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Assalamu Aleykum warahmatu Allah wabarakatuh
Dear Aunt Anjum,
What should I look for in choosing a spouse?
What do Deen and character mean? Many scholars fail to elaborate more on these two aspects.
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Answer:
Dear sister
Assalāmu ‘Alaikum 
When a person is searching for a spouse, it has been recommended by our beloved Prophet sallallāhu ‘alaihi wa sallam to … Continue Reading

Assalam o alaikum Team IR,
I just got divorced like 2 years ago by choice and I have a kid and proposals have been coming my way but am not satisfied with them.
People keep on telling me to go back to my ex yet he already has a wife and kid.
I can’t stand his cruel treatment to me.… Continue Reading

Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. We live in a dysfunctional world where homosexuality is celebrated while people argue that polygamy should not be legalized because it would cause gender inequality and social instability. Islam, on the other hand, has permitted the practice of polygamy by having wise and noble purposes behind … Continue Reading

How does your relationship with your spouse influence your child?

The way you treat your spouse ultimately decides how your children are going to treat their spouse when they grow up. One of the most important things we can do as parents is to work together as a team! In order to create a bond of love and understanding amongst … Continue Reading

It all starts with looking forward to proposals when your daughter is of the age to get married. You believe the proposals are going to rush in, and you prepare her for her marriage.

Then comes the second stage; this is when the proposals come in but there’s none that your daughter or you are happy with. But, you still … Continue Reading

Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: 
“A woman may be married for four things: Her wealth, her lineage, her beauty or for her religion. Choose the religious, may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper).”
Ibn Majah Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1858
This Hadeeth does not suggest or encourage marrying a woman for … Continue Reading

Aishah narrated: “I used to play with dolls in the presence of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ, and my girlfriends also used to play with me. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, entered (my room) they would hide themselves, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, would call them to join and play with me.”
Reported by Al-Bukhaari … Continue Reading