Hamidah Abbas Letters (Hall)

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  Poverty Is Not a Moral Requirement in Islam Once upon a time, one of the daughters of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) rejected the marriage proposal of ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) . This rejection was not because ʿUmar lacked honour, leadership, or righteousness. At the time, ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab was the leader of the Muslims , governing a vast Islamic state—lands that today form entire countries. The Islamic government itself was wealthy. Yet, ʿUmar lived in personal poverty . He chose not to take a salary from the public treasury. He intended to live from his own trade, but leadership consumed his time, and his business suffered. As a result, he lived simply—sometimes harshly. When he proposed, she refused . Why She Refused — And Why No One Condemned Her She refused not out of arrogance , nor greed, nor rebellion against religion. She refused because she knew herself . She feared poverty and knew she could not cope with its hardship. And no o...

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful To the Sincere Seekers and Deep Thinkers, The Prophet ﷺ taught us that the greatest success for Satan is when he manages to cause separation between a husband and wife. The Prophet ﷺ said: إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ يَضَعُ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ، ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ، فَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً، يَجِيءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ: فَعَلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَيَقُولُ: مَا صَنَعْتَ شَيْئًا. قَالَ: ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ: مَا تَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى فَرَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ امْرَأَتِهِ، قَالَ: فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهُ وَيَقُولُ: نِعْمَ أَنْتَ “Indeed, Iblīs places his throne upon the water, then he sends out his detachments. The closest of them to him in rank are the greatest in causing tribulations. One of them comes and says: ‘I did such-and-such,’ and Iblīs says: ‘You have done nothing.’ Then one of them comes and says: ‘I did not leave him until I caused separation between him and his wife.’...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Sisters in Islam, It's 2025, and apparently, blogging is dead. Especially blogging on BlogSpot — who even does that? Especially in 2025?????? This is the age of AI. Blogging is logging (writing) on the web. Right now, if anyone is writing on the web, we're writing for AI and not for humans. Google, ChatGPT, and the rest of them are crawling whatever we're writing to feed their AI models. And that's where people are getting their answers nowadays. So blogging doesn't make any sense anymore; therefore, I have decided to blog. Yes, the fact that blogging is dead is exactly why it's perfect for me (for now), and I'll tell you why. You see... Many, many, mannny years ago, when I was 10 years old, one of my father's employees told me that I was “solitary in nature.” Interesting words. We were at an Islamic vacation course when ...

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  I did Umrah without the typical group. I was at female spaces alone for the most part. I was going from the roof of the Masjid-l-Haram to anywhere and everywhere. I went to the library. I did tawaf after the Umrah because I wanted to. So you can imagine I was lost quite a few times and it's get boring asking direction from people who do not speak your language. So imagine my joy when I met a Yorùbá speaker. So if you hear me express joy in this story because I found a Yorùbá speaker, this is the reason.  ALLAH Is Closer Than You Imagine When I performed Umrah about in October of 2025, I met a fellow sister from Nigeria who has lived in Makkah for  about 11 years. She was so warm to me—and she speaks Yorùbá. She isn’t Yorùbá by tribe, but she lived in Kwara, and that is how she learned my language. So we spoke Yorùbá inside Masjid al-Ḥarām . We were both happy. As a parting gift, she gave me a tasbih counter. She herself is like ...

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  We Are Not Having the Right Conversation About Polygamy We are not having the right conversation about polygamy—and it is destroying this Ummah. We should not be centering the conversation on how a wife is supposed to react after her husband marries another wife. That framing is already dishonest. It assumes inevitability. It assumes she had no say. It assumes the matter was decided over her, not with her. That is not the Islamic position. What the Companions Actually Agreed Upon In Al-Mughnī , Volume 9, page 483, it is clearly stated that the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ had a consensus that a woman may decide not to be in a polygamous marriage. Yes— a Muslim woman can decide not to be in polygamy . This is no different from the well-known ruling that although Muslim men are permitted to marry Christian women, a Christian woman still has the right to refuse . Permission for a man does not eliminate choice for a woman . Permissi...

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  - Most people don't care and it's fine.  - Everything you say will be used against you so speak. think before you speak but don't think too much. - Divorce isn't the opposite of marriage. Cruelty is. If marriage ends with kindness, it's still a success. Sincerely, Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA Author) | Founder, Hall of Light

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH To those of us who constantly wonder why do we even exist? What's the point? Why is there so much suffering in the world, Suratul Kahf is the solution. It's constant recitation and reflection. Almighty ALLAH knows some humans will always feel this way hence the constant reassurance that there's always goodness in every-evil-seeming-happening. Verily, HE is ALLAH, The Most Loving, The Most Merciful, The Owner of the universe. HE is the One who loves more than a mother could. He is Al-Wadud. The certainly Loving LORD. My fellow human beings, you'll find among humans those who aren't bothered about the evil and suffering happening in the world as long as it does not directly affect them, it doesn't matter to them. To those people, Almighty ALLAH has also made a provision. The duaa that says “AlhamduliLLAH to The One who has preferred me over much of what HE has created.” You see, if you're the type that breaks and hurt over the h...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Indeed Death is a Blessing So all praises belong to ALLAH for the blessings of death. I would have gone insane if this life is our home. AlhamduliLLAH that it's only an examination centre. Therefore, it's certainly going to be rough. So all praises belong to ALLAH who has blessed us with a limited test of a few decades in exchange for eternal punishment for those who insist on their errors And an eternal bliss for those who repent from their errors. And may peace be upon every human who's worthy of peace. The sick. The insane. Those on the battle field. The people of repentance. May peace be upon all of them! For verily, there's purpose in all tests and nothing is random. Sincerely, Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA Author) | Founder, Hall of Light

