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Women & Inheritance

The Estate of the Deceased According to the laws of inheritance the rights of the deceased are implemented in the following order: 1. Funeral expenses of the deceased within reason and according to Islamic teachings Funeral expenses include all expenses relating to the washing of the corpse, shrouding (Kafan) which is three pieces of cloth for man and five for woman, transporting and burial of the corpse. 2. Settlement of debts These include any personal debts or debts on any part of the total estate of the deceased like unpaid mortgage etc. Also included in this settlement are outstanding zakat, unpaid dowry, expiation (kaffarah) of unkept Fasts, Salaah etc or performance of obligatory Hajj. However this settlement will be made if the deceased bequeathed for their payment in which case they will take the shape of a will (wasiyyah) and might be carried out up to one-third (1/3) of the remaining estate after payment of funeral expenses and debts. 3. Settlement of the wasiyyah (will) After taking out the funeral expenses and debts, the wasiyyah (bequest) is to be carried out. A person has the right to make a wasiyyah from one-third of his estate (of what remains after payment of funeral and debt expenses) to individuals or organisations who are not among his inheritors. 4. Settlement of shares to the inheritors Lastly those eligible to receive a share of the inheritance will receive their shares.

Warning against violation of the laws of Inheritance Central-Mosque

Inheritance in Pre-Islamic Arabia Before the advent of Islam, Arabs used to make unlimited bequest in favour of any person according to their own interest. The position of women was worse than that of the women of any other country. The women were not entitled to have the share of the property of their deceased husbands, fathers and other relatives. They regarded women as chattels. The Wife, a part of Inheritance The advent of Islam brought justice for everyone!

Why should we follow an Imaam? - PDF Download The fitnah of ghair muqallidiyyat (abandoning the following of a mazhab) is an extremely dangerous and overwhelming fitnah of contemporary times. Generally, simple-minded youngsters as well as unwary Muslims, who are uneducated of the basics of Deen, but have the desire for practice, fall prey to this fitnah. The picture painted by those who abandon following of mazhabs seems very attractive and appealing to the layman as he is invited towards following the Qur’aan and Hadith directly opposed to following an Imaam. Furthermore, a calculated effort is being made to cause the Ummah to abandon the safe path which the Ummah treaded upon for many centuries. As a result, doubts and suspicions are instilled regarding the great Imaams, the pious of the past and at times even regarding the illustrious Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum). Published by: Madrasah Taleemuddeen Taqleed_book.pdf

