We get a lot of questions regarding Istikhaarah (prayer for guidance) and how to perform it. Seems like this practice is completely neglected until it’s time for choosing a marriage partner. And because many of us don’t practice this on a regular basis, we don’t really know how to perform it, nor what to expect. There are some serious misconceptions […]
Compatibility by definition is as an adjective used for relationship that is “capable of existing or living together in harmony”. What a big and heavy word if you really think about it. It encompasses so much that we desire and it includes as part of its explanation even bigger words like existing, living and harmony. As such we realize that […]
The issue of this marriage depends on the ruling on what came before it. If the love between the two parties did not transgress the limits set by Allaah or make them commit sin, then there is the hope that the marriage which results from this love will be more stable, because it came about as the result of the […]
Allah has created men and women differently. One of the most pronounced differences between genders when it comes to issues of intimacy is arousal. Each gender has been keyed to respond to different senses. If a couple wishes to maximize feelings of closeness and intimacy, it is essential that each party understands the other’s arousal mechanism. For men, the primary […]
We just can’t get rid of this cliché as a community. It still haunts us in the 20th century even though Islam has been protecting the rights of both women and men regarding this issue since the time of the Prophet SAW. Nowadays we still have this issue and people are still forced into marriage (not physically anymore but severe […]
Who can be a Mahram? Can my husband take my 70 year old grandmother for Umrah? Is he considered a mahram? Please provide any sources/references if you have. The scholars have listed five conditions for a person to be considered a mahram. He should be male, Muslim, adult, and of sound mind, and he should be a relative to whom […]
