Shaving the Head After Al-Udhiyah (Qurbani) on Eid
A number of scholars mention it is mustahab for men to shave the head after sacrificing on Eid Al-Adha, wherever they are.
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Roasted Skins and Stone
An example of how the Companions went without the luxuries of this world.
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Ignorant Piety
It is reported that Imām Muḥammad b. Sīrīn – Allāh have mercy on him – said: There were people who abandoned knowledge and sitting with the scholars, and [instead] took to their chambers and prayed until their skin dried [from exertion in worship]. Thereafter they began to contradict the Sunnah and thus were destroyed. By […]
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How the Salaf were (and weren’t) when hearing the Quran and Dhikr
It was said to ‘Ā`ishah – Allāh be pleased with her, “There are people who faint when they hear the Quran.” She said. “The Quran is nobler than to have people lose their minds from it. Rather, it [should be] as Allāh the Mighty and Sublime said: Those who fear their Lord tremble with fear […]
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The Narrations are the Religion
It is reported that Muḥammad b. Sīrīn said, “They used to consider themselves on the [right] path as long as they followed al-athar (guidance of the Sunnah and Salaf as passed down in the narrations).” Al-Lālakā`ī, Sharḥ Usūl I’tiqād Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jamā’ah Vol.1 p120. It is reported that ‘Uthmān b. Ḥāḍir said, “I said […]
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The Absurdity of Envy
It is reported that Muḥammad b. Sīrīn – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “I have never envied anyone over anything: if a person is going to be in the Fire, how could I envy him over some worldly matter when he is destined for the Fire?! And if he is going to Paradise, […]