New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly FDA Urged to Stop Harmful Changes Made by Tobacco Industry Jun. 23 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – Design changes and chemical additives introduced by tobacco companies in recent decades have made cigarettes more addictive, more attractive to kids and even more deadly, according to a report issued today by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The report, titled Designed for Addiction, details how tobacco companies purposely design cigarettes to make tobacco smoke smoother, less harsh and more appealing to new users, especially kids, and to create and sustain addiction to nicotine. Tobacco companies have made these changes without regard for the health impact and actually have increased smokers’ risk of developing lung cancer. The report is being released on the fifth anniversary of the landmark law, signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009, that gave the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. It calls on the FDA to require tobacco companies, at a minimum, to reverse the harmful changes they have made by issuing the first-ever product standards governing the design and content of tobacco products. (Click on picture to enlarge) The report shows how tobacco companies have: Made cigarettes more addictive by controlling and increasing nicotine levels and enhancing the impact of nicotine. Made cigarettes more attractive to kids by adding flavorings such as licorice and chocolate that mask the harshness of the smoke, menthol that makes the smoke feel smoother and other chemicals that expand the lungs’ airways and make it easier to inhale. Made cigarettes more deadly, as disclosed in the new Surgeon General's report on tobacco and health, released in January. The report found that smokers today have a much higher risk of lung cancer than smokers in 1964, when the first Surgeon General's report alerted Americans to the deadly consequences of smoking. The new Surgeon General’s report attributed smokers' increased risk of lung cancer to “changes in the design and composition of cigarettes since the 1950s.” "For decades, the tobacco industry had complete control over how cigarettes were made, and they responded by making a deadly and addictive product even worse," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "Now that it has the authority to regulate tobacco products, the FDA must require changes in these products to reduce the death and disease they cause. Decisions about how tobacco products are made and what is in them must now be based on protecting public health, not tobacco industry profits." The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and other public health organizations have called on the FDA to issue the first-ever product standard to reduce the toxicity, addictiveness and/or appeal of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Among its key recommendations for accelerating progress in reducing tobacco use, the latest Surgeon General’s report called for "[e]ffective implementation of FDA's authority for tobacco product regulation in order to reduce tobacco product addictiveness and harmfulness." While the United States has made enormous progress in reducing smoking, tobacco use is still the nation's number on cause of preventable death. Smoking annually kills 480,000 Americans and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and economic losses. Key Findings: 9 Ways the Tobacco Industry Has Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids report is based on an extensive review of scientific studies and tobacco industry documents made public as a result of litigation against the industry. It also draws on the conclusions of Surgeon General’s reports and the 2006 Final Opinion of U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler in her racketeering verdict against the major cigarette manufacturers. The report highlights nine key ways in which tobacco companies have made cigarettes more addictive, more attractive to kids and more deadly: Making Cigarettes More Addictive Increased Nicotine: Tobacco companies precisely control the delivery and amount of nicotine to create and sustain addiction. Ammonia: Added ammonia compounds produce higher levels of "freebase" nicotine and increase the speed with which nicotine hits the brain. Sugars and Acetaldehyde: Added sugars make tobacco smoke easier to inhale and, when burned in cigarettes, form acetaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical that enhances nicotine’s addictive effects. Making Cigarettes More Attractive Tobacco companies know that 90 percent of adult smokers start at or before age 18 and that smoking is unpleasant for new smokers, so they use chemical additives to make tobacco smoke smoother, less harsh and more appealing to the young, novice smoker. These additives include: Levulinic Acid: Added organic acid salts, like levulinic acid, reduce the harshness of nicotine and make the smoke smoother and less irritating. Flavorings: Added flavors like licorice and chocolate mask the harshness of the smoke and make tobacco products more appealing to young people (the 2009 tobacco regulation law prohibited cigarettes with "characterizing flavors" other than menthol, but did not prohibit the use of flavorings at levels not considered to be characterizing). Bronchodilators: These added chemicals expand the lungs' airways, making it easier for tobacco smoke to pass into the lungs. Menthol: Menthol cools and numbs the throat to reduce irritation and make the smoke feel smoother. Making Cigarettes More Harmful The new Surgeon General's report concluded that smokers' increased risk of lung cancer was most likely the result of two design changes in cigarettes: Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines: Levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines, a potent carcinogen, have increased substantially in American cigarettes in recent decades and are much higher than in cigarettes from Australia and Canada. Factors affecting levels of nitrosamines include the tobacco blends and curing process used. Ventilated Filters: Ventilation holes in cigarette filters cause smokers to inhale more vigorously, drawing carcinogens deeper into the lungs. (Cigarettes with ventilated filters were introduced by tobacco companies because they produced lower levels of tar and nicotine in machine tests and were marketed as less hazardous. However, the evidence now shows that these cigarettes did not reduce health risks and likely increased smokers’ risk of lung cancer.) View the full report, an executive summary and related infographics. Source

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(Click on pictures to enlarge) Salaah of Women in the Light of the Sunnah Published by: Madrasah Taleemuddeen Allah Ta'ala is the Guardian of His Deen and He alone will protect it till the last day. As a means, in every era Allah Ta'ala used the Ulama-e-Haq and His true servants to dispel any confusion and deviation from any quarter. Thus over the centuries despite the many attacks on Deen by the deviant groups, by means of the tireless efforts of the Ulama-e-Haq Allah Ta'ala has preserved the Deen in its pristine purity. This will Insha Allah continue till Qiyaamah. This treatise has been prepared to dispel the myth that the mazahib of the four Imaams of fiqh (viz. Imaam Abu Hanifa, Imaam Maalik, Imaam Shafi'ee and Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal [Rahimahumullah]) are not based on sound proofs from the sources of Shari'ah, viz the Qur'an, Sunnah, Ijma' and Qiyaas, in particular with regard to the Salaah of females. Women's Salaah Book.pdf Salah of Men and Women - The Differences In The Prayer Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Danka Croydon Masjid & Islamic Centre Salah_of_Men_and_Women The_Differences_In_The_Prayer_.pdf "The Salaah of a Believer in the Qur'an & Sunnah" by Shaykh Abu Yususf Riyadhul Haqq: http://www.scribd.com/doc/39060492/The-Salah-of-a-Beleiver-in-the-Quran-Sunnah-by-Sheikh-Abu-Yusuf-Riyadh-Ul-Haq Differences in Salah between Men and Women: According to evidences The following is a short work on the differences in Salah between men and women according to proof texts (dala’il) from the Hadith literature as well as the scholastic views of classical Sunni scholars of the past . It contains a direct reply to the claims of modern day Salafism and its figure heads like the late Ibn Baz (d. 1999) and Nasir al-Albani (d. 1999). The keen reader may also obtain the following books for a lengthier treatment on this subject with regards to Women’s prayer specifically: READ MORE HERE..... READ BOOK ONLINE The keen reader may also obtain the following books for a lengthier treatment on this subject with regards to Women’s prayer specifically: