Time in Islam: Time is very precious utilize reading Noble Quran

Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from
work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my
exhaustion. There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by
more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room.
There were many faces, young and old, but all silent.
Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting
room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were
looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was
broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one
whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Noble
Qur'an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did
not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual
glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he
utilizes his time. One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit
of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was
made. We went to prayer in the hospital's Masjid (Mosque). I tried to
pray close to the man who was reading the Noble Qur'an earlier in the
waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I
was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.
He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These
are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or
regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the
pocket-sized Noble Qur'an around when a friend encouraged him to make
full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste
he gets to read much more of the Noble Qur'an than he gets to read
either at home or in the mosque. Moreover, besides the reward of
reading the Noble Qur'an, this habit saves him from boredom and
stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then
he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the Noble
Qur'an? I reflected; how much time do we waste? How many moments of
our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by?
Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Noble Qur'an? I
came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for
account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for? My
thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number; I went
to the doctor.
But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I
quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Noble Qur'an. I
decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.

Nine great benefits of reciting Holy Qur'an

1.Reading and reflecting over the Noble Qur'an fulfils an Islamic duty.
2.The Noble Qur'an will be a proof for us on the Day of Judgment.
3.The Noble Qur'an will intercede for us on the Day of Judgment.
4.Your status in this life will be raised.
5.You will be from the best of the people.
6.There are ten rewards for each letter you recite from the Noble Qur'an.
7.The reciters of the Noble Qur'an will be in the company of the noble
and obedient angels.
8.Your position in Paradise is determined by the amount of Noble
Qur'an you memorize in this life!
9.The Noble Qur'an will lead you to Paradise!

Fathwa, - Islam protects the wife's right in enjoyment and satisfaction

Question
It is recommended in Islam for men to marry virgin women. "Marry
virgins for they have sweeter mouths, more productive wombs and are
more pleased with less". But for women it is recommended not to refuse
a man because of their age and marital status )if he is already
married( women even have got no right object if her husbands want to
have more wives. Why man's enjoyment, satisfaction and pleasure has
been given more preference to the woman's?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
Muhammadis His slave and Messenger.
First of all, you should know that being content with the religious
rulings and surrendering oneself to them is the only way to salvation,
and listening to the misconceptions which the devil and his )human and
jinn( helpers whisper to a person are means for destruction. If the
heart accepts these misconceptions, it will be led to destruction; so
one should be very careful. Allaah Says )what means(: }And certainly,
the devils do inspire their friends )from mankind( to dispute with
you, and if you obey them )by making a dead animal legal by eating
it(, then you would indeed be polytheists because they -devils and
their friends- made lawful to you to eat that which Allaah has made
unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat,
and by doing so you worshipped them, and to worship others besides
Allaah is polytheism(.{ ]Quran 6:121[.
Saying that in Islam, the right of the man in enjoying his wife is put
in priority over the right of the wife in doing so is wrong in
principle, and it has no basis. Indeed, Islam protected the right of
the wife in marital relations and other fields, and there are many
other well-known examples but this is not the place to mention them.
It is enough to mention the saying of Allaah )which means(: }And live
with them in kindness.{]Quran 4:19[. Allaah also Says )what means(:
}…And they )women( have rights )over their husbands as regards living
expenses, etc.( similar )to those of their husbands( over them )as
regards obedience and respect, etc.( to what is reasonable.{]Quran
2:228[.
Indeed, Islam urges men to marry virgin women, but this is in order to
achieve greater benefits than just temporarily, enjoinment such as
increasing the progeny, the continuity of marital relationship between
the husband and wife and so forth. On the other hand, a woman is not
obliged to accept to marry someone who is much older or much younger
than her, or someone whose social status is different than hers, and
so on. However, when the scholarssay that it is desirable for the
woman not to refuse a man because of these differences, this is in
order to achieve religious benefits. For instance, a woman is
generally the one who is asked for marriage by a man whereas she is
shy to ask someone to marry her, and if she refuses those who propose
to her for marriage, it might be that )after a while( no one else
would ask her for marriage, and so, she will remain without being
married, and live all her life without a husband. In this case
spinsterhood would spread and this, undoubtedly, leads to many
temptations and corruption.
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa, - Highlighting the status ofwoman in Islam

Question
Assalamu Alaikum We are living in a time that the opponents of Islam
spreading wrong information about the freedom of women in Islam. But I
am amazed to notice that wherever in the world occures any communal
problems, the Muslim women are abused and molested by the opposite
community but the Muslims are rarely doing the same to the women of
other religion. Is it a result of the teachings of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad )s a s( to respect women? Can we use this matter to the Dawa
purpose? Jazak allah khairan
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
Muhammadis His slave and Messenger.
There is no doubt that there is no other civilization that respected
the status of the woman as did the Islamic civilization. This is
highlighted in the teachings of Islam in its two authentic sources:
the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Similarly, Islam advises its followers to be kind to the non-Muslims
and to deal justly with them as long as they are not in war with the
Muslims; Allaah Says )what means(:}Allaah does not forbid you from
those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you
from your homes — from being righteous toward them and acting justly
toward them. Indeed, Allaah loves those who act justly.{]Quran 60:83[.
There is no difference in this respect between their males and
females, young and old.
Even at war, the Prophetforbade killing a woman unless she is a
fighter.Ibn 'Umarnarrated that a woman was found killed in one of the
battles of the Prophetso hedisapproved of the killing of women and
children. ]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
Moreover,Imaam Maalikreported in "Al-Muwatta'a" thatAbu Bakrused to
advise the leaders of his army telling them:"Do not kill a woman or a
child or an old aged person, and do not cut down fruitful trees. Do
not destroy the inhabited places. Do not slaughter a sheep or a camel
except for food. Do not burn palm trees or drown them. Do not steal
from the booty, and do not be cowardly."
There is no doubt that this is from the good traits of Islam whose
followers abide by in most of their cases, and this is evident from
their conduct as well.
Indeed, such good traits should be highlighted by the Muslims and used
in calling non-Muslims to Islam and in their dealings with the
non-Muslims.
Allaah knows best.