Praised Manners, - Helping an old woman inher home .

If a old woman has converted to islam, is it permisseble for a young
muslim man to go to her home, because he wantsto help her in cleaning
her home and washing her clothes, cooking andso on? Is it allowed to
goto her to teach her Islam at her own home?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We must note that Islam forbids entering upon non-mahram women. The
evidence for that is as follows:
It was narrated from 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Bewareof entering upon women." A man from among the
Ansaar said, "O Messenger of Allaah, what do you think of thein-law?'
He said, "The in-law is death."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4934; Muslim, 2172)
The in-law refers to relatives of the husband who are not mahrams for the wife.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: "No
man should be alone with a (non-mahram) woman and (a woman) should not
travel except with a mahram."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2844; Muslim, 1341).
Secondly:
The Shaytaan may make a woman, even if she is old, appear attractive
in the eyes of a young man or old man, or vice versa,and may make him
gradually fall into immoral actions. There are many stories that
illustrate this.
Thirdly:
It is better for one of these young men to delegate his wife or sister
or daughter, or some of the Muslim sisters, to do this good deed. This
is better than a man serving her (the old lady). It is better and more
effective for women to deal with women than for men to do so,
especially when it comes to matters having to do with rulings that
affect women. But if there are women (who can do this), then it is
permissible (for a man) to serve her, on condition that he not be
alone with her. So one or more other brothers should go with you, and
that should also be subject to other shar'i conditions such as hijaab
etc., and you should only stay with her for as long as is necessary.
Fourthly:
May Allaah reward you greatly for this good deed. We ask Allaah to
make us and you and all the Muslims steadfast.
And Allaah knows best.

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The Most Virtuous Day

Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "Of all the days,
Friday is the most virtuous. It is on this day that the trumpet will
be blown. Send abundant durood upon me on Fridays because they are
presented to me on that day. " The Sahabah radiallahu anhum asked: "O
Rasulullah! How will they be presented to you when even your bones
will not be present after your death?" Rasulullah (Allah bless him &
give him peace) replied: "Allah Ta'ala has made the earth haraam upon
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Bare Minimum

If we ponder upon our lives we will find that we do not suffice with
only the bare necessities required to make ends meet. We toil and
sweat to attain the luxuries as well.
From our house to our car, everything has to be up to date and well
ornamented. Despite our worldly existence being transitory we strive
to attain everything of the best quality.
Yet when it comes to deen, we suffice with theminimum required and do
only those actions which are necessary and compulsory.
We completely discard and abandon those desirable actions which help
beautify and fortify a person's Iman and spirituality.

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Pregnancy, - Halal Diet and Pregnancy

We are what we eat. Today we complain our children are disobedient
towards us, but why the surprise? If we feed our children haram (even
while in the womb) then the thoughts that will be bred in their minds
(laterin life) will be haram. Understand well, halal foods breed halal
thoughts and halal actions whilst haram foodbreeds haram thoughts and
haram actions.
Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi narrates, 'If before birth of the child,
parents were to reform themselves and adopt piety, then there is no
reason why the child born too should not be pious. The actions of
parents during pregnancy have a profound effect on the unborn child.
Accordingly, the son of a saint was quite mischievous. Somebody
queried the saint; 'It is indeed strange; you are so pious yet your
son so naughty?' The saint replied, ' One evening I was invited to
meals by arich person (whose income was doubtful). After eating, my
nafs became excited and I made love to my wife who became pregnant.
This child is the effect of the doubtful food.'
Therefore, during pregnancy (especially) it is of the utmost
importance to eat a varied halal diet brought from halal income. If in
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