Year: 2020
Worldly Life
Worldly Life - الحياة الدنيا Ibn al-Jawzi said something profound: إنما تعجب الدنيا من لا فهم له، كما أن أضغاث الأحلام تسر النائم، لعب الخيال يحسبها الطفل حقيقة، فأما العاقل فلا يغتر...
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How the Salaf used to remind themselves of Hellfire - الأحنف بن قيس وكان يضع أصبعه على المصباح ، ثم يقول : حس ويقول : ما حملك يا أحنف على أن صنعت كذا يوم كذا Al-Ahnaf ibn Qayss used to put his finger close to the lamp and s...
View DetailsSell-Out Scholars
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...
View DetailsPersisting On Sins
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: ...
View DetailsSolitude
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...
View DetailsRefraining From A Bad Deed Is A Good Deed
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...
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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: ...
View DetailsLost Donkey
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...
View DetailsCounting Our Blessings
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."...
View DetailsInanimate Objects Have Destiny
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 ...
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