Month: June 2021
Slap
Ibn al-Jawzi mentions: قال رجل لرجل إن لطمتك لطمة لأبلغن بك المدينة فقال له فأحب إن تردفها بأخرى لعل الله تعالى أن يرزقني الحج على يديك A man said to another man: I will slap you so hard that the force of my slap will drop you all the way i...
View DetailsSpeedy Baby
A man married a woman, and after 3 months, she delivered a baby. The women gathered to give him a name. The man said: we need to call him “speedy”, because he covered a 9 month distance in just 3 months... تزوج جحا بإمرأة حسنة، فولدت له بعد ثلاثة أش...
View DetailsFajr
Fajr prayer is before sunrise. A woman heard the Mu'adhin call to prayer, AFTER sunrise, saying: "Prayer is better than sleep!" She said: "Sleep is better than this prayer." سمعت امرأة مؤذنا يؤذن بعد طلوع الشمس ويقول الصلاة خير من النوم فقالت : النو...
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A man was gifted a ring without an emerald stone inside it. He said: "May the Lord grant you a Palace in Paradise, without a ceiling!" أهدى إلى سالم القصاص خاتم بلا فص فقال: ربنا يعطيك في الجنة قصرا بلا سقف!...
View DetailsGod’s Witnesses On Earth
Imam Nasai narrates: وَمُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَجَبَتْ " . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي مُرَّ بِجَنَازَةِ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقُلْتَ " وَجَبَتْ " ....
View DetailsFreedom Is Priceless
Freedom is Priceless: A dog once saw a skinny wolf and said: "Cousin, why do you tire yourself like this? You expose yourself to dangers and hunger in the deserts and the mountains. Join Humans. They will give you free food and shelter." The wolf a...
View DetailsBlaming Satan
Ibn Asaakir narrates a funny incident: لهؤلاء الشطار ملاحة كأن أحدهم يصل خلف إنسان فقرأ الإنسان " الحمد لله رب إ العالمين " حتى فرغ منها ثم أرتج ( 2 ) عليه فجعل يقول أعوذ بالله السميع العليم من الشيطان الرجيم وجعل يردد ذلك فقال الشاطر ليس للشيطان ذن...
View DetailsWork For Yourself
Ibn al-Jawzi mentions a proverb of the ancients: وذكر الحكماء في أمثالهم قالوا : قيل للذئب ما بالك تعدو أسرع من الكلب فقال لأني أعدو لنفسي والكلب يعدو لصاحبه. A wolf was asked: "How is it that you can run faster than a dog?" ...
View DetailsPolygamy
A woman was reading the Qur'an with her husband. When she reached the verses: "Marry women of your choice, Two or Three or Four..." [4:3]... she lowered her voice. Her husband smiled and said to her: "You are my First, my Second, my Third and my Four...
View DetailsDisbeliever Brothers
Types of "brotherhood" - مفهوم الأخوة في الإسلام If "brother" or "sister" is said to people of other faiths with religious connotations attached to it, i.e. that all faiths are basically the same and kufr, shirk and iman all lead to eternal salvatio...
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