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Beware of sell-out scholars: شيوخ الأزهر يعطونك الفتوى التي تريدها مقابل فرخة جمال عبد الناصر "The Scholars of Al-Azhar, (some of them) give you the fatwaa you want in exchange for a chicken." - Gamal Abd Al-Nasser NOTE: There ar...

Minor Sins: Constant Dripping Wears Away Stone - الغزالي Can persistence on a MINOR sin (الصغيرة) turn it into a MAJOR sin (كبيرة)? The scholars disagree. The majority say: yes, persistence on minor sins, makes it a major sin. Some scholars say: ...

Solitude is better than being around bad people - أبي ذر Abu Dharr said: الوَحدةُ خَيرٌ مِن جليس السُّوءِ، والجليسُ الصَّالحُ خَيرٌ مِن الوَحدةِ، وإملاءُ الخيرِ خَيرٌ مِن السُّكوتِ، والسُّكوتُ خَيرٌ مِن إملاءِ الشَّرِّ. "Loneliness is bett...

Refraining from a BAD DEED counts as a GOOD DEED - ترك المعصية The Prophet said that God has told the Angels: وَإِنْ تَرَكَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِي فَاكْتُبُوهَا لَهُ حَسَنَةً "... And if a person refrains from doing [a BAD DEED] fo...

Seeking Knowledge - طلب العلم Imam ash-Shafi'i رحمه الله was asked : ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ : ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﻃﻠﺒﻚ ﻟﻪ؟! ﻗﺎل اﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ. : ﻃﻠﺐ اﻟﻤﺮأة اﻟﻤﻀﻠﺔ وﻟﺪﻫﺎ "How do you seek [knowledge]?" He replied: ...

Ibn al-Jawzi narrates another funny incident: ! قيل لمغفل‏:‏ قد سرق حمارك فقال ‏:‏ الحمد الله ، أني ما كنت عليه‏‏ An idiot was told: "Your donkey got stolen!" He said: "Thank God I wasn't s...

Counting our Blessings - نعمة الله Abu Ishaq al-Harbi said: ولى عشر سنين أبصر بفرد عين ما أخبرت به أحدا "It has been 10 years that one of my eyes has gone blind, and I have not complained in front of anyone about it."...

Inanimate Objects also have a Destiny/Fate - قدر It has been narrated: لا تضربوا إماءكم على إنائكم فإن لها أجلا كآجال الناس "Don't smack your servants for breaking your vessels, because even (these lifeless vessels) have a ...

Youth are open minded - تفسير ابن كثير About the PEOPLE OF THE CAVE (أصحاب الكهف), the Qur'an states: إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ "They were YOUNG PEOPLE who believed in their Lord." [18:13]. Ibn Kathir writes in his Tafsir (3/78): فذك...

Assuming good about beggars - أعطوا السائل The Prophet is reported to have said: ‏ أَعْطُوا السَّائِلَ وَإِنْ جَاءَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ "GIVE TO A BEGGAR, EVEN IF HE COMES ON A HORSE." ["Muwatta Malik", 1846 - وهو مختلف...