This was HEARTBREAKING
Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, who volunteered in Gaza, exposed Israel:
"I held a lifeless child in my arms. There was no equipment to save him. This is not a war; it is a massacre of the innocent."
Uthman [RA] would cry until his beard was wet when he stood at a grave.
When asked why, he said: The Prophet [Pbuh] said:
"The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter. If one is saved from it, what comes after is easier. If not, what comes after is worse." [Tirmidhi 2308]
•We plan for dunya like we'll live forever.
•We ignore the grave like we'll never enter it.
3 things light up the grave:
1. Surah Mulk nightly = "It will intercede until he is forgiven" [Tirmidhi 2891]
2. Sadaqah = "Extinguishes heat of the grave" [25:70]
3. Tawbah = "Allah changes sins to good deeds" [Tabarani]
We should acknowledge the psychological reality: many men opposing conservative Muslim female figures aren’t driven purely by jurisprudential conviction, but by discomfort that many women perform the role more effectively than us. If we were medieval warriors, we wouldn’t care but many derive their self-concept from public engagement. We don’t see Christians behaving this way with Candace Owens, and this insecurity is part of our failure
Your SPOUSE is the one who'll sit beside you when your PARENTS DIE. who'll hold your hand through CHILDBIRTH. who might have to BATHE YOU if you're ever too sick to stand. this isn't just about BUTTERFLIES or DATE NIGHTS. it's about choosing someone who SHOWS UP... in GRIEF, in MESS, in UNCERTAINTY. so no, LOVE ALONE isn't enough. COMMITMENT, MATURITY, and the ability to ENDURE life's ugly parts... that's what sustains a MARRIAGE. because when life gets PAINFULLY REAL, ROMANCE won't carry you... CHARACTER will. and the truth is, FOREVER is only possible with someone who knows how to STAY when it's HARD TO LOVE.