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One of the dangers of self-study - as mentioned by Khatib al-Baghdadi - 1,000 years ago: وكان غير واحد من المتقدمين، إذا حضرته الوفاة، أتلف كتبه، أو أوصى بإتلافها، خوفاً من أن تصير إلى من ليس من أهل العلم، فلا يعرف أحكامها، ويحمل جميع ما فيها على ظا...

Always stay Active & keep Moving towards your goals! Imam Shafi'iee says in a poem: إني رأيتُ وقوفَ الماء يفسدهُ إِنْ سَال طَابَ وَإنْ لَمْ يَجْرِ لَمْ يَطِبِ "And I noticed that water goes bad when its...

Did you know that sometimes : lying (كذب) can become obligatory and telling the truth (حق) can become a sin? Imaam Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi says ("Al-Fisal", 4/5): فليس كل كذب معصية بل منه ما يكون طاعة لله عز و جل وفرضا واجبا يعصى من تركه صح ان رسول ال...

Are Yajuj and Majuj (يأجوج ومأجوج) Giants & Dwarfs? Yajuj and Majuj are not some 'Lord of the Rings' type giants and dwarfs. They are human beings. All those narrations describing them like that are weak and fabrications. Ibn Kathir says: يأ...

Studying vs Marriage - طالب العلم والزواج Many scholars believe that marriage is no hindrance to studying, but some scholars of the Salaf believed it is a barrier because with marriage come responsibilities and distractions. It is recommended for p...

Arrogance (التكبر) is generally hated by God and the people, but there are times when it is ALLOWED. The scholars say: التكبر على المتكبر عبادة "Showing arrogance to an arrogant person is an act of worship [of God]." This statement is attributed t...

18 classical scholars on when Self-praise is allowed - حكم مدح النفس Self-praise is generally disliked, because it involves arrogance (تكبر) and looking down on others. However, there are exceptions to this general rule: It will be permissible if it...

Language & Grammar is Important (النحو) Khateeb al-Baghdadi narrates that some scholars said: وعن الرحبي قال: سمعتُ بعض أصحابنا يقول: إذا كتبَ لَحَّان، فكتب عن اللَّحان لَحَّانٌ آخر، فكتب عن اللحان لحان آخر، صار الحديث بالفارسيَّة! [الجامع للخط...

Istighatha - الاستغاثة Imam Al-Allusi, the Hanafi mufti of Baghdad wrote in his Tafsir - 200 years ago: إن الناس قد أكثروا من دعاء غير الله تعالى من الأولياء الأحياء منهم والأموات وغيرهم مثل سيدي فلان أغثني وليس ذلك من التوسل المباح في شيء واللائق ...

Hassan Al-Basri vs a Khariji - مَا الإِسْلامُ ؟ Hassan Al-Basri asked a man from the Khawarij - 1300 years ago - a question, which is still relevant to the neo-Khawarij extremists of today: قَالَ الْحَسَنُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ : " مَا الإِسْل...