Month: August 2021
Think Big
The Prophet said: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ مَعَالِيَ الأُمُورِ وَأَشرَافَهَا ، وَيَكْرَهُ سَفْسَافَهَا “God loves lofty and honourable of matters and hates petty, trivial matters." ["Silsilah as-Sahihah", 1890]. Occupy your mind with...
View DetailsTwo Calamities
An evil governor once said: "O people, praise God because from the day I have been appointed over you, God has averted the plagues from you." A Bedouin said: "God is too merciful, He won’t combine two calamities upon us, you and the plague." خطب أم...
View DetailsIncompetent People In Charge
Do NOT give authority to incompetent people: It is said that an elephant was once running away from the jungle. When asked for the reason, he said: "The Lion has ordered that all Giraffe's should be killed." It was said: "But you are an Elephant, yo...
View DetailsOverlook Mistakes
A young boy was serving a gathering of elders. As he saw the big people, he became nervous and spilled a cup on the floor. Instead of punishing the boy, the elders smiled and said: وَلِلأَرْضِ مِنْ كأسِ الكِرامِ نَصِيبُ "The earth also has...
View DetailsMind Your Own Business
Mind your own business if you want a long life … 😂 A man saw another person drink a lot of coffee and eat a lot of dates. He said: “I see that you are addicted to coffee and dates...” The other person asked: “Did you know that my grandfather lived f...
View DetailsDumb Friend
A Bedouin was crossing the desert with his friend. He asked for the water bottle, but it was empty. The Bedouin asked: "where is the water gone?!" His friend replied: "I saw a dry plant in the desert, so I watered it." The Bedouin slapped him and sai...
View DetailsTake Precautions
Once a blind man was carrying a lantern… He was asked: “Why do you carry a lantern while it doesn’t benefit you?” The blind man replied: “I carry this lantern so that the people of eyesight don’t bump into me.” خرج اعمى ليشرب من النهر وبيده مصباح ين...
View DetailsThief
A thief's wife said to him: "Go do some shopping." The thief said: "I'm waiting for the shops to close." غله ته يې ښځې وويل: لاړشه سودا راوړه، هغه ورته وې: صبر وکه دوکانونه خو بند شي.!...
View DetailsThe Keys
It is said: الرجال صناديق مغلقة مفاتيحها الكلام "People are like closed boxes, the key to what is inside them is speech."...
View DetailsIn Defence Of Abu Hanifah
In defence of Imam Abu Hanifah - دفاع عن الإمام أبي حنيفة Regarding some harsh statements of some Imams regarding Imam Abu Hanifah found in "Kitab al-Sunnah" of Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad - they were based on rumours and 'قيل وقال' ... after th...
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