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A man tried to embarrass Al-Mutanabbi - أبو الطيب المتنبي ... The man said to him: "When I saw you from afar, I thought you were a woman!" Al-Mutanabi replied to the man: ...

The Ugly Khariji and his Beautiful Wife - عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حِطَّانَ Imran bin Hittan was a Khaariji [he's a narrator in Sahih Bukhari]. He was very ugly but his wife was very beautiful. One day he kept staring at her beauty,...

There are 4 types of people - الرجال أربعة Khalil Ibn Ahmad said that there are 4 types of people: رجل يدري ويدري أنه يدري فذلك عالم فاتبعوه ورجل يدري ولا يدري أنه يدري فذلك نائم فأيقظوه ورجل لا يدري ويدري أنه لا يدري فذلك مسترشد فارشدوه ورجل لا يد...

Good Manners - أدب When someone tells you something that you already know, don't cut them off. Ataa Ibn Abi Rabah has said: إن الرجل ليحدثني بالحديث فأنصت له كأني لم أسمع هذا الحديث من قبل وقد سمعته قبل أن يولد "A young man would tell me ...

The Honesty of Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin: كان الشيخ ذات مرة في مكتبة الجامعة و كان يكتب بقلمه الحبر و انتهى الحبر من القلم فاضاف حبرا من المكتبة و اكمل الكتابة و لما انتهى من الكتابة فرغ باقي الحبر في المحبرة لانه كان يكتب امورا تخص الجامعة Shayk...

Was Noah's flood LOCAL or GLOBAL? - نوح عليه السلام The Atheists say the Qur'an is wrong because it talks about a global flood and there is no archaeological evidence for a global flood. The truth is, there is also no clear-cut evidence in the Qur'...

All humans are bound to make mistakes - كلُّ بني آدم خَطَّاءٌ It is important to correct the mistakes of public speakers - but this has to be done with justice. There are some people out there, who wait for the scholars to slip. They will then ign...

The Salaf disagreed about Takfir on Hajjaj - الحجاج The Takfiris say: "This specific ruler is Kafir and if you don't consider him Kafir, you are also a Kafir!" Takfir on Muslim rulers who fall into Kufr is an ijtihadi matter. The Salaf disagreed a...

Why was Hatim al-Asam called ("Hatim, the deaf")? - حاتم الأصم It was narrated: A woman asked Hatim a question and she accidentally passed wind. She felt ashamed, so Hatim quickly said: "Raise your voice!!" He pretended that he is hard of hearin...

Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (المختار الثقفى) offered 10,000 Dinars to whoever fabricates a HADITH from the Prophet about him, prophesizing his rule and praising him. A man said: "I will not lie upon the Prophet, peace be upon him - b...