Muslim Marriage Tips

Hijab is not wrong, but some people have forgotten the true purpose of wearing it. Keeping a beard is not wrong, but some men keep beards while forgetting the Sunnah of good character. Prayer is not wrong, but some people pray without allowing their prayers to…

There are no experts in marriage. Marriage is so delicate that you might find yourself in a situation where the ideal might make things worse, and the unideal just might be what solves it. This wouldn't change the ideal from being the most appropriate; it just…

Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: “An unmarried man and woman who commit zina are to receive 100 lashes and exile for one year. A married man and woman who commit zina are to receive 100 lashes and be stoned to death.” -Sahih Muslim 1690a

For a MARRIAGE to really work, you gotta understand this: You and your partner are TWO different people, with two different pasts, trying to build ONE future. You didn't grow up the same, you won't always think the same, and that's okay. What matters is HOW yo…

Marriage, Divorce, and Social Media I was talking to a friend yesterday, and she told me that there is an ever-growing phenomenon in the American city in which she lives: Muslim couples getting divorced left and right. "Why are all these people getting divorce…

He finds solace and emotional intimacy elsewhere, with a woman who's not his wife. Even if he reassures himself that it's not haram because "this is strictly platonic" and this online sister is not his side chick...we all know where this path leads. Things tha…

Muslim lady: "My eyebrows are too thick, may I pluck them?" Well, a driving force behind this request or thought goes back to the trends and fashions of the day. Are thin eyebrows more attractive than thick ones, or do ladies feel that it is the other way arou…

Al-Rūyānī: "An old man is not a suitable match for a young woman, and an ignorant man is not a suitable match for a woman of knowledge." [l'anat al-Țalibin - Vol. 3, p. 381]