Widow

10 Dhul Qa'dah 144727 April 2026

Clarification Regarding the Hadith on the Virtue of a Widowed Mother

QuestionIt was mentioned in the old books: "I am the first one who holds onto heaven. There is a woman who wants to get into heaven before me. I asked, "O Jibril, who is this woman?" He said, "This is a woman whose husband died and left her children, and…

20 Jumadal Ula 144414 December 2022

The Reward for a Widowed Mother

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? «أنا وسفعاء الخدين في الجنة كهاتين، وأشار بإصبعيه الوسطى والسبابة، قالوا: يا رسول الله، وما سفعاء الخدين؟ قال: امرأة توفي زوجها فقعدت على عيالها».

16 Safar 143817 November 2016

The Great Virtue of Assisting Widows and the Poor

QuestionIs this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The person who assists and takes care of the widow and the poor is like the person who is striving in the path of Allah or like the one who is fasting all day and performing Salah all night"