Mixing with People of Good Character
To receive good and avoid evil, mix with those who have good characters.
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Two Rare Things in Decline
The noble Successor Yunus b. Ubayd counts two precious things that are only getting rarer.
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The Influence of Companionship
The influence of companionship on an individual being sinful or righteous.
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Wearing Perfume for Your Husband
It is reported that ‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb came out one Eid. Passing by a group of women, he could smell the scent of perfume from one of them. He asked, “Who is the one wearing this scent? By Allāh, if I knew who she was, I would do such-and-such (punish her). A woman is only […]
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From the Manners of a Wife with her Husband
It is reported that the wife of Imām Sa’īd b. Al-Musayyib – Allāh have mercy on him – said: We only ever used to speak to our husbands like you address your commanders and leaders: [we would supplicate for them when talking to them] “May Allāh keep you right!”, “May Allāh keep you well!” Abū […]
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Three things you should not delay
It is reported that Al-Aḥnaf b. Qays – Allāh have mercy on him – said: “Restraint is praiseworthy except in three things.” People asked, “And what are they o Abū Baḥr?” He replied, “Make haste to do the righteous deed, hurry to conduct the funeral of your deceased, and marry the girl in your charge […]
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10 Days to Marry
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said: If I had ten days left to live, and I knew I would die by the end of them, and I had enough time to get married, I would get married for fear of temptation (fitnah). Sa’īd b. Mansūr, Al-Sunan […]
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Marriage and the Light of Faith
‘Ikrimah, Sumay’ and Kurayb report that Ibn ‘Abbās – Allah be pleased with them – said to them: Marry, for if the servant of Allah commits fornication Allah snatches the light of īmān from him, and may or may not return it to him. Ibn Sa’d, Al-Ṭabaqāt Al-Kubrā (Dār Ṣādir ed.), Vol.5 p287.