Month: October 2020
Protecting Non-Muslims
14 Quotes: Protected Non-Muslims - (المعاهد) & (المستأمن) The peaceful non-Muslims like TOURISTS, TRADERS, ENGINEERS, DOCTORS and other peaceful non-Muslim CITIZENS of Muslim lands, are protected by Islamic Law in terms of their lives and wealth...
View DetailsWhat Goes Around, Comes Around
What goes around, comes around - كما تدين تدان As you do to others, so shall be done to you. It has been narrated: أن رجلاً كان يضرب أباه في موضع , فقيل له : ما هذا ؟ فقال الأب أتركوه , فإني كنت أضرب أبي في هذا الموضع فابت...
View DetailsRespect Life
The Prophet said: مَن قتَل عصفورًا عبَثًا عجَّ إلى اللهِ يومَ القيامةِ يقولُ: يا ربِّ إنَّ فلانًا قتَلني عبَثًا ولم يقتُلْني منفعةً “Whoever kills even a small sparrow in vain, the little bird will (complain) to God on the D...
View DetailsOceans
Ibn al-'Arabi al-Maliki says in his Tafsir: ومن أراد أن يعلم يقينا أن الحول والقوة لله فليركب البحر "Whoever wants to be certain that all POWER and MIGHT belongs to God - he should sail the ocean." ["Ahkam al-Qur'...
View DetailsLight Of God
It says in the Qur'an: يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ "They want to extinguish the Light of God (Islam) with their mouths." [Qur'an 61:8]. Ibn Kathir comments on this: ومثلهم في ذلك...
View DetailsAsk About Beauty First
Marriage: Ask about Beauty First - الإمام أحمد Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said: إذَا خَطَبَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَةً سَأَلَ عَنْ جَمَالِهَا أَوَّلًا. فَإِنْ حُمِدَ: سَأَلَ عَنْ دِينِهَا. فَإِنْ حُمِدَ: تَزَوَّجَ، وَإِنْ...
View DetailsAngel Of Death & Solomon
Angel of Death & Prophet Solaiman - قصةُ سليمان عليه السلام ومَلَكُ الموت There is this terrifying incident narrated: Shahr Ibn Hawshab, a Tabi'i Imaam of the Salaf, said: دَخَلَ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ عليه السلام فَجَعَلَ ...
View DetailsThe Buried Treasure
The Buried Treasure & Imam Abu Hanifah - الإمام أبو حنيفة A man tried to hide his wealth so he buried it somewhere, but he forgot the exact location. He came to Imam Abu Hanifah, who told him: "This is...
View DetailsThe Ruling On The Beard
The Beard - اللحية The jurists disagree about the ruling on the beard. This is a Fiqhi issue (من المسائل الفقهية الفرعيَّة) on which disagreement is valid (خلاف معتبر) and we should not make a big deal out of this. 1- The Prophet ...
View DetailsTraveller
A traveller once visited an ascetic worshipper (عابد زاهد). It was a simple house. The traveller asked: “Where is your furniture? - أين أثاثك؟" The worshipper asked him in return:...
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