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Sunday, May 10, 2009

[MahdiUniteMuslims] She does not pray against her children

--- On Sun, 10/5/09, The Ideal Muslimah <forthemuslimah@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: The Ideal Muslimah <forthemuslimah@yahoo..com>
Subject: [the_best_ummah] She does not pray against her children
Date: Sunday, 10 May, 2009, 8:14 AM

12. The Ideal Muslimah: Characteristics of the Ideal Muslim Woman According to the Qur'an and the Sunnah

The IDEAL MUSLIMAH
The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman
as Defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah

By Dr. Muhammad 'Ali Al-Hashimi
Translated by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab and Revised by Ibrahim
M. Kunna and Abu Aya Sulaiman Abdus-Sabur

Copyright and published by the International Islâmic Publishing House (IIPH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1999.

The Ideal Muslimah: the true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah

The Ideal Muslimah is proud of the great position that Islam has given her among humanity. She performs her duties knowing that her role is clearly defined and that her rights are still, even today, greater than any other ideology has provided. She is a woman of moral excellence, true to her nature, not confused by alien and morally bankrupt ideas. She preserves her self-respect and dignity through her piety in obedience to Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw). She is the role model that every true believer hopes to emulate.

Chapter 5: The Muslim Woman and Her Children

She does not pray against her children

The wise Muslim woman does not pray against her own children, heeding the words of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) who forbade such prayers lest they be offered at a time when prayers are answered. This was stated in the lengthy hadith narrated by Jabir in which the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said:

"Do not pray against yourselves, or against your children, or against your wealth, in case you say such words at a time when Allah (S.W.T.) will answer your prayer." ²¹

Praying against one's own children is not a good habit. No mother does so at a time of anger, but she will regret it later on after she has calmed down. I do not think that a mother who has truly sought the guidance of Islam would lose her mind and her equilibrium to such an extent that she would pray against her own children, no matter what they did. Such a woman would not allow herself to indulge in something that is done only by foolish, hot-tempered women.

21. Sahih Muslim, 18/139, Kitab al-zuhd, bab hadith Jabir al-tawil.