FAJR REMINDER: THE WOMAN WHO ASKED By: Umm Affān Rabī' Al-Awwal 23, 1448 (5-September-2026) Let us talk about a woman whose biography is barely known to many Muslims—a woman whose name may not immediately come to mind when we think of the noble women who surrounded the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ). Her name was Umm Sharīk Ghuzayyah Bint Jābir Ibn Ḥākim Ad-Dawsiyyah (Raḍiyallāhu ʿAnha). Although very little of her life has been preserved for us, what has reached us is enough to show that she was a woman who asked questions, narrated knowledge, and participated in Prophetic teaching. Umm Sharīk was a Companion who directly narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ). She reported that she consulted Allāh's Apostle (ﷺ) regarding the killing of geckos, and he commanded her to kill them. Umm Sharik is one of the women of Banī ‘Āmir Ibn Lu’ayy. [Ṣaḥiḥ Muslim 2237] This narration gives us a glimpse of her relationship with the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ). She did not merely hear matters of religion; she soug...
*_DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER_* Yaum As-sabt | 23rd day of Rabee-ul Awwal, 1448 AH | Saturday, 5th September, 2026. *_WHAT WE SAY TO END THE ṢALĀH_*. BismilLah. After standing before ALLAH Azzawajal, bowing, prostrating, asking forgiveness, making the Tashahhud and renewing our testimony of faith, we conclude by spreading peace. We turn our head to the right and left to say: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh “Peace and the Mercy of ALLAH be upon you.” This is the established Sunnah of concluding the prayer with salām. As-Salām is also one of the beautiful Names of ALLAH Azzawajal. It carries the meaning of perfection and freedom from every defect, as well as peace and security. So when we say As-salāmu ʿalaykum, we are wishing peace, safety and well-being upon those praying with us including the Angels and Jinns even though we don't see them thats why we are required to still say it even if we are praying alone.. We are not simply sa...