Month: April 2021
Tyrants
A man went to the mosque to pray against the oppressors ... he found them all praying in the first row! ذهب إلى المسجد ليدعو على من ظلموه فوجدهم يصلون في الصف الأول....
View DetailsDon’t Talk Too Much
If you want to grab people's attention: "Talk LESS, say MORE...تكلم أقل ، قل أكثر Imam Shafi'iee said in a poem: أما ترى الاسد تُخشى و هي صامتة ؟! والكلب يخسى لعمري و هو نباح "Do you not see how people are in awe of the lion, although he is...
View DetailsSelf-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 ...
View DetailsWorth Of Women
Worth of Women in Islam - امرأة في الإسلام The Prophet taught us the following about females: 1- When she's a DAUGHTER, her parents enter Paradise because of her. 2- When she becomes a WIFE, ...
View DetailsAshes & Fire
Abu Uthman was passing through an alley and someone threw ashes at him from one of the roofs. His companions became angry and started to rebuke those people. Abu Uthman said to them: "Don't say anything, a pe...
View DetailsHumility Of Imam Dhahabi
What Imam Dhahabi - الذهبي - said about himself ... He was a very humble scholar, despite being a giant in knowledge. He added a tiny biography of himself in one of his books, described himself as Shafi'ii in Madhab and said about himself: جمع توا...
View DetailsFollowing A Madhab
Do we have to follow a Madhab? Al-Mulla Ali Qaari al-Hanafi said: ومن المعلوم ان الله سبحانه ما كلف احدا ان يكون حنفيا او مالكيا او شافعيا او حنبليا بل كلفهم ان يعملوا بالكتاب والسنة ان كانوا علماء وان يقلدوا العلماء اذا كانوا جهلاء "It is ...
View DetailsInnocence Of Children
Once a poet read some poetry. A kid was very impressed by it. The poet said to the kid: "Don't you wish that I was your dad?" The kid replied: "My dad is irreplaceable ... would you like to b...
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