Category: Morality

One thing, which the scholars of the Salaf used to warn against, and which people don't warn against anymore is the temptation (فتنة) of beardless handsome young boys (المردان) upon their fellow men. They used to say that it is safer for a man to si...

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...

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...

A man met a Bedouin woman and wanted to act immorally with her. She refused, saying: "Have you got no honour? Have you got no religion?!" He said to her [jokingly]: "Nobody can see us here, except the stars...