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Shokran to the Hunter’s College presenter. May the blessings of Allah be upon you always,
Masalaama,
Fadila Bouchoucha
Thank you so much, I wish to learn as much as possible, My Late Husband, AllahErjhamo, He pass 4 years ago,and I have 4 kids, I am Dissable, and my cituation economic is bad, Please I need to know how much do I have to pay, Thank you so much . Masalam, Shukaran.
Jazak-AllAH Khairun
I have a question? My name is Halima and I am going through Family problems. I am 21 years old. I have Associate degree on Individual Studies going for Bachelor degree in Social Working. I am the only girl out of seven brothers in my family. My Mom and Dad are very Religious and are Respected by everybody around. My both Parents want me to get married to my cousin who have been in America for eight years. He can’t read or write and he does not pray as he should be. He Smoke and drink and I always fill out his dead end job Applications for him. He pull his pants down but he help my mom in taking her to buy food and respect her and my Dad. my Mom and Dad are attracted by his help so they say he have to marry me whether I like it or not. They say I have to do as they say to collect their blessings or else I will not be blessed by them and I will not get married to any man if not him. I tried to tell them the man’s situation and they say he will change after he marry me. He can’t even read the qu’ran or willing to learn but my whole Family are oppressing me and I am so confused. what Should I do brother?? please help me.
As salaamu alaykum from abu taubah
If the situation is as you have stated ,then be patient. Allaah is with those who are patient. How? By making duaa, being polite to your parents but continuing to refuse to marry your cousin. Show your parents the Hadeeth that states a woman must approve of her marriage and cannot be forced to marry anyone. Tell them that Allaah will bless you with a better husband if He wills. Continue to be kind to them and whenever they mention marrying that individual or anyone like him. Smile and remind them that your waiting for someone else. Do not argue the matter because you are in total control and they can do nothing to marry you to the man. And by & by they will get the picture. In these difficult times constantly remind them that you love them. Be an exemplary daughter, do not show impatience or exasperation. Take it as you’alls family joke. That you would marry such a man! Smile.
Now, the man may change and his deen may improve. He may do somethings to impress you and you may be inspired to marry him. You never know how these things will end so don’t be an extremist in your rejection. You might even say to them, “Maybe, if he starts to pray regularly and learns how to read. When he gets a skill or a respectable job; when he dresses like a man and stops looking like a gay criminal then maybe I’ll marry him.”
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Abu taubah
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Thank You Brother, I greatly Appreciate your Answer to my Question. I found myself smiling and laughing. As to that, I am at work and the whole day I was and still exaggeratted over what my Mom had told me last night.She was crying out of the blue and talking about she is going to kill herself and tell Allah that “it is my Daughter’s fault for my death.” I did not and never expected my mother to say such but she surprised me last night. I feel like she is preying my Life indirectly but she does not realize how much it feels to hear such words. I tried to be strong all my life and sadly I feel like I am running out of energy. Istead of her supporting/Encouraging me to finish my school, she is arranging me with some guy who divorced two wives/ the same guy I told you about. She is putting so much griefs in my Life, for two great years I tried the best I could to respect her and Dad out of their decission, yet they are pushing it off the Limits. I am exhausted brother, but I will do as you suggested though. Thank you so much may peace be upon you.
As salaam alaykum : To the sister Halima: May Allaah give you success in all of your undertakings!May Allaah give your parents wisdom because If Allah gives a person wisdom , then that person has been given a lot of good. Let us pray for each other for these are trying times and at the same time let us hold to the rope of Allaah firmly. In my humble opinion you have a chance or an opportunity to call to the way, even if you don’t want to marry him. It seems that Allaah is giving a chance to give dawah, firstly to your parents and secondly to the person that wants to marry you.
Like my companion sugguested ( Abo Tauba) show your parents from the book of Allaah and the Sunna of Mustafa ( may peace and blessing be upon him) that a believer should marry a believer. But do it in the best way possible. As for the young man who wants to marry you, tell him to transform himself . Tell him that not praying is equal to shirk ! Tell him the first thing that a slave will be ask about on that great day is his or her prayer.
