Day: April 24, 2021
Self-Inflicting Hardship
Self-inflicted suffering/hardship - المشقة - is not rewarded: Imam Bukhari narrated in his Sahih: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ...
View DetailsKeeping Birds In Cages
Q: Is it allowed to keep a bird in a cage? حكم حبس العصافير في القفص A: According to scholars - Yes - as long as its taken good care of. It has been narrated: وَكَانَ لِي أَخٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ ـ قَالَ أَحْسِبُهُ فَطِيمٌ ـ وَكَانَ إِذَا ...
View DetailsBrides Swapped
When two brides were swapped ... حكاية أبي حنيفة In the time of Imam Abu Hanifah, two women got married at the same time. They were mistakenly swapped, so each husband took the bride of the other person home. They spent the night, and only realised ...
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