FILED UNDER: ANS Death, ANSWERS (Parent of ANS blog)
TAGGED WITH:: burial, debt, expiation, funeral, funeral prayer, grief
/by YusufUstadh Farid Dingle is asked about paying past debts, how to prepare one’s will including instructions for one’s funeral and what must be done. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. 1. In the past I wronged my employer, I recently explained to him what I did and offered to pay him back […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Marriage and Divorce (shafii-fiqh)
TAGGED WITH:: celebrations, death, grief, marriage, mourning
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu, Is there any ruling on how long to wait before having a celebration (such as getting married) after a death in the family? Answer: Wa alaykum asalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu Marriage with the correct intention is a noble act of worship. May Allah […]
FILED UNDER: Community Building, Featured Articles, News, Obituary, Social Issues
TAGGED WITH:: Abdul-Sattar Edhi, charity, Edhi, grief, hardship, orphans, philanthropist, philanthropy, social work, widows
/by Content TeamUstadh Salman Younas summarizes the core essence of Abdul Sattar Edhi’s life in the words of the Prophet ﷺ Orphans The Prophet (God bless him) said, “The one who cares for an orphan will be with me in Paradise like this,” and he held his two fingers together. [Bukhari] Imagine then the station and proximity of […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: death, death of a loved one, grief, mourning, waiting period
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: As salam alaykum, Is there a waiting period for a male to remarry after his wife has passed away and if so, how long should he wait? Is there any advice to give him when he is feeling a strong loss and is lonely? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa […]
FILED UNDER: Featured Articles, Prophetic Guidance
TAGGED WITH:: burial, death, dying, funeral, grief, grieving, Imam Khalid Latif, janazah, loss, widow, widower
/by Content TeamThere is a narration that is found in the Islamic tradition in which a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, named Abdur Rahman ibn Awf speaks about visiting the Prophet’s infant son, Ibrahim. In this particular narration, he mentions that the Prophet kisses Ibrahim and takes him close, and then later begins […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General
TAGGED WITH:: Chapel Hill, death, grief, mourning, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Year of Depression, zaytuna
/by Content TeamOn behalf of the board, faculty, staff, and students of Zaytuna College, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the parents, family, and friends of the three beautiful young Muslims—Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha—who were tragically and callously murdered last week in North Carolina. I had met Suzanne Barakat, Deah’s […]
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