May Allaah give you life !
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May Allah free Abu Taubah and all other muslims in a similar situation, and may he gives his family the patience of this great test.
I ask Allah to accept the supplication.
I just wanted to remind all the brothers and sisters that this life is a test.
Allah the exalted decreed everything 50,000 years before we were created. Subhanallah.
Every matter was decreed way in advance, and Allah never burdens a person beyond what he can bear. Those who are tested the most were the prophets, then those like them in righteousness, and then those like them. Allah test a person according to the level of iman, to see how true we are in working upon His way. It is a test of faith.
So I sincerely ask all my noble brothers and sisters to make dua for Abu Taubah and our brethren in deen in similar circumstances that Allah strengthens their hearts and helps them to remain firm and steadfast upon the religion throughout the duration of their arrest/imprisonment which only Allah has knowledge of. Please supplicate that Allah makes them and their families pass this test which He had predecreed for them in a manner that is pleasing to Him azawajal.
Ibn al-qayyim said:
‘And verily for everything there is a substitute but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him’
I also wanted to encourage us all to revive this authentic prophetic supplication, which can be found in Sahih Muslim: ‘Allahumma munzilal kitab, saree’ al Hisab, ahzamil ahzab allahummahzimhum wazalzilhum’
‘O Allah! Revealer of the book, swift in reckoning, defeater of the confederates, rout them and shake them’
Supplication is very important. Final reminder insha’allah from the end of suratul hashr, my apologese in any error in translation (i did so from the top of my head):
‘O you who believe! Fear Allah and let each soul look to what He has sent for the morrow. And fear Allah, indeed Allah is the well-aware of what you do. And do not be like those who forgot Allah, and so they forgot themselves. Indeed they are the rebellious. Not the same are the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of Paradise. The dwellers of Paradise are those who are successful.’
A long test can change the heart in a good way or bad. And we ask Allah to not allow us to forget Him and in turn forget our ownselves.
May Allah make firm our hearts upon His deen, and establish us upon that which He loves and is pleased with. Amin
May Allah ease the path of our muslim brother abu taubah and his family give them patience ameen i love abu taubah so much he is a great teacher mashallah
ameen jazakAllahunkhayrun
Assalam aleykoum,
I just heard about the arrest of our brother Abu Taubah.
I am deeply saddened by this, soubhannallah. This is a test from Allah, for our brother, his family, and us, his extended family of muslims. I pray for Allah’s help in this test.
May Abu Taubah be freed promptly, ameen; may his family have the strength to overcome this trial, ameen. May we all stand firm to support them, ameen. No matter what they accuse him of, we know that he has been arrested because he is a good muslim, telling the truth, no matter what. This is his only crime.
During the cold war era, many supporters of communism were arrested in the US, on false accusations, with false proofs. Today, they’re doing the same exact thing, accusing and arresting muslims in the world, just because they love Allah and strive to live an islamic life. No matter what, they can never take our faith away from us, and this is our strength.
Jazakillah khairan to Umm ‘Ammara for the powerful dua’ that she gave us; insh Allah, I will read it everyday.
Today, it is Abu Taubah; tomorrow, it may be me, or you; but all power belongs to Allah and we put our trust in Allah. Insh Allah, everything will be fine.
Please donate to support the brother and his family.
A sister from Canada.
ameen jazakAllahu khayrun
Umm Haajar
ameen jazakAllahu khayrun
wa ‘alaykum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu my dear brothers & sisters fillah.
MaashaaAllah SubhaanAllah TabaarakAllah.
May Allah bless you all (the ones who made du’a above me) and Aameen!
JazaakumAllahu khayran katheer,
may Allah rectify our affairs. Aameen,
wassalaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu.
as salaamu alaykum rahmatulah
JazakAllahu khayrun
Umm Haajar
Assalam Aleykoum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu
May Allah(SWT) protect Abu Taubah and his family,I make dua for him and his family everyday,he made me learn islam and master the arabic lauguage he helped me in so many ways I think its my turn to help my fellow brother.Can you please give me information on how i can write to him directly so i can tell him that I support him and help him out.