Gosh, I am so emotional right now. 🥹🤲
Yaa Allah, You are the Greatest. For me to be able to do this and witness this moment, I know it is only by Your mercy and favour.
Your servant is grateful, Yaa Rabb.
There were days of uncertainty, moments of doubt, tears, setbacks, and countless prayers. Yet You never abandoned me. You carried me through every stage and brought me to this moment.
If there is one thing I have learned from this journey, it is this:
No matter what life throws at you, never give up. As long as you are alive, there is hope. There will be days when you are at your lowest, when your heart is heavy and the road ahead seems impossible. But never let go of the Hand of Allah.
Hold firmly to Him. Keep making du’a. Keep trusting Him. Keep turning back to Him. Even when you cannot see a way forward, Allah is already making one for you.
As I hold this book in my hands today, my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude.
Yaa Allah, let this be the beginning.
The beginning of greater impact, greater barakah, greater opportunities to serve Your deen, and greater benefit for children and families around the world.
Accept this effort from me, forgive my shortcomings, and place goodness in every page of this book.
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ’Alameen.
All praise belongs to Allah, who makes the impossible possible.
This world is temporary. You’re on a journey. You’ve not reached your final destination yet. An eternal abode awaits. The Hereafter. So quit stressing over everything that happens. Nothing lasts. Let the Almighty take over after you’ve done your best.
In conclusion, I want us to look at concept of administering public treasury in Islam.
Under the rules of Islamic governance, the allocation of public funds is not arbitrary. It is bound by a strict legal maxim:
تصرف الإمام على الرعية منوط بالمصلحة
(The management of citizens' affairs by the leader must be tied directly to the public interest)
A spending plan of 1.5 billion Naira breaks down to roughly 1 million Naira per couple. If that capital is consumed by event logistics, ceremonial clothing, and short-term marriage gifts, the long-term public interest is lost.
True alignment with Islamic legal priorities would dictate using that same 1 million Naira per couple to fund sustainable micro-enterprises, agricultural support, or vocational job creation.
Doing this would build economic independence, and by that, the state enables citizens to naturally afford their own marriages and sustain their households without relying on state charity.
My evaluation of this policy on religious grounds reveals a profound irony. While the Kano state government intends this as a righteous, religion-motivated policy, it runs counter to the structured wisdom of classical fiqh.
True religious policy in a time of crisis protects the foundational survival of the people before funding ceremonial ideals. I hope the government can retrace its steps in the future.
Allah knows best.
I know that a government as big as Kano will not just initiate a policy without their own intent and motive.
When I checked the reasons the Kano state government gave, they said this 1.5 billion Naira mass wedding for 1,500 couples is a strategic intervention to curb societal vice, promote moral stability, and ease the financial burden on vulnerable citizens who want to build families.
By implication, I argue that this policy is largely religious rather than policy. And when a policy claims the mandate of Islamic values, it must be weighed against the strict legal scales of Islamic jurisprudence to see if it truly stands.
First of all, to understand if this policy stands on a solid Islamic framework, it is critical for us to look at the legal status of marriage itself under the categories of Fard (obligation).
1) The Individual Level (Fard Ayn):
For the average citizen, marriage is a highly emphasized prophetic tradition. It only rises to the level of a personal obligation (Wajib or Fard Ayn) for an individual who possesses the financial capability to sustain a household and genuinely fears falling into moral sin without it. It is not a universal obligation forced upon those who lack basic sustenance.
2) The State Level (Fard Kifayah):
Protecting the moral fabric of society is a communal obligation (Fard Kifayah) that falls upon the authorities.
However, the state's primary communal obligation is the preservation of the five essential necessities of human existence: life, intellect, lineage, wealth, and religion.
When a population faces severe economic hardship like the way it is in Kano, the state's obligation to protect life by ensuring food security and economic survival takes absolute precedence over sponsoring optional rituals.
Here, sponsoring a wedding ceremony while fundamental survival is threatened distorts the purpose of state accountability.
Secondly, we proceed to the: Fiqh Al-Awlawiyyat: The Hierarchy of Human Needs
Imam al-Shatib in Al-Muwafaqat, established the definitive framework for Fiqh al-Awlawiyyat (the jurisprudence of priorities). He argued that Islamic law is designed to protect human interests, which are divided into three strict, unalterable tiers:
1) Daruriyyat (Absolute Necessities): These are the core elements required to keep human life and society from collapsing. They include basic food, shelter, safety, and health. If these are missing, life becomes impossible and society breaks down completely.
2. Hajiyyat (Complementary Needs): These are matters that remove hardship and make life easier, but their absence does not lead to the destruction of society or loss of life.
3. Tahsiniyyat (Embellishments and Refinements): These are actions that add moral beauty, dignity, and cultural refinement to a community. Sponsoring large public celebrations and distributing marriage gifts fits into this category.
If we apply Shatibi's framework to the current economic climate in Kano and by extension Nigeria, where inflation is rampant and families are struggling to afford basic meals, sustenance sits firmly at the very top of the Daruriyyat tier. Therefore, sponsoring a mass wedding ceremony, despite its moral intent, belongs to the lower tiers of Hajiyyat or Tahsiniyyat.
This reality in Kano invokes a core legal maxim in Islamic jurisprudence:
درء المفاسد مقدم على جلب المصالح
(Warding off harms takes precedence over acquiring benefits)
The harm of widespread poverty, hunger, and economic collapse is certain and devastating. The benefit of marrying off 1,500 couples is isolated and temporary.
If the state does not fix the crushing economic environment, those newly married couples are immediately sent back into the same financial crisis that prevented them from marrying in the first place.
Commendation for our Security and Intelligence Agencies!
I am delighted by the news of the successful rescue of 360 abducted schoolchildren in Borno by the Nigerian army and other security agencies. This heartwarming development has brought immense relief to their families, communities, and all well-meaning Nigerians.
I commend the Nigerian armed forces, intelligence agencies, local security volunteers, and everyone involved in this operation for their swift, coordinated, and professional response. Their courage, sacrifice, and commitment to duty made this successful rescue possible.
This achievement is a powerful reminder that with determination, collaboration, and patriotism, we can overcome even the most difficult security challenges confronting our nation.
I congratulate all those who played a role in this operation and pray that Almighty Allah continues to protect and strengthen our security personnel as they work tirelessly to safeguard our people and our country.
May this rescue bring renewed relief to the affected families and reinforce our collective resolve to build a safer and more secure Nigeria for all.
May Allah continue to expose and humiliate the terrorists, kidnappers, bandits, and all other criminals.
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, CON, PhD
We often treat Islam like a checklist:
✅ Prayed 5 times.
✅ Fasted Ramadan.
✅ Paid Zakat.
But The Sahaba were transformed not just by how they prayed, but by who they became.
Religion isn't just a vertical connection to Allah; it’s a horizontal mercy to His creation.
Next time you’re about to lose your temper or speak ill of someone, remember:
Don't lighten your Scales for a moment of ego.
The real test?
It’s easy to be "good" with strangers. The weight on the scale is found in how you treat your spouse, your kids, and those behind closed doors.
That is where true khuluq is born.