Islamic Pearls

After a moment’s pause, my husband replied,

“My wife, the quran.”

After a few more minutes of discussion, he said,

“That’s not even a valid question. It’s like asking if Allah can create a rock so big that He can’t move it.”

“If I knew I was going to be stranded on an island, I won’t go.”

That’s my husband.

As for me, I would take … him.

Since I am married, my Jannah depends on him. Plus, I can’t go without a mahram, can I?

Umm Salamah (RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (SAW) said,
“Any woman dies while her husband is pleased with her, she will enter Jannah”. [At-Tirmidhi].

Human beings are created to want companions. Solitude can drive a human crazy, and the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wasallam told us not to travel alone.

Malik related to me from ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala that Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab heard the Messenger of Allah , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “Shaytan concerns himself with one and two. When there are three, he does not concern himself with them.” (Bukhari)

Well, even two is not recommended, but since I can only take one thing, it has to be something that can produce progenies.

It would be nice if the Quran is completely in my heart, as it should ideally be, but since my husband knows surahs that I don’t, and I know surahs that he doesn’t, inshaallah we’ll have part of the Quran with us. That reminds me of Muhammad Ibn Faqih’s advice in Ulum Al Quran,

“My advice for those of you who are married is to make sure you keep the Quran in your household. Make sure your children memorize it, or you can divide it up between the husband and wife. If the husband memorizes 2/3 of it then maybe the wife can memorize the remaining 1/3. You can also divide it up between the children.”

All things are created in pairs, and if I were to be stranded on an island, I would want my pair with me, especially if I don’t know how long I might be stranded.

And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah ). Adhaa riyat [51:49]

As a mother, my natural and immediate inclination might be to take my children, but since they are still young, I wouldn

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