Month: May 2021

A woman asked for divorce. The judge asked: "What is the reason?" She said: "My husband is a Hayawaan (animal)." The judge asked: "If he is an animal, why did you marry him in the first place?" She replied: "I did not know that he was an animal." Her...

Two men came to a court. One of them said: "This person was carrying heavy items, he fell over. He asked for my help and I asked what he would give me in return, he said: "NOTHING." I still helped him, and he did not give me anything in return! The J...

Ibn al-Jawzi said: العالم عند العوام من صعد المنبر "A scholar - according to the general public - is the one who has climbed the pulpit (mimbar)." ["Al-Qusaas wal-Mudhakirin", p. 318]. This is a big mistake, because anyone can tie...

The Return of Jesus - نزول عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام The great Muhadith, Ahmad Shaakir [pictured] said in his footnotes on Tafsir Tabari [6/460]: نزول عيسى عليه السلام في آخر الزمان: مما لم يختلف فيه المسلمون، لورود الأخبار المتواترة الصحاح ...

Once, a Lion had captured prey ... As it was eating it, the hyenas gathered all around him, making threatening noises. The Lion didn't pay any attention to them and calmly finished his meal. ...

It is said: لكل بيت أسرار "Every house has its secrets..." There are no exceptions. When you visit other people's houses, respect people's privacy. Don't try to dig for answers, if they don't tell it to you themselv...

It is often asked: if Surah Ikhlas is equal to 1/3 of the Qur'an in reward, why do we still need to read the entire Qur'an? Ibn Taymiyah said: كمن معه ثلاثة آلاف دينار وآخر معه طعام ولباس ومساكن ونقد يعدل ثلاثة آلاف دينار فإن هذا معه ما ينتفع به في...

A man stumbled upon this Hadith: “الحبة السوداء شفاء من كل داء” "The black seed contains a cure for any disease." ["Sahih Bukhari", 5688] https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5688 He read: "الحبة السوداء" (black seed) As: "ا...

Al-Qur'an, 95:1-3: وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ وَطُورِ سِينِينَ وَهَذَا الْبَلَدِ الْأَمِينِ "I swear by the Fig and the Olive, (Palestine, place of Jesus) and by Mount Sinai, (place of Moses) and by this peace...

A Bedouin was taken to court ... من طرائف الأعراب The judge asked: "What is the accusation against you?" The Bedouin replied: "I have stolen a short rope." The judge asked: "Did they drag you to court for su...