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Mom, is Islam Really the Truth? This is a picture of the Alema of Warri Kingdom, High-Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan — the husband of Senator, Natasha Hadiza Akpoti — observing the Ṣalāh prayer in his wife’s city of Ihima, Kogi Central, Ebira land. It was the day of Eid al-Adha on June 16, 2024 as seen on Hamza Lamisi's page on Facebook . This reminds me so much of my grandfather, the late Chief, Ash-Shaykh, Al-Imaam,  Mas'ud Ọláńrewájú Adépọ̀jù , the Aláàsá of Ìbàdàn land who once practiced Christo-Islam before embracing Islam fully at the age of 45. He was always an objective man of truth — constantly searching, constantly seeking. From traditional religions to Christianity, he explored everything. He practiced Christianity so deeply that he even became a pastor. At one point, he tried hard to convert his parents to Christianity because he sincerely believed it was the trut...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful From  the desk  of Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas, at an author's studio in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria Distinguished worshippers of ALLAH, I present… A 2 Minutes Tajweed Journey Mastering the science of Tajweed (2-Minutes at a time) | Vol. 1 ( Click here to read all Volumes ) Tajweed Journey | Vol. 1  the Letter Ra ر  How do we pronounce it? ... 🥀 What's the secret? ...  📩 The tongue. It's the secret. It's all you need to pronounce the letter, Ra ر. You do not need your throat at all. So how exactly do we use the tongue? Follow the following steps Step 1: Say lam ل, You actually need to say lam, if you don't say it nothing else will make sense. So say lam. Great. Did you notice that your tongue just touched your gum? Good, that is the same area that you say Ra ر from. Step 2: Place your tongue at the gum (the same way you did when you said lam ل), Then say faf ف A ...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful When it's all said and done, I define people as a puddle of evil that's capable of good Make no mistakes, in the grand scheme of things: There are good people who do bad things. Do not let the evil/bad — which they're sorry about — define them. Forgive them and do not hold them in permanent contempt in your mind, please. However, as for those who do evil and still insist on it while refusing to repent. Hold them in serious contempt and refuse to let go of the contempt if they don't repent. Verily, all praises belong to ALLAH who made the paradise for the repenting sinner and the hell-fire for the insistent  sinner. Definitely, the angels questioned why HE would create that which would cause mischief and shed blood. For indeed, HE is The Most High.  The One who knows that which we don't. Sometimes, people are something evil —  Even the good among people are also capable ...

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  The disease of  gender-based superiority . Verily, we can never become successful as a society if we do not follow the instructions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among these timeless instructions is the command  to treat women well. The Prophet ﷺ gave both men and women highly specific instructions regarding this. You will find this noble command recorded in  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1218),  Sahih al-Bukhari  (Hadith 3331),  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1468),  Sunan al-Tirmidhi  (Hadith 1162),  Ibn Majah  (Hadith 1977 — graded Sahih),  Musnad Ahmad  (Hadith 23957), and  Ibn Hibban  (Hadith 479). Acknowledging the war that Shayṭān is waging is only part of the solution. We will never end this gender war unless we end injustice — and we cannot end injustice if we refuse to even acknowledge it. If women are not a greater risk of being oppressed by  men and women  then  men and women ...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful ( May Almighty ALLAH preserve Sr.  Ummi.andrea  and every person of reflection and knowledge who has contributed to this — knowingly or unknowingly, by the way, if you're wondering what mariamoohanc means, keep reading. 😊) 🥀 Indeed, Mahr is part of the financial security which has been built into marriage 🫀 Mahr (money/inheritance that the husband gives to the wife at the start of marriage) is a mighty favour of ALLAH, bestowed on women — the bearers of the womb. The womb is ar-Rahim, named after The Almighty ALLAH, The Most High Himself. It is that which receives souls from the throne of ALLAH, above the seventh heavens. And in the glorious Qur'an, you'll find several verses safeguarding Mahr: this obligatory pillar of marriage.  So beware of anyone who wants to deprive you of this mighty favour from ALLAH. Be suspicious of anyone who wants to trivialise the importanc...

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful Almighty ALLAH has bestowed the stories of two women on me. One from Asia. One from Africa. Both died in their twenties from cancer. One was forced to marry a man she did not want. The other was abandoned by her family because she married the man she wanted. Some may call this coincidence. But explain to me how two women, with no history of cancer in their families, suddenly developed cancer after the trauma of forced marriage. My sister in Islam, Almighty ALLAH gave men many rights , but He never gave any man the right to decide who enters your body. No man — not even your father — has the authority to decide who you have sexual relations with. That choice belongs to you alone . Sisters in Islam, Your father’s role in your marriage is walī — a protector, not a dictator. If he refuses to protect your interests, he has disobeyed ALLAH. And you do not obey one who disobe...