As a child, I remember my mother keeping a meticulous record of things she bought with the housekeeping money my father gave her. I often wondered why; and when I asked, she’d say she needed to make hisaab, or be accountable for the money she used. Since the money was entrusted to her by my father, she had to
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Shopping – the Productive Muslim Way (i.e. Money-saving & Stress-less way)
The task of balancing your shopping list and the budget is always daunting. Those of us with big families and young children know what I’m talking about. Tackling the grocery list is usually the trickiest. I figured most of my readers, whether they have big families or not, go shopping every now and then, so
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Productive Fundraising
Ramadan departed almost six months ago and it is preparing to visit us sooner than we anticipate. Are we prepared for it to befall us when we have accomplished nothing new? Just like friends, Ramadan would ask: ‘So what have you been up to?’ To silence the awkward conversation, let’s continue the spirit of generosity
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[Book Review] Al-Adab Al-Mufrad A Code for Everyday Living: The Example of the Early Muslims
I purchased Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Imam Bukhari [1] – Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ismail (194-256 AH / 810-970CE) after listening to a talk by Shaykh Navaid Aziz. He mentioned that this book is a must read for every student of knowledge. I don’t hold any pretensions in the department of being a student of knowledge, but I like to try. My copy was bought in Jeddah and cost 55
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How a Productive Muslim Visits the Sick
The Messenger of Allah said, “Every Muslim has five rights over another Muslim: to return the greetings, to visit the sick, to accompany funeral processions, to accept an invitation, to respond to the sneezer” [Bukhari and Muslim]. In the days of the Prophet and his companions, visiting the sick was not limited to relatives and acquaintances, but included strangers and non-Muslims (remember the Jewish kid who served the Prophet and took the shahadah on his deathbed when the Prophet went to visit him.)
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Maintaining Productive Friendships and Relations
Much of our lives are spent interacting with family, friends and co-workers. All of these relationships are governed by codes of conduct, and the most important rule for a Muslim to follow in maintaining them is having ‘taqwa’ (being ever conscious of God). If we try our best to acquire a higher state of taqwa in our
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