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Ibn Kathir mentions: شكى رجل إلى إبراهيم بن أدهم كثرة عياله فقال له: ابعث إلي منهم من ليس رزقه على الله فسكت الرجل A man complained to Ibrahim ibn Adham about (feeding) the number of children he had. Ibrahim said to him: "...

Do we stick to: The LETTER of the text (حرفية النص), Or the SPIRIT of the text (روح النص)? Well ...both methodologies are valid - but sticking to the spirit (intended meanings/objectives) of the text seems to be the correct methodology, inshaAllah....

Sometimes, people get concerned about petty stuff, while ignoring major stuff. Ibn Al-Jawzi wrote 800 years ago: رجل زنى بامرأة فأحبلها ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : لم تعزل ! فَقَالَ : بلغني أن العزل مكروه . فَقِيلَ لَهُ : وما بلغك أن الزنا حرام " تلبيس إبليس ...

Two people from the Khawarij were making Tawaf around the Ka'bah - about 1,000 years ago. One of them said to his companion: “Do you see these crowds of people? None of them will enter Paradise, except you and me." His companion - who was a bit sma...

"When someone dies, who used to say: "The basis of our law is the constitution and not the Qur'an", then don't read the Qur'an over his body, rather read the constitution." - Ibn Ashur al-Maliki إذا مات شخص ممن يقولون: "مرجعيتنا ال...

On the Day of Judgement: Actions will be WEIGHED, not COUNTED It's : Quality over Quantity. Ibn Kathir writes in his Tafsir (8/176): وَقَوْلُهُ : ( لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ) أَيْ : خَيْرٌ عَمَلًا كَمَا قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَ...

Is it compulsory that the ankles touch each other in Congregational Prayers? No. The narrations mention: "Shoulder to Shoulder" - يَلْزَقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ (Sahih - Abu Dawud, 662). "Ankle to Ankle" - وَكَعْب...

They asked Imam al-Shawkani: "Why don't you write a commentary on Sahih Bukhari - like others have done?" He replied: 'Laa Hijrah ba'd al-Fath!' - لا هجرة بعد الفتح (there is no Hijrah (no need to go anywhere else) after 'Fath al-Bari' was written ...

If someone doesn’t pray or doesn’t wear Hijab - is there any point in fasting? Yes ... it may be that God guides that person to Pray and wear Hijab - because of their intention to fast. Imam Ibn Qudamah wrote 800 years ago: كنت في قافلة بالشام فخرج...

Sheep mentality: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi wrote 1,000 years ago: رَأَيْتُ الْعَتَّابِيَّ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ بِبَابِ الشَّامِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : وَيْحَكَ ، أَمَا تَسْتَحِي ؟ فَقَالَ لي : أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كُنَّا فِي دَارٍ فِيهَا بَقَرٌ ، أَ...