Day: April 30, 2021
Don’t Belittle People
A man tried to talk to Ma'mun (المأمون - an Abbasid ruler), but Ma'mun did not pay any attention to him. The man said: "God stopped Prophet Solaiman to listen to an ant. I'm not less than an ant, and you are not more than So...
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A man said to his wife: "The Abbasid kings had beautiful names, such as: "Al-Mu'tasim Billah, Al-Mutawakil 'ala Allah etc, If I was one of them, how would you have named me?" His wife replied: "Probably 'Al-'Ayazu Billah' (ا...
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A man was studying Usul al-Fiqh - أصول الفقه His wife asked: "If you were to choose between me and such and such woman, who would you prefer?" The man replied, citing an Usuli principle: "Don't give preference (tarjih) to one over the other, unles...
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The story of 'Uday bin Rabia - عدي بن أبي ربيعة A man was captured in a tribal war, in times of Jahiliyah. They asked him to show them 'Uday bin Rabia. The prisoner said: "If I show him to y...
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