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Brother Hussein Miftar used to live with his family in #Sweden. He was a proactive, beloved, and influential individual.

About 6 years ago, the Swedish social services kidnapped his four children, a girl and three boys. There was no apparent reason for the abduction except.. 2/

..the "religious upbringing" according to the statements of his friend, Mahmoud Aldbai.

Hussein strove earnestly to retrieve his children but to no avail.
His children loved him and were attached to him; they ran away from the social services in order to go back to him,..

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One of the common mistakes when dealing with young men who are about to hit puberty - or sometimes even those who already reached puberty - is being addressed by their non-mahram female relatives and female teachers as if they are still kids; 2/

While bearing in mind the strong reservations about young men having female teachers in the first place, which is another topic altogether.

You see a young man of 13 or 14 years of age, who might have already reached puberty, yet his female teacher or his mother's friend..

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Some parents give their children whatever they desire and lavishly bestow on them materialistic things thinking: "Take what you want and just let me be"!

The father/mother occupy themselves with work and fulfilling their ambitions, and in their free time occupy.. 2️⃣

..themselves with relationships with friends, social media and whatever else the parents find more enjoyment in than raising children.

He is busy, but he loves his son and is ‘concerned' for him... He expresses his love and ‘care’ through gifts and material luxuries.

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🍃 A heart-touching scene well known to fathers:

A child disobeys his father, so his father punishes him. The sad kid goes to the corner and sits silently not knowing what to do to appease his father.

The father knows how painful it is for the child to feel deprived.. 2️⃣

..of his father's compassion, and not have the proper means to formulate an apology and get back into his father's arms. A feeling so heavy where the child feels lost even if he is a few steps away from the father.

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The wife: He doesn't show me any affection; I feel estranged from him.

The husband: I work day and night in order to provide Halal sustenance for her and her children; there's no time left over to pay attention to her emotions/feelings.

🔑 The solution: ... 2️⃣

"There is certainly for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent example" (Qur'an translated meanings 33:21)

No one is busier or more preoccupied than the Prophet ﷺ was, yet he taught us that the solution lies in the quality time we spend with our spouses and at home.

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As a woman, how do you establish your family on solid foundations and fortify it in these difficult times ❓

Our prophet ﷺ provides the answer in this hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim: ... 2)

"The best [Arab] women … are the pious women of Quraish, for they are the most affectionate to small children and the most careful of what belongs to their husbands."

Two traits could place you among the best of women: ...

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[Forwarded from] @DrlaylaH

An important obligatory duty of mothers nowadays is to raise their daughters on faith and modesty; the fundamentals of Aqeedah, Qur'an, sunnah; and the example of the righteous salaf (early generations of women in Islam). 2)

Teach them to love their homes, care for their family, and manage their household in the best way possible; teach them that cooking is an art and a key that brings joy to hearts. Teach them to exercise moderation in spending.

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"I didn't find peace of mind despite being multazim (a practicing Muslim)"

A statement that we say to ourselves or that we hear from some of those around us. However, were we to observe our state carefully, we would realize that... 2)

... we have been practicing the manifest teachings of Islam while paying no attention to the actions of the heart, and that is the source of our discomfort.

You might have indeed established the daily obligatory prayers, donned the hijab, stopped listening to music,...

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The #Muslim was not Created to 'go with the flow'...

Abu al-Ḥasan al-Nadwi wrote in, What the World Lost due to the fall of the Muslims :
“If we want to regain our position in leading humanity once again, we must have this true belief which leaves an impression... 2)

...in everything we say or do; the belief that the Muslim was not created to go with the flow, nor to go along with humanity in whichever direction or path it takes. Rather, the Muslim was created to direct the world, the society, and the city; and to impose...

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⛔️ "Your Facebook account will be deleted and you will lose your hundred thousand followers if you share this post".

⛔️ "If Your password is leaked, someone may get ahold of your bank details and steal your money".

Some frightening statements that grab one's full attention, 2)
and make one keen to know how to avoid such "disasters".

While on the other hand, if it were said to him:
"Such-and-such a word nullifies your Tawhid (Islam) and puts you in grievous danger in the hereafter", the same person will tell you:...