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Al-Jahiz - الجاحظ - said: I have never been humiliated, except by two women: I once sat somewhere and I was eating. A very tall woman walked past. I tried to make fun of her height, so I said: "Why don't you COME DOWN and eat with us?" She replied:...

Antarah was a strong man.He once ran away from a bull.They said to him: “Where is your courage?! You fear a bull, while you are the great Antarah?!”He said: “The bull doe...

A man gathered some bricks to build a wall. Someone took them, saying: "I didn't realise that they were yours." The owner said: "Did you also not realise that they weren't yours??!" رأى رجل رجلاً يأخذ حجارة أعدّها لبنائه فاستحيا منه فقال الآخذ: لم...

A Bedouin was freezing one night, so he lit a fire. The fire warmed him up, so he said: اللهم لا تحرمنيها لا في الدنيا ولا في الآخرة "May God not deprive us of fire in this world, nor in the next.”...

Some scholars believed that it is recommended to pronounce the intention verbally. Ibn Kathir narrates that Al-Hamdani said: كان أبي إذا أراد أن يؤدبني أخذ العصا بيده ثم يقول : نويت أن أضرب ولدي تأديبا كما أمر الله ثم يضربني ، قال : وإلى أن...

Funny Story: الشيخ كشك رحمه الله Shaykh Kishk was once summoned by an oppressive government official. The official asked: "What separates you from a donkey?" Kishk replied: "The table that is between us."...

A Bedouin woman was with her donkeys outside. Some kids tried to make fun of her, saying: "Good morning, mother of donkeys!" She replied: "Good morning, my children!" ساقت أعرابية أربعة حمير، فالتقى...

Did you know that classical scholars used to write laughter as "haha - هه هه" in their books? Here is a "haha" recorded from one of the Salaf, with a SAHIH ISNAAD: 1- Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal narrates: حدثنا عبد الله حدثني ابي حدثنا عفان بن مس...

There was a tall and unattractive looking Bedouin. He married a short and good looking woman. The plan was that the child would inherit HIS height and HER beauty. Instead, the child inherited HER ""height"" and HIS ""beauty"". قال الأصمعي: كان أعراب...

If you think your handwriting is bad - Safi al-Din al-Hindi said: وجدت في سوق الكتب مرة كتابا بخط ظننته أقبح من خطي فغاليت في ثمنه واشتريته لأحتج به على من يدعي أن خطي أقبح الخطوط فلما عدت إلى البيت وجدته بخطي القديم ′′I found a book at the antique ...