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Marriage
Another man also had a bad experience with marriage: قيل لرجل: مات عدوُّك! قال: وددتُ لو أنّكم قلتم: تزوّج! It was said to him: "Your enemy died!" The man said: "I wish you had said: your enemy got married." And the wise elders say about marriage: ...
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A group of people were eating. A Bedouin greeted them and started eating with them. They had no idea who he was. They asked: "Do you know us?" He pointed at a plate of food and said: "I know this." مر أعرابي على قوم لم يعرفهم وهم يأكلون فسلّم وجلس ي...
View DetailsForbidden Fruit
It it said: إن الثمرة المحرمة هي الأحلى "Forbidden fruit are the sweetest." And: الممنوع مرغوب "Forbidden things are desired." We have 2 enemies: the nafs & the shaytaan: The human soul is inclined to forbidde...
View DetailsFriends Turning Against You
The poet says: أُعَلِّمُه الرمايَة كُلَّ يَومٍ فَلَمّا اشتدَّ ساعِدهُ رَماني وَكَم علمتُـه نظـمَ القوافِـي فَلمـا قـالَ قافيـةً هجـانـي "I taught him the art of archery, when he mastered it, he pointed his arrow at me!...
View DetailsAvoiding Dirty Words
Avoiding dirty words and using metaphors - استخدام الكناية There are many filthy/obscene/vulgar words which immoral people often use (الكلمات التي لا يحسن ذكرها). If honourable people were to use dirty words, they would lose respect and they would b...
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It is said: الأقدام التي لا تقودك إلى الصلاة لن تقودك إلى الجنة "How will the feet which cannot carry you to prayer, carry you to Paradise?"...
View DetailsTalking Behind People
A wise man once said: يتحدثون من خلفك لأنهم بالفعل خلفك "They talk behind you, because they ARE behind you."...
View DetailsMarriage
A man had some bad experiences with marriage. He was asked for his opinion about marriage, so, he explained: فرح شهر، وغم دهر، ووزن مهر، وكسر ظهر “Joy for a SHAHR (month), grief for a DAHR (eternity), burde...
View DetailsRoot Of The Problem
A wise story from the times of Jahiliyah - أقتلوا من قتل الكلب A family had a guard dog, and someone killed it. The family gathered to consult. The family elder said: أقتلوا من قتل الكلب “Kill the person who killed the dog” The family members thou...
View DetailsFornication Is A Loan
A poet says: إن الزنا دَينٌ فإنْ أقرضتَهُ * كان الوفا من أهل بيتك فاعلمِ "Fornication is loan – if you take it from someone, then remember it will be repaid by your family." What people do in life, has a 'ripple ef...
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