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We take so much pride in our Islamic history and the seat of the Prophet's sallam about how the companions

Would care for the widows and particularly the way that the widows as soon as their idah would be finished

They would have a line of men ready to marry them and to take care of their families and so how

Allah it's as if that entire history is completely removed from us and

relegated almost exclusively just to marriage and

That is a loss on our part

So before I even talk about their idah and the rulings on their idah

Let's talk about this lost Sunnah of caring for the widow and it is indeed a lost Sunnah

You know when you hear about orphans and you hear about the poor and you hear about all these different things

The Sunnah of caring for the widows the Prophet sallallahu alayhi sallam was described

Well, yeah, no, and yamsi armal armalati when meskeen

Fayaq alaihi al-Hajjah that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi sallam was not too proud to be seen walking with the widow and

Walking with the meskeen walking with one who was poor and

Carrying out their needs until he fulfilled their need the Prophet sallallahu alayhi sallam said

Asahi alal armalati when meskeen the one who strives in caring for the widow and for the poor person is

Like the one who strives in the path of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala like the Mujahid in the path of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

Or like the one who fasts all day without breaking their fast or like the one who prays all night without

Without sleeping subhanahu alayhi sallam all that for who the one who cares for the widow al-armala

Well meskeen and all of these things that fall in the category of caring for the widow

You know the the Ahadith in general about being there for someone who is vulnerable being there for someone who is in need that

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is in the cause of his servant so long as his servant is in the cause of his brother or sister

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