Being away from your Loved One

One of the hardest tests of any marriage is spending time away from your spouse. Spending time away from your loved one is a test that a marriage will go through, whether the trip is for business or pleasure you could be spending anywhere from a day or a weekend to months or years away from your wife. Thus, staying […]

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Marital problems… Who should I ask for Help?

As any couple can imagine, it is a very difficult to realization or accept that something is wrong and professional help is needed. Many a times nagging problems of the past keep on consistently putting hurdles in the progress of the relationship and this is when you know you need therapy. And once a couple realizes that professional help is […]

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Love during Ramadan

The religion of Islam is complete, and we are lucky to have received divine guidance in all matters. Be it religious in nature, or be it a part of our daily human necessities. In the Quran, Allah tells about how some of Sahabah used to deceive themselves when it came to intercourse with their wives during Ramadan, and Allah (SWT) […]

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I Love You!

This is for all our happily married couples who are getting used to the 3 words “I Love You” and it has become habit of sorts. I know all of us have tried to spice it up by saying”Uhibbuk” or “Uhibbuki” which is “I love you” in Arabic to our partners every now and then, but even that can get […]

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Tips for a Happy and Successful Marriage

The following are some amazing tips that every couple should follow to have a happy and successful marriage: Get married with the right intention and go forward step by step: Both spouses should get married with an intention to get the blessings and grace of Allah, the Almighty. Then this marriage becomes an act of worship which will certainly reward […]

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Are Pregnant women allowed to Fast?

Are pregnant women also obliged to fast or are they allowed to skip the fasting? What should be done to make up for the missed fasting? Catch up later and/or feed the poor? Pregnant women don’t have to fast as fasting may have an impact on their fetus. However, they would have to make up those days as Allah describes […]

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What is Khula?

If a woman is wanting to seek Khulaa (female initiated divorce) due to mistreatment by the husband, does she have to give back the mahr and the non-mahr gifts received during the wedding time? Also, keep in mind that the husband pronounced talaq less than a year ago. If the wife is divorced, then the Khul’aa becomes redundant and invalid […]

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Abusive Husband and asking for Divorce

My husband has physically abused me and insults me when angry. His anger is terrifying. Is it ok to divorce him for this reason? I’m very sad to hear this news and I ask Allah SWT to grant you patience and perseverance. Such abuse is totally prohibited legally and Islamically. I would first bring this concern before an Imam who […]

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Clarify Divorce and Iddah

I have a few questions regarding iddah and divorce that I need clarification in. If the couple is going through Divorce, should they fill out the divorce forms during or after the iddah period? If they fill it during, and in the case that it is reconciled before the iddah is over, then they would have to get remarried? Secondly, […]

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Rights of a Husband in Islam

It is widely talked about how men don’t know the rights of women in Islam but the reality is that both sides do not have the correct understanding of each others rights. Men in general have a much more public role in society while the woman has more of an influence on the internal affairs of the family and the […]

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