Fiqh of Pregnancy -Sh. Yaser Birjas

What have you always wanted to know about pregnancy and birth?

Are you confused about Islamic rulings regarding contraception?

What about the fiqh behind fertility?

Should a pregnant woman fast?

What happens to a child that is miscarried?

Questions, Questions, Questions!

From burden to blessing… ‘Aaishah, mother of the believers, radi Allaahu anha said: Blessed are the women of the Ansar. Shyness did not stand in their way of seeking knowledge about their religion!” (Agreed upon). Sisters, this one’s for you! Finally! Have your fiqh questions about conception, infertility, pregnancy and motherhood answered by a qualified source!

Seize the opportunity:

MUM LOVES ME PRESENTS…

For the first time ever…
Online Q & A Session

On the Fiqh of Pregnancy with Shaykh Yaser Birjas, Instructor, AlMaghrib Institute
January 14, 2010 | 8:30 PM EST (NY TIME)

This free, online session is for all sisters, whether single, married, or expecting to answer all your questions related to pregnancy, birthing, and post-pregnancy. Expand your horizons by seizing the opportunity to ask your most pressing questions in a convenient, semi-private, online setting.

Confirm your spot @ www.mumlovesme.com

"Mama I'm waiting for you in Jannah" (Ilminar)

If you missed the live ilminar, you can listen to the online recording by downloading the mp3 here

The Sunnah of Being Born: Islamic Etiquettes for Pregnancy, Childbirth and The Newborn

A talk delivered by Shaykh Yaser Birjas, the Director of English Youth Education at the Prayer Center of Orland Park, IL.

"....For every single hardship, for every single pain she suffers during that time (pregnancy) she'll get the reward for that..."

"....for the mother when she feels the pain and says Alhumdulillaah, and she always reminds herself , she will get the double reward. Extra reward for that, so she does that as much as possible inshaAllaah."

"...if that child (in the womb) hears the Qur'an, regularly and specifically from the mother's voice - that is the best thing.Because when the child comes out and he hears the Qur'an from the mother's voice then in this case this will be inshaAllaah good for that child and he will recognise that voice and continue with it..."

"....If Allaah blessed you with a child then you have the ability to help yourself, before your child, to make that child right grow up righteous, so that when you die, you get the reward for every single good deed that they do!...."

When one of our sisters loses her baby...

“I am sorry, but your baby did not survive.”

From somewhere in the distance, an unknown voice utters the words that deafen all sounds and ring on everlastingly.

In this special edition of Muhammad Alshareef 2.0, AlMaghrib Institute presents:

 www.ilminar.com
 
"The title of this Ilminar alone brings tears to my eyes. I want to do
a lecture that may, by the permission of Allah, be a source of comfort
for parents all over the world who have experienced the loss of a
loved on. These are REAL issues that do not normally get addressed. I
intend to champion it. Please invite your friends and family to RSVP."

- Muhammad Alshareef
 
 
RSVP @ www.ilminar.com
Sunday, October 25 | 6:45pm (NY Time) | 10:45pm (London UK)

Heaven Under Your Feet - Pregnancy for Muslim Women

I came across this book whilst i was in a bookshop recently, and I wish it had been published before I was pregnant!

I crammed myself with info from western websites/videos about the whole preganancy/labour/birth and it would have been nice to get some islamic perspective on this major topic. There are three chapters in the book, You, Your baby and Labour & Birth. I like the fact that this book has duas in the appendix for this unique and special moment in your life that are relevant to you, your baby and the labour.

In another section of the book, the author, Umm Hasan bint Salim, discusses a list of useful islamic items to pack for the hospital, which includes zam zam - again something i wish i could have packed! 'The water of zamzam is whatever it has been drunk for' (Ibn Majah). Whatever dua we make before drinking zam zam is granted. Therefore we can make dua for pain relief, easy birth, relieve newborn of any problems after birth etc.

This book is packed with great islamic advice on pregnancy & birth, and I would recommend all new expectant mothers to purchase it.

'Heaven Under Your Feet' is available from all good Islamic bookshops and through selected online islamic stores.