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Abu Uthman was passing through an alley and someone threw ashes at him from one of the roofs. His companions became angry and started to rebuke those people. Abu Uthman said to them: "Don't say anything, a pe...

What Imam Dhahabi - الذهبي - said about himself ... He was a very humble scholar, despite being a giant in knowledge. He added a tiny biography of himself in one of his books, described himself as Shafi'ii in Madhab and said about himself: جمع توا...

Do we have to follow a Madhab? Al-Mulla Ali Qaari al-Hanafi said: ومن المعلوم ان الله سبحانه ما كلف احدا ان يكون حنفيا او مالكيا او شافعيا او حنبليا بل كلفهم ان يعملوا بالكتاب والسنة ان كانوا علماء وان يقلدوا العلماء اذا كانوا جهلاء "It is ...

Once a poet read some poetry. A kid was very impressed by it. The poet said to the kid: "Don't you wish that I was your dad?" The kid replied: "My dad is irreplaceable ... would you like to b...

If you tolerate abuse, it will only get worse... Once a Lion allowed its cubs to mess around with him for fun. The jackals and other animals of the jungle noticed this, so they all started to mess with him. The Lion became a joke in their eyes ... S...

A man sat between two people. They tried to make fun of him, so they asked: "Are you a fool or an idiot?" He replied: "I'm in between a fool and an idiot." جلس شيخ بين شابين فأتفقا على أن يسخرا منه ...

King Faisal was asked a silly question: "Why is your beard black, but the hair on your head grey?" So he replied: "The hair on my head started growing 20 years before my beard." سئل الملك فيصل كي يُحرَج : نرى لحيتك سوداء وشعر رأسك أبيض ؟ فقال : شعر...

Once an earthquake happened in ancient Egypt... The government poets immediately read the following lines of poetry in praise of the king: ما زُلزلت مصر من كيد أُريد بها لكنها رقصت من عدلكم طربا "There was no earthquake in Egypt; ...

It is recommended for scholars and students to earn money and be financially independent from people. Almost 1200 years ago, Ibn Abi Dunya wrote a book on 'wealth', titled: إصلاح المال Link: https://ia800900.us.archive.org/26/items/WAQMriad23/mriad...

Over-piousness ... الوَرع الكاذب Ibn al-Jawzi mentioned a funny story about a guy who wanted to avoid "backbiting" at all costs: قيل لبعض البله وكان يتحرى من الغيبة: ما تقول في إبليس؟ فقال: أسمع الكلام عليه كثيراً والله أعلم بسريرته. "He wa...