Category: Religion
Delaying Repentance
Delayed Repentance & Cutting a Tree - منهاج القاصدين Ibn Qudamah wrote: وما مثال المسوف إلا مثال من احتاج إلى قلع شجرة ، فرآها قوية لا تنقلع إلا بمشقة شديدة فقال : أؤخرها سنة ثم أعود إليها وهو لا يعلم أن الشجرة كلما بقيت ازداد رسوخها ، وهو كلما...
View DetailsCharity To Hostile Relatives
The Prophet said: أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ “The best charity is that which is given to a hostile relative.” ["Musnad Ahmad", 3/402 - حديث صحيح]. This is the hardest thing to do, but it f...
View DetailsCorrect Evidence, But Incorrect Usage Of The Evidence
A correct DELEEL, but incorrect ISTIDLAAL: الدَّليلُ صَحِيحٌ وَلَكِنَّ الْاِسْتِدْلَاَل بِهِ غَيْرُ صَحِيحٍ Sometimes, a person's evidence (الدَّليلُ) may be correct (صَحِيحٌ), but how he applies that evidence (الْاِسْتِدْلَاَل), may be incorrect (...
View DetailsRegret Is Repentance
The Prophet said: الندمُ توبةٌ “Regret is Repentance.” ["Ibn Majah", 4252 - صحيح]. https://sunnah.com/urn/1343920 The dirtier you get the less bothered you are by dirt. The cleaner you are the more bothered you are...
View DetailsTaking Care Of Orphans
The Prophet said: أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى “Myself and the caretaker of an orphan will be in Paradise like this,” and he held his two fingers togethe...
View DetailsDifferences Of Opinion
Dealing with Differences - فقه الاختلاف Imam Shafi'ii debated an issue with Yunus al-Sadafi (Abu Musa). They separated their ways. Later, Imam Shafi'ii came back to him, grabbed his hand and said: يا أبا موسى، ألا يستقيم أن نكون إخوانًا وإن لم نتفق...
View DetailsHadith Scholars From Khurasan
Did you know: Almost all of the top Hadith compilers and classical religious scholars were from the Khurasan region? Present-day: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Imam Tabari, the leader of Mufasirin. Imam Bukhari...
View DetailsTolerating Differences
Denouncing Issues that are Differed Upon - لا إنكار في مسائل الخلاف [15 Quotes of Classical Scholars Below] There are 2 types of Differences of Opinion: - Valid Differences (الخلاف المعتبر) - Invalid Differences (الخلاف غير معتبر) When the differ...
View DetailsSupplication Of The Oppressed
Imam Dhahabi narrated a story in his book on 'major sins': وعن وهب بن منبه قال: بنى جبار من الجبابرة قصراً وشيده فجاءت عجوز فقيرة فبنت إلى جانبه كوخاً تأوي إليه فركب الجبار يوماً وطاف حول القصر فرأى الكوخ فقال لمن هذا فقيل لامرأة فقيرة تأوي إليه فأم...
View DetailsSinners Can Also Love The Prophet
Can Major Sinners (أهل الكبائر) Love God and His Messenger? Yes An alcoholic was lashed for drinking alcohol, which is a major sin (كبيرة) - but he used to go back to drinking REPEATEDLY. Het kept getting lashed for drinking, so one companion curse...
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