you but what draws us both closer to Him.

And the reward? Allah Himself guarantees His Love for such people.

So reflect, my dear brother and sister:
Do you love someone for Allah’s sake?
Someone whose righteousness pulls you upward, whose companionship softens your heart, whose presence revives your īmān?

If so — preserve that bond. Nurture it. Visit them for Allah. Sit with them for Allah. Support them for Allah. For these are the relationships mentioned explicitly by Allah — relationships promised His Love.

And if you have no such bonds, then seek them. For the sweetness of īmān is tasted in such love, in such gatherings, in such visits, and in such sincere sacrifice.

May Allah make us among those whom He loves — those who love one another purely for His sake, who gather only to please Him, who visit and support one another seeking only His Face, and who are embraced by His Love on a Day when no other love will benefit.

A Message to Oppressive Husbands: Fear Allah — Your Wife Is a Trust from Allah, Not a Household Object!

Shaykh Aziz Farhan Al-Anizi حفظه الله

What Should a Wife Do When She Feels Her Husband Growing Distant from Her? A Spiritual Solution for the Muslim Woman!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

📩 The Question:

I prayed Witr and then sat waiting for the Fajr prayer. After the adhan of Fajr was called, my menstrual bleeding began and I wasn’t able to pray Fajr. What is required of me in this situation?

📝 The Answer:

Answered by the Shaykh al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad bin Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī — may Allah preserve him.

There is no making up upon her, because she was afflicted with menstruation before she was able to perform the prayer. It is obligatory upon her to leave off prayer and fasting, as Allah, the Majestic and Exalted, has commanded. There is no sin upon her and no negligence.

Rather, even if she delayed the prayer a little — such as being busy in her house preparing food, for example — so she delayed Ẓuhr until half of its time, for example, then the blood of menstruation came to her, there is also no making up upon her. Because it is permissible for her to pray at the beginning of the time, its middle, or its end. No negligence occurred, and there is no making up upon her, and no sin.

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Winter Has Arrived — Remember Your Displaced and Needy Brothers and Sisters in the Cold!

Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

A Warning Against Reciting the Qur’an at Graves: Reviving the Prophetic Sunnah in Visiting the Graveyards!

Shaykh Aziz Farhan Al-Anizi حفظه الله

The Righteous Wife: A Light That Lifts Darkness, A Smile That Softens Sorrow, and the Queen of the Household!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

My dear brother and sister,

Imām Aḥmad narrates in his Musnad from the ḥadīth of Ḥārithah ibn Mughirah who said: “I entered upon Khabbāb, and his shroud was brought to him. When he saw it, he wept and said: ‘But Ḥamzah was not found with a shroud except for a single cloak; if it was placed over his head, his feet were uncovered, and if it was placed over his feet, his head was uncovered. So it was spread over his head, and idhkhar grass was placed over his feet.’”

What a moment of humility and remembrance! Khabbāb wept — not for himself, but remembering a brother who died for Allah’s sake with barely a shroud to cover him. Such was the depth of their gratitude, that even at the moment of death, their eyes saw blessings where others would see loss.

When you remember the deprivation of others, the blessings of Allah shine brighter before your eyes. If your meal displeases you, remember the one who dreams of a dry piece of bread. If you are upset with your child’s grades, remember the one whose child suffers illness or loss. If you belittle your wife, recall that millions yearn for what you possess. And if you resent your job, remember the one who prays daily for a chance to work.

We are drowned in blessings, yet blinded by our ingratitude. The issue is not that we lack blessings — it is that we lack adab (refined manners) with the One who gave them.

So look around you with the eyes of thankfulness, and your heart will find rest. For gratitude magnifies every small gift, while heedlessness makes even abundance feel empty. The more you remember those deprived, the more you realise how rich you already are — and how generous your Lord has always been.

A Warning Against Reading and Believing in Horoscopes: Beware of This Modern-Day Fortune-Telling!

Shaykh Aziz Farhan Al-Anizi حفظه الله

The Magnificent Virtue of “Lā ilāha illa Allah”: Elevation in This World and Everlasting Honour in the Hereafter!

Sheikh Muhammad Sa’eed Raslan حفظه الله

📩 The Question:

I am a married woman, and when we eat as a family, I am required to mix and sit with my husband’s brothers. My husband’s father refuses to allow us to sit separately, and it has become very difficult for me. What is the ruling on this situation?

📝 The Answer:

Answered by our Shaykh al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad bin Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī — may Allah preserve him:

It is obligatory upon them that the woman be screened from his brothers, for the husband’s brothers are not from the maḥārim. She must be screened from them. In the two Ṣaḥīḥs, from ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir — may Allah be pleased with him — that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Beware of entering upon women.” A man from the Anṣār said: O Messenger of Allah, what about the in-law (al-ḥamw)? He said: “The in-law is death.”

And al-ḥamw is the close relative of the husband — his brother, or his paternal uncle, or his maternal uncle.

His saying “the in-law is death” means: there occurs in it trials, and death is better than that — or: it should be avoided just as death is avoided — or: he should be warned of him just as one warns against death.

For carelessness may occur, and Satan may whisper, and he falls into the unlawful. So it is obligatory to screen the son’s wife from the remaining sons.

As for the matter of them gathering upon food, the women should gather together by themselves, and the men by themselves. Let the women be separate, and the men separate. And they must fear Allah, and give precedence to the Sharʿī evidences — and in that is the life of the hearts:

“O you who believe! Do not put yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” [al-Ḥujurāt 49:1]

“It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter, that they should have any option in their decision.” [al-Aḥzāb 33:36]

So the believer has no choice after the command of Allah, the Most Glorious and Exalted:

“But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.” [al-Nisā’ 4:65]

“The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them, is that they say: ‘We hear and we obey.’ And such are the successful.” [al-Nūr 24:51]

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📩 The Question:

Do the hair-grips or hair-clips that women place on their heads enter into the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in describing the blameworthy women: “their heads are like the humps of tilted camels”?

📝 The Answer:

Answered by our Shaykh al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad bin Ḥizām al-Baʿdānī — may Allah preserve him:

If she places it on the top of her head such that its largeness appears, then yes — they enter into the ḥadīth and into the blame. But if she places it behind her head, or on her neck at the back of the head, then it does not enter into that. And Allah knows best.

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