Praise and Blame without Knowledge
The one who praises ignorantly will also likely blame ignorantly.
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A Man Should Sit Where He Benefits
It is reported that: ʿAlī b. Ḥusayn – Allāh have mercy on him – would sometimes ride to Makkah and return without entering it (meeting anyone there), and he used to sit with Aslam the freedman of ʿUmar (himself a scholar), so it was said to him, “You leave Quraysh, and instead sit with the […]
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Abu Bakr and Umar with The Prophet Today
One of the illustirous Ahl Al-Bayt on the status of Abu Bakr and Umar.
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Repentance in Action
It is reported that ‘Alī b. Ḥusayn – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “Tawbah is only through action, and turning back from what has been done. Tawbah is not by mere speech.” Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Al-Tawbah article 57.
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The Secret Charity of ‘Alī b. Husayn
It is reported that there used to be poor people in Al-Madīnah who didn’t know where they were getting their food from. When ‘Alī b. Ḥusayn passed away, they started missing what they used to be given at night. Abū Ḥamzah Al-Thumālī narrates that ‘Alī b. Ḥusayn used to carry bread on his back in […]
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The other Fire
A fire once broke out in a house where ‘Alī b. Husayn – Allah have mercy on him – was prostrate in prayer. He didn’t raise his head until the fire went out. When asked about this he said: The other Fire kept my mind busy. Al-Dhahabī in Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā’ under the biography of […]