Share-It Wednesdays is based on the hadith of our Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” Spread all that you benefit from for the sake of Allah ‘azza wa jal, share it with sisters whom you feel may benefit and [...]
Our Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam told us to,”Give gifts to one another, for gifts take away rancour.” In another account, we learn that he, sal Allahu alayhi wa salla used to accept a gift and give compensation for it (Bukhari). A gift is literally anything a person gives without expecting a payment or [...]
You must have experienced it to some degree in your marriage. I’ve heard some women jokingly call it the Cold War, since the couple shares long, steady periods of silence amongst themselves, all the time building up on ammunition to strike next, at the best given time. The most fatalistic aspect of such a situation [...]
Note: I wrote this post when the Winter Olympics 2010 had started. Canada won 26 medals as a host to the Olympics, of which 14 were gold medals. This is the home-field advantage that I’m talking about for your marriage. You must be aware of the Winter Olympics that started over the weekend. I saw [...]
Alhamdu lillah, the one lesson that sisters are able to pick up on from my webinars is that of the APT approach: to Appreciate, Praise, and Thank your husband, everywhere and everytime. So what is it about the APT approach that makes me stress it so, just about in every question I am faced with. [...]