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There is a proverb in Afghanistan and other countries: میوه دار شجر په کاڼو ویشتل کېږې "Stones are thrown only at fruit-bearing trees..." People throw stones at trees, to drop their fruit. They want the fruit. When...

In life, one should be kind, but not gullible. There is a Pashto proverb which says: پيشو د خدای لپاره موږک نه نيسي "Cats don't catch mice for the sake of God." Many people are selfish, when they do things, there a...

Permissible Lies - حكم الكذب وما يباح منه Lying is a bad trait but it is not forbidden in itself, it is forbidden if it has no benefit and/or causes harm. The jurists spoke about beneficial lies and even obligatory lies! Speaking the truth can som...

It is said about the Khawaarij: فم يُسبح، و يد تذبح “A mouth that PRAYS, and a hand that SLAYS.” They are deluded in religion, seeking nearness to God by shedding the blood of innocent people. Can the Qur'an become a means of misguidance? Yes - t...

Always treat the source of the problem ...الطبيب والكحل A man came to a doctor and complained about stomach ache. The doctor asked: "What did you eat?" He said: "Burnt bread." The doctor sta...

A Bedouin was asked: "What do you think of that person?" He replied: "If he was among the Children of Israel, when they were commanded to sacrifice a cow, they would have sacrificed him instead of the cow." سُئِلَ ...

A story about government spin-doctors - لعن الله الباذنجان A king once said to his servant: "I crave to eat aubergines." The servant said: "May God bless aubergines!" and started endlessly praising aubergines. ...

A poet says: إذا خطب الغني بنات قومي رقصن من المسرة والبشارة وإن جاء الفقير ولو تقيا ذهبن إلى صلاة الإستخارة "If a rich man asks the hand of girl, they happily dance because of the good news (Bishaarah); ...

It is permissible to beat the Daff - الدُّف musical instrument (Tambourine) during certain happy occasions, by agreement of all scholars. It is an Ijmaa (consensus): 1- Badrudeen 'Ayni Hanafi wrote: اتّفق الْعلمَاء على جَوَاز اللَّهْو فِي وَلِيمَة ...

A poor man asked a rich man for money... نكت أدبية في البخلاء The rich man felt too proud, to even talk to a beggar... So he said to his servant: "O such and such, tell such and such, to tell such and such, to tell this beggar: I cannot help you, ...