Month: September 2021
Reform
The scholars say: be 'saalih - صالح' and a 'muslih - مصلح' There is a huge difference between the two: The person who is 'saalih - صالح', is a pious person, who reforms himself, like: prayers, fasting, dhikr, recitations, etc. Nobody has an issue ...
View DetailsWisdom
The wise scholars of the past used to say: أول من يعتذر هو الأشجع The first to apologize is the bravest. أول من يعفوا هو الأقوى The first to forgive is the strongest. أول من...
View DetailsJudging By Actions, Not Words
On a cold and windy day, a hunter caught some birds. He started slaughtering them one by one, while the other birds were watching. Due to the cold and wind, his eyes started to shed tears. One of the gullible birds said: انظر إلى الصياد المسكين، ك...
View DetailsPoem
Abu 'l-'Ainaa proposed to a girl, but she didn't like his appearance. So, he wrote a poem to her: "If you are disgusted by my face, remember that I am a brilliant intellectual, not an ignoramus, nor an idiot." She replied: "It wasn't for the purpo...
View DetailsExpired Food
A man sent some sweet food to his friend, but it had expired and gone bad. He also sent a letter with it, saying: "I gift you this sweet food sprinkled with Saffron from the city of Isfahan!" His friend tasted this bad food, and wrote back to him: ...
View DetailsBad Leader
A man said to a minister of the Ummayids: "You have an attribute that the Prophet did not have." The minister asked: "How is that possible, O fool?!" The man said: "God told His Prophet: "If you [O Prophet] had been rude and hard-hearted, they woul...
View DetailsWinds
The Prophet said: اَ تَسُبُّوا الرِّيحَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ تَأْتِي بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْعَذَابِ وَلَكِنْ سَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ خَيْرِهَا وَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا "Do not curse the wind, for it is from the mercy of Alla...
View DetailsWoman’s Face Is Not Awrah
Is the face of women Awrah? - هل وجه المرأة عورة؟ Some scholars believe that everything of a woman is Awrah, but the vast majority of scholars believe that the face and hands of women are not part of her Awrah. One of the evidences they used, is th...
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