Life Events

A companion for the milestones of a Muslim life — birth, marriage, and death — each with the sunnah and the tools you need.

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A guided life-path index

Choose the milestone you need; each section below opens its practical guides and tools.

Sources and notes
  1. Guide index: Hidayah24 life-event guides and tools linked on this page.

A navigation overview, not a case-specific legal ruling.

Version: 2026.09

Birth & the Newborn

Welcoming a child with the sunnah: the adhan, taḥnīk, naming on the seventh day, ʿaqīqah, and shaving the head.

Aqeeqah GuideThe sunnah sacrifice, timing & namingIslamic Baby NamesMeaningful names for boys & girlsRaising Children (Tarbiyat 360)The foundations of tarbiyah, topic by topic

Marriage

Building a home on the sunnah: choosing a spouse, the nikah, its conditions and checklist, and the rights of each partner.

Halal Matrimony (walī-supervised)Finding a spouse with the walī involved, and a nikāḥ checklistMarried Life (Nikah 360)Rights, kindness and the years after the nikahCourse: Family Life, Nikah & ParentingA structured courseFamily Fiqh (incl. Ṭalāq)Rights, divorce, ʿiddah & rulingsConflict ResolutionResolving disputes the Islamic way

Death & After

Facing death with īmān: the rites of ghusl, kafan, janazah and burial, writing an Islamic will, and the distribution of inheritance.

Someone has just died — what to do nowCalm, step-by-step help for the first hoursJanazah GuideGhusl, kafan, salah & burialIslamic WillWrite a shariah-compliant wasiyyahInheritance CalculatorDistribute the estate by the FarāʾiḍCourse: Death, the Barzakh & the HereafterA taught course on what comes after

Travel & Journeys

Setting out with the sunnah: the traveller's duʿās, and the concessions of shortening (qaṣr) and combining prayers.

Travel duʿāsLeaving home, the journey, returningPrayer while travellingQaṣr & combining — how and when

Hardship, Illness & Distress

When life is heavy: the duʿās of the distressed, patience and reliance, visiting the sick, and authentic ruqyah from the Qur'an and sunnah.

What does my heart need?A feeling → ayah, hadith & duʿāRuqyah (self-healing)Authentic Qur'anic remediesWellbeing & the heartAnxiety, grief & spiritual first-aid

New Beginnings

A fresh start with Islam — whether embracing the faith or returning to it — one simple step at a time.

New Muslim startThe essentials, gently pacedYour first dayWhat to do first

Step-by-step journeys

Welcoming a newbornThe first weeks, in orderPreparing for nikāḥRulings, rights and married lifeWhen someone diesFrom the first hours to the inheritance
This hub is educational guidance following mainstream Muslim scholars. For a specific case — an unusual inheritance, a difficult marriage, or a contested ruling — consult a qualified scholar.