A Reported Picture of the Prophet & Abu Bakr from Judaeo-Christian Times
It is reported from the Companion Jubayr b. Muṭʿim – Allāh be pleased with him – that he said: I once travelled to Shām for trade. When I reached lower…
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Three Types of Sleep
It is reported that ʿAbdullāh b. Al-ʿAmr b. Al-ʿĀṣ – Allāh be pleased with them – said: There are three types of sleep: the incompetent’s sleep, proper sleep, and stupid…
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The Correct Place of Opinion
Al-Awzāʿī reports that Caliph ʿUmar b. ʿAbd Al-ʿAzīz – Allāh have mercy on him – wrote (in his orders): There is no place for anyone’s opinion [when it comes to]…
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Evils of Those who Love Authority
It is reported that Al-Fuḍayl b. ʿAyyād – Allāh have mercy on him – said: There is no one who loves authority (leadership) except that he envies, transgresses, chases the…
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Two Calamities for Fitnah
It is reported that Al-Shaʿbī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Stay away from the sinful amongst the scholars and the ignorant amongst the worshippers, for these two…
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The Blessing of not Being a Kharijite
It is reported that Abu Al-ʿĀlyah – Allāh have mercy on him – said: There are two blessings I have been blessed with, I know not which of them is…
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Trust in Allāh During Inflation
It is reported that Abū Ḥāzim Salamah b. Dīnār – Allāh have mercy on him – was once asked: “O Abū Ḥāzim, do you not see how prices have risen?”…
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Honouring and Dishonouring Oneself
It is reported that Yaḥyā b. Abī Kathīr – Allāh have mercy on him – said: It used to be said, “People have never honoured themselves with anything [better] than…
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The Opportunity of Fasting Ashura
It is reported that Imām Al-Zuhrī – Allāh have mercy on him – was traveling and fasted ʿĀshūrāʾ, so he was asked: “How comes you fast the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ…
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Maymun b. Mihran Describes The Salaf He Met
It is reported that Maymūn b. Mihrān – Allāh have mercy on him – said: I have met men in front of whom I would be ashamed to speak, and…