For children, - Creative and Innovative Story: The Beggar's Well-Deserved Dinner

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Many years ago, there lived two woodcutters, Rahim and Rahman, in a village. They would go out every morning to the nearby Bandipur forest to cut firewood and sell it in the nearby town. They earned barely enough to survive. After they had cut wood, they would sit on the bank of the river and eat their lunch from their Tiffin boxes. Next they would sell the firewood till the end of the day in the marketplace before going home.
One sunny day, the woodcutters were eating their lunch. It was at that time, Rahim noticed a thin and exhausted beggar, coming out of the forest. His clothes were torn and his hair was dishevelled. The beggar hungrily eyed the packets of lunch. "I see that you are having an excellent day my friends," said the beggar, addressing them. I wonder if you can spare a few morsels of food for me." Rahim, who felt sorry for the beggar, quickly reached for his packet of lunch and was about to give a part of it to the beggar, but Rahman immediately grabbed his elbow and pulled him back "We have no food to spare," Rahman told the beggar. "We work hard throughout the morning and pack enough food for ourselves to see us through the day. At the end of the day, we buy food and other essentials for our families. So you see we cannot give you what we are eating. But if you wish, I can lend you my Axe and we both will teach you how to cut firewood and sell it. Insha Allah at the end of the day, you will have enough to eat and buy yourself a new Axe to cut more firewood tomorrow. This way, you can earn a livelihood with dignity."
The beggar joined Rahman and they both went inside the forest. Patiently, Rahman showed the poor man how to cut the firewood and make it into a neat pile. Thereafter they took him to the market and told him how to sell it.
At first, the beggar had no success. He began to mutter angrily: "It would have been so much simpler if these men had been generous, and shared their food with him". As he was thinking, a carriage pulled up before him. A person stepped out. He purchased the whole bundle from the beggar. While making an exit, he pulled out a bundle of currency notes from his pocket and pressed it into his hands. The beggar was delighted and grinning happily, he proudly took the money to Rahman to show them his earnings. Rahman took him to another shop and purchased him a brand new Axe with a part of his money. After thanking Rahman and Rahim for their help, he headed towards an inn to eat his dinner and catch up with some badly needed rest.
After he had gone, Rahman told Rahim, "Had you given the beggar some food, he would have eaten it quickly and would have been again hungry tonight. By teaching him how to start his own trade in firewood, we have both taught him a skill, which will last him a lifetime. Now he will never go hungry again. In doing this, we have followed the teachings and the example that has been set for us by the Holy Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (peace be upon him)."
As a very famous saying goes, "Don't give them fish but teach them how to catch the fish."
Lessons from Life: "We make a living by what we get; and we make a life by what we give."







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Fathwa, - Her husband wants to reconcile although he took back his dowry and gifts

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Aslam-O-Alikum I have few questions on Kulah )Divorce Claimed by Wife(. • When wife retuned all dowry or gifts back to husband & but husband still not given her divorce & and wants her to continue the relation and reconcile everything. What is the Islamic ruling on that either husband libel to divorce her or can do reconcile. • If she ready back to live than it is necessary to perform Nikh or old one is continue. Thanks Qamar
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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.
If the husband had uttered the Khul’ or divorce on the condition that the wife will give him back the dowry, then separation between them took place and the husband cannot take her back except with a new contract.
However, if the husband did not utter the words of Khul’ or divorce, then according to the most preponderant opinion of the scholarsseparation does not take place just by the wife giving back the dowry to the husband. So, she is still his wife and he is not obliged to divorce her. However, if she hates him, then it is desirable for him to accept to give Khul’ to her but if they reconcile and the wife is pleased to stay with him, then the bond of marriage is still valid and there is no need for a new marriage contract.
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Fathwa, - His wife asks for a divorce for no valid reason

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My wife who recently left to her house with my son on a normal vacation has now sent me an email with the following points saying it to be the reasons for us to get separated and that there is nothing left in our relationship...before departing my home she has left very normal without giving me or my parents any hint of these problems.... 01. First reason she states that the moment she has entered my house she has faced frequent humiliation and taunting and due to this she is now suffering from Migraine ] This medical condition was not even least observed during her entire stay in my house[ 02. Second reason she states that after delivery i have not taken proper care about her by not sending her regularly for post pregnancy massages. 03. Third reason she says that never ever have i taken her any where for honeymoon even though all her maternal uncles have been sent by her grandparents for Honeymoon. 04. Fourth reason she states that during her entire stay in her parents house she used to have two servants but now in my house there are no servants dedicated to her and that my mother treats her like a maid ] truth is whatever work she does -it's just for me and my mother does 4 times the work for my father and other members of my family[ 05. Finally she mentions that though she compromised on my baldness and obesity at the start of my marriage now that i have actually gained 7 kgs she now hates to see me. Kindly advice me if the above reasons are valid as per Islamic shariah for her to claim a divorcé. also if hey are not valid what is the punishment in the eyes of Allah SWT for such women who claim for divorces without proper and valid reasons ..She has my 6 months old son and while leaving from here did not even give a slight hint of her plans..even after going to her country she used to speak to my mom very friendly for about a month and it was only last week after instigation from her mother that all these things have started..iam feeling misera
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, is His Slave and Messenger.
We previously clarified in Fatwa 85390that it is prohibited for the Muslim woman to ask for divorce without Sharee‘ah-approved reasons, and a woman who does so deserves the punishment stated in the Hadeeth of the Prophet)mentioned in the same Fatwa(. Nevertheless, there are some cases in which it is permissible for the woman to ask for divorce as previously clarified in Fatwa 84309. These reasons include suffering obvious harm.
As for your wife's saying that she faced frequent humiliation and taunting, this is a mere claim which needs to be proved. If such harm is entailed by your family, you can try to deal with it by providing an independent house for her, since this is one of her rights on you.
On the other hand, it is permissible for the Muslim woman to request Khul’ from her husband by paying compensation in return for divorce if she hates him and accordingly fears to neglect his rights. For further information about Khul‘, see Fatwa 89039. Moreover, the husband is not required to take his wife on a honeymoon. As for the maid, scholars state that if the wife cannot serve herself because she belongs to a noble family of high status or she is sick, the husband has to provide a maid for her if he is able to.
Furthermore, it is not the right of the wife to be sent to post-pregnancy massages. Rather, a massage may become impermissible when it involves prohibited matters such as disclosing the ‘Awrah )parts of the body that must be covered in Islam( without a need. Anyway, we advise you to try to deal with the matter wisely and you may seek help of wise people within your family and her family to reconcile between both of you. If reconciliation occurred, it would be fine, but if she persisted in asking for divorce, you may decline to divorce her until she pays compensation that you both agree on.
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