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Qatadah said: "I memorise everything I hear and I never forget what I memorise." Turning to his servant, he then said: "Boy, bring me my sandals..." The servant said: "They are on your feet." قال ...

It is said: إذا صلحت العين صلحت سواقيها "If the fountain is good, its streams will be good ..." There are exceptions to this: sometimes the fountain will be pure, but the streams that reach us may have been polluted...

Ibn al-Jawzi wrote: ومررت بقوم قد اجتمعوا على رجل يضربونه فقلت لرجل يجيد ضربه ما حال هذا قال والله ما أدري ما حاله ولكنني رأيتهم يضربونه فضربته معهم لله عز و جل وطلبا للثواب A man walked past a group of people who were beating someone up, s...

The ideas we share with people are like seeds. Sometimes, it feels like we’re planting seeds: بواد غير ذي زرع "... in a barren valley..." [Qur'an 14:37]. Some people don’t want to listen, but keep going… the seeds ...

It is said: الْفُرْصَةُ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ، فَانْتَهِزُوا فُرَصَ الْخَيْرِ "Opportunities pass by like clouds ... seize a good opportunity without delay!"...

If an animal comes to you looking for food, don't ignore it. It came to you only to remove some of your sins... The Prophet said: ‏ فِي كُلِّ ذَاتِ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ "There is a reward for serving any animate (living being)..."...

Don't face every calamity head-on, some adversities are too big to tackle head-on ... they will break us… be flexible and let things pass: وشبهوه في ذلك بالريح العاصفة التي لا تضر بما لان له من الشجر ومال معها من الحشيش، وما استهدف لها من الدواح الع...

It is said that an oppressive man died on Friday, and people were saying that because he died on Friday, he will be saved from the punishment of the grave. They asked a scholar if this is true, he said: "His punishment is starting on Saturday, God w...

There was a drought in a region, and a linguist was making a rain-prayer, using posh words, asking God to grant us rain that is: pouring, gushing, torrential, heavy, abundant, showering, flooding etc. A Bedouin heard him and said: "O successor of No...

In praise of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him: محمد بشر لا كالبشر بل هو ياقوت بين الحجر “Muhammad is Human, but stands ALONE He's like a Diamond, mankind a STONE.” A diamond...