Dear Islamic sisters! Today’s age is full of the signs of Judgement Day and countless Fitnahs [problems] which will appear before it. Through the knowledge of Ghayb bestowed by Allah Almighty, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم foretold about the Fitnahs [problems] of present and future 1400 years ago and advised us to stay safe from its destructiveness. Let’s listen to some blessed Ahadees about it and get Madani pearls of advice from them.

1. Destructiveness at the hands of one’s own family

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A time will come upon people when the religion of a religious person will not remain safe except for the person who runs by taking his religion (i.e. for protecting it) from one mountain to the other mountain and from one cave to the other cave. At that time, one will not be able to earn livelihood without displeasing Allah Almighty. When faced with this situation, a person will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his own wife and children. If he has no wife and children, he will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his parents. If he has no parents, he will suffer destructiveness at the hands of his relatives and neighbours. Blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم humbly asked, Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ‘How will it happen?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘They will make him feel ashamed of low income. At that time, he will go to the places of destructiveness.’ (Az-Zuhd-ul-Kabeer lil-Bayhaqi, Al-Juz-us-Saani, pp. 183, Hadees 439)

Dear Islamic sisters! The above-mentioned blessed Hadees not only contains Madani pearls of admonition and advice for men, but it also has admonition for the women who taunt their husbands about their income with such remarks as: ‘So-and-so has many bungalows, factories and properties, but you have given me a small rented house in which we are living; I suffocate here, I want a spacious house; look at so-and-so, he goes with his family in a beautiful car, but you make me face the troubles of buses, taxis and rickshaws; so-and-so has bought his wife a dress or gold set worth such-and-such an amount on the Eid, but you at least buy me a gold ring or bracelet or earrings on this Eid; so-and-so has taken his wife to such-and-such shopping mall for shopping, so you also take me to a good shopping mall for shopping; see, how so-and-so has become so prosperous, you should also do something; so-and-so is earning hundreds of thousands of rupees and you are still earning