Month: July 2021
Cow’s Head
A cow's head was stuck in a jar - البـقرة والزيـر The people consulted the village elder for a solution. This wise man thought deep and said: “Decapitate the cow.” They did it. The cow died, but its head was still stuck in the jar. They went back to...
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A group of people were praying… Majnun was drowning in his thoughts about Layla so he unknowingly walked in front of them. They scolded him. Majnun said: والله مارأيتكم! و والله لو كنتم تحبون الله كما أحب ليلى لما رأيتموني "I didn't even notice you g...
View DetailsMen & Women Mixing
Seclusion (الخلوة) (being alone) with a stranger of the opposite gender is strictly forbidden. It's a sin and can lead to Fahshaa. However, mixing (الاختلاط) in public places or in the presence of other people - when the correct Hijab is observed and...
View DetailsPolygamy
A man was beating his wife with a stick. Another man walked past and said: “A stick is used to beat animals, but women are beaten by other women.” (He meant: marry a second wife) The man didn’t get it, so h...
View DetailsAttacking Top Scholars
There are some people who are trying to attack & discredit scholars like Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Bukhari, Ibn Taymiyah, and others.... The poet says: يا ناطح الجبل أشفق على رأسك "O you who headbutts the mountain;...
View DetailsSeeing Double
A man married a woman, but realised that she saw everything double. If she was given one piece of bread, she saw two pieces of bread and used to get extra happy. The man praised God for this blessing... One day, he sat to eat with her, so she threw a...
View DetailsShaykh Kishk
Sh Kishk said about a famous Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum: "She's 70 years old and she's singing: "Take me to your sweetness, take me." May the Lord take you…" 😂 وعن أغنية #لأم_كلثوم علّق الشيخ كشك قائلاً: امرأة في السبعين من عمرها تقول ”خدني لحنانك...
View DetailsPan Or Grave?
A man was presented with a pot/pan of food. He saw a lot of bones inside it, and little meat. He said: "Is this supposed to be a qidr (pan) or a qabr (grave)?" قدمت لأبي العيناء قِدْر، فوجدها كثيرة ...
View DetailsOne Thing At A Time
A proverb: من ركب حصانين شق دبره “Whoever rides two horses, will rip his backside.” Meaning: don’t try to do too many things at once. Do one thing at a time, whether it’s a job, or studies or a tas...
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Imam Ibn Hibban wrote: الواجب على العاقل أن يستميل قلوب الناس إليه بالمزاح وترك التعبس , والمزاح على ضربين : فمزاح محمود , ومزاح مذموم , فأما المزاح المحمود فهو : الذي لا يشوبه مَا كره اللَّه عز وجل ، ولا يكون بإثم ولا قطيعة رحم . وأما المزاح ...
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