THE MUSLIM HOME EPISODE 2️⃣ - Motives For Putting House In Order

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*THE MUSLIM HOME*

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*EPISODE 2️⃣ - Motives For Putting House In Order*

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*Firstly:* Protecting himself and his family from the Fire of Hell, and keeping them safe from the burning punishment, as the Qur'aan says: 

*“O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones, over which are [appointed] angels stern [and] severe, who disobey not, [from executing] the Commands they receive from Allaah, but do that which they are commanded.”*

[Qur'aan 66:6]

*Secondly:* The great responsibility borne by the head of the household on the Day of Reckoning. The Prophet ‎(ﷺ), said: 

*_“Allaah will ask every shepherd [or responsible person] about his flock [those for whom he was responsible], whether he took care of it or neglected it, until He asks a man about his household.”_*

*Thirdly:* The home is a place to protect oneself, to keep away from evil and to keep one's own evil away from people. It is the refuge prescribed by Islaam at times of Fitnah (strife, tribulation). The Prophet (‎ﷺ), said: 

*_“Blessed is the one who controls his tongue, whose house is sufficient for him, and who weeps over his mistakes.”_*

[al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 2398. Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani]

He ‎(ﷺ), also said: *_“There are five things, whoever does one of them, Allaah will be with him: visiting the sick, going out for Jihaad, entering upon his leader with the intention of rebuking and respecting him, or sitting in his home so that the people are safe from him and he is safe from the people.”_*

The Muslim can see the benefit of this advice when he is residing in a foreign land where he is unable to change much of the evil around him. Then he will have a refuge which, when he enters it, will protect him from doing Haraam things or looking at Haraam things, and will protect his wife from wanton display and unveiling, and will protect his children from bad company.

*Fourthly:* People usually spend most of their time at home, especially when it is very hot or very cold, when it is raining, early or late in the day, and after finishing work or school, so this time should be spent in worship and Halaal pursuits, otherwise it will be spent in wrongdoing. 

*Fifthly:* Paying attention to the home is the most important means of building a Muslim society, because the society is formed of the households and families that form its building blocks. Households form neighborhoods, and neighborhoods form societies. If the building block are sound, the society will be based on the laws of Allaah, standing firm in the face of enemies and filled with goodness that evil cannot penetrate. Then Muslim homes will produce pillars of society who will reform and guide it aright, such as exemplary Dai’yahs (callers to Islaam), seekers of knowledge, sincere Mujaahideen, righteous wives, caring mothers and all other types of reformers. 

_To be continued... إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ‎_

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