Month: September 2021

A man wanted to go to a king, to beg for his needs. He asked scholar to come with him, but the scholar said we should ask God, saying: إني يا بُني لا أترك باباً مفتوحاً، وأذهب إلى باب مغلق "My son, I won’t forsake a door that is open, for a...

A poet wrote the following poem: خاطره! تا خو ويل چې شېخ يمه زه! په کټ کې مات بنګړي د چا پراته دي؟! "O Khatir! You claimed to be a Shaykh! So, whose broken bracelets are lying on the bed?" - Khatir Afridi...

A guy was a bootlicker, he used to kiss the hand of his boss - to get close to him. One day, his boss was replaced, so he started kissing the hand of his new boss. He was questioned about his erratic behaviour, so he said: "I did not change, the boss...

When “bad assumptions” (سوء الظن) are permissible: In principle, we should have good assumptions (حسن الظن) about our brothers and sisters, but if someone displays bad conduct, we should not be gullible and expect only good to come from them. Ibn B...

Spelling is important. A man wanted to write to his wife: احبك يازوجتي الرائعه "I love you, my WONDERFUL wife." Instead, he wrote: احبك يازوجتي الرابعه "I love you, my FOURTH wife." So, because he added one dot, he turned: 'الرائعه' (wonderful) in...

There is a proverb that says: باب النجار مخَلَّع "The carpenter’s door is loose." Start fixing yourself first, then your immediate family and then beyond. You often see doctors who neglect their own health, teacher...

The wise people of ancient Andalusia used to say: مَن حَسُن كلامُه وَجَبَ اكرَامه "Whoever beautifies his speech (kalamuh), it becomes obligatory to respect him (ikraamuh)."...

The Prophet said: أَكْثَرُ مُنَافِقِي أُمَّتِي قُرَّاؤُهَا "Most of the hypocrites in my nation will be among its Qur'an reciters." ["Sahih al-Jaami", 1203]....