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Details: Published: 23 May 2024

A Muslim’s kindness, respect, and good treatment are not limited just to his parents, spouse, and children, but extend to his relatives, all of whom he should treat well. In the Qur’an, the word used is arhaam (literally wombs), which refers to relatives to whom a person is linked by ties of blood, whether they are his heirs or not.

Details: Published: 16 May 2024

On Thursday, five days before the Prophet (SAW) died, He (SAW) delivered an important sermon to his companions. In it, he (SAW) extolled the superior character of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA) and reiterated his command that Abu (RA) should lead the rest of his companions in congregational prayers. At first, the Prophet (SAW) had wanted to write an important document, one that would contain important final commands. When he (SAW) decided not to write that document, perhaps he (SAW) decided to give a sermon instead.

Details: Published: 09 May 2024

Upon returning from Hajj in the month of Dhul-Hijjah, the Messenger of Allah (SAW) remained in Al-Madinah for the rest of the month and the months of Al-Muharram and Safar of the year of 10 Hijrah. He (SAW) quickly began to mobilize a huge army, and he (SAW) appointed Usamah ibn Zaid ibn Harithah (RA) to be its leader, ordering him to lead his army to the lands of Al-Balqa and Palestine. It was around that time that the Prophet’s final illness began. It is related that the first signs of his illness appeared at the end of the month of Safar. Some scholars set the exact date of the beginning of his illness as the 22nd of Safar; others believe it was the 29th; and yet others said that he first became ill at the beginning of the month of Rabi’ul Awwal.