Zinā (fornication/adultery) is a major sin. It has a lasting athar (effect), so think before taking that route. Guard your rūḥ (soul), and marry if you are able, for purity, and because what is ḥalāl is protection.

Ḥarām comes fast and in excess, but it never lasts. Ḥalāl comes slow and in little, but it remains. One holds no barakah; the other is full of it.

A sheep (which is eaten in millions every day) gives birth to only one at a time, yet their numbers become countless. A dog may give birth to 5–10 at once, yet they do not multiply in the same way.

It is not the speed of increase that brings blessing, but the blessing itself that brings increase.

Sayyidunā Anas ibn Mālik reported: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ordered us to get married and strongly prohibited celibacy for us.
The Prophet ‎ﷺ said:

Marry the loving and fertile, for indeed I will have the most followers among the Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.

[Musnad Aḥmad 12202]

Children should not carry the weight of their parents’ conflicts. Avoid arguing in front of them; it leaves lasting marks, even when they don’t say anything.

Over time, this can lead children to feel forced to take sides, which they should never have to do. Some may grow up perceiving one parent, especially the mother, as more caring and loving than the other, without recognizing that the other may have spent much of their life working to provide for the family. That, too, is a form of love and care.

There are many factors at play, and children often do not see the full picture. That is why it is so important to protect them from conflict and allow them to grow up without being placed in the middle.

Do not focus only on how you appear to others, focus more on who you really are inside.

Yā Rabb, bless the marriages with love, mercy, and sincerity, and make them a means of drawing closer to You.

And for those still seeking, grant them righteous spouses who will be a source of peace and goodness, at the right time and in the best way.

Unite us all with our loved ones in Paradise. Āmīn, Yā Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn!

April Fools’ Day is not permissible in Islām, as it involves lying and deceit, actions that are inconsistent with Islamic teachings.

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said:

Woe to the one who talks to make the people laugh and tells lies, woe to him, woe to him!

[Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī, 2315]

ʿUlamāʾ and ṭullāb al-ʿilm should not post content in the same manner as the general ʿawām. The standard must be high, and it should be evident that they distinguish themselves from the rest of the Muslims. Unfortunately, there are many who appear as though they have not even studied the Islamic sciences, despite having titles such as imām or shaykh attached to their names.

Weapons and vehicles will be significantly reduced when the time of Imām al-Mahdī arrives. Those who doubt this may simply look at current oil prices as an example. Yet even this situation represents only a minor conflict compared to what is expected to unfold in the future.

Today, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored his goal and won the match for his team, he said ‘Bismi Llāh’ before scoring his goal. May Allāh Taʿālā guide him.

“In the Name of Allāh” is the meaning.

Al-Junayd al-Baghdādī:

If ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib were to have had free time apart from fighting battles, he would have left behind such a treasure of knowledge that our hearts would not have been able to grasp it.

[Shawāhid al-Nubuwwah]