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December 15, 2022

3 Questions on Intimacy & the Husband’s Rights

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15December

As-salaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Below is detailed a series of questions relating to the topic of sexual intimacy between a husband and wife, the rights of each over the other, and some rulings pertaining to the matter when things do not go as expected (i.e. enthusiasm from both partners to enjoy each other). Context & Commentary Sexual intimacy within the bounds of an Islamic...

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October 29, 2022

On Memes

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29October

﷽ As Muslims, we know that we cannot afford to follow along with whatever the people are doing—we have a clear guidance before us, alhamdulillah; a set of principles by which we measure everything we do. "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" —Qur’an (az-Zumar) 39:9 Once we understand the nature of memes and what’s involved in them, the rulings attached to...

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October 3, 2022

Toxic Desi Mothers-in-Law

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03October

Purely armchair psychology coming in, but, my working theory is: Domestic abuse is rife in traditional desi families of our parents’ age. By this I mean not just physical violence (which is actually not the norm) but the abuse which takes place by essentially using a wife as a maid for not only her husband but his entire family. She is also often openly disrespected, especially within the...

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September 30, 2022

Adoption in Islam

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30September

There are several factors and points of clarification when it comes to how Islam handles the concept of adoption. Because of the strict segregation between genders, there are sensitivities at hand which the non-Muslim never has to consider, but alhamdulillah, it is still not only very doable, but also highly encouraged within the religion. Inshallah, I hope to present the relevant proofs and...

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August 5, 2022

Response to Questions About Salafiyyah

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05August

The Context A sister posted to our sub about some questions and misconceptions she had about Salafiyyah, and what it means to be upon the methodology of the Salaf. She was interested in learning more and getting an "insider’s perspective," if you will, on some of her questions. This post is heavily edited from when it was first posted a year ago, as my understanding of certain...

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July 3, 2022

Foundations #1: Notes

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03July

Step 1, Reading 1 short introduction from the facilitator (u/travelingprincess) Reading: Publisher’s Note Reading: Foreword Reading: Chapter 1 (The Categories of Tawheed) questions & answers discussion Notes Publisher’s Note The author, Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, is a graduate of Madinah University Foreword Tawheed and its importance is often misunderstood or dismissed, even...

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