Date: May 19, 2015
“A woman is sought in marriage for one of four things; her wealth, beauty, family and faith. Make sure to choose the one with strong faith.”- In this Hadith, Prophet delivers that people are giving more importance while choosing a wife. They prefer more for her wealth, beauty, family, faith and so on. But the very important thing is that faith is the first to prefer while selecting your wife. Values and faith can make a good and God-fearing wife. Parents must follow the same thing while selecting a husband for their daughter. Islam is fully against the system of giving or taking dowry, land , furniture or housing. A faithful and God-fearing spouse can lead a good life with his or her partner.
"The best of what a man leaves behind are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, ongoing charity the reward of which reaches him, and knowledge that is acted upon after him."
Sunan Ibn Mājah
"Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.'"
Sahih Bukhari
Marriage is a religious duty and a moral safeguard in the society. Marriage is the most legal way to indulge in intimacy between a man and woman. Delaying marriage without a legitimate reason is a sin in Islam. We should not get engaged for many months and the marriage should be solemnized quickly in order to allow the newlyweds to start their new life in the most pure manner. Keeping the engaged couples without a Nikkah is a great sin and it is similar to widowing. Get your Nikkah as soon as possible and complete your studies. To delay marriage in Islam is prohibited.
Read MoreAlhamdulilah, we're very pleased to announce that we've added Tafsir Ibn Kathir in english to Alim.org. You can enter any ayah on the homepage and click on the "Tafsir" button to see the tafsir for that ayah. The arabic and english translation of the ayaat are displayed above each section of the tafsir and the navigation works fairly smoothly. We're excited because we feel this is the best presentation on the web for this particular tafsir thus far. Please let us know if you find any bugs and spread the word!
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that the Alim team will be at the annual ICNA-MAS Convention in Baltimore, MD this coming Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-30. Booth 838 We will be sharing many exciting plans, insha’Allah, to optimize our mobile apps and website, to bring you more of what you have come to expect from Alim. The Alim Foundation has been working diligently to improve all of our products and services. As you know, • you have our web portal, which is a one-stop shop of authentic Islamic educational resources • your forums where you can connect with other students of knowledge to share ideas or ask questions • your new versions of Android and Apple apps for knowledge on the go, and much more. • Best of all: These services are available free of charge! Our donors help keep our initiatives alive, so we would like to take this opportunity to thank them and we ask Allah to multiply their rewards in this life and the next. Ameen! Please consider investing in this cause so that it may be a sadaqah jariyah, an ongoing charity, for you by Allah’s permission. Don’t forget to stop by our booth 838 to meet our team and get to know more about what Alim Foundation has to offer. Take this opportunity to ask questions and find out why Alim.org is the most useful Islamic software in the world! Download the free apps for Android and iPhone and personally let us know what you think. Also, please share this information with your families and friends. We will see you at the convention, insha’Allah!
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