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Featured: The Etiquette of Differing: twenty short passages from the scholars on how to disagree well, in Arabic with English beneath.
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The Reality of Dreams
Abū Nu‘aym رحمه الله mentions a narration in his book Ḥilyah-Al-Awliyā’, that when a person would ask Ibn Sīrīn رحمه الله regarding [the interpretations…
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Amongst the Banū Sa‘d
Ibn Hishām, a famous scholar of sīrah, narrates from Ḥalīmah As-Sa‘dīyyah رضي الله عنها that she, together with her husband and baby son –…
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Taʿwīdhāt: Contravening the Essence of Tawḥīd
Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī At-Thānwī رحمه الله writes: ‘Some people are very extreme in their belief that a ta‘wīdh is in itself effective. This contravenes…
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Committing a Sin Inside the Ḥaram
Ṭalq ibn Ḥabīb رحمه الله narrates that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “O people of Makkah! Fear Allāh with regards to this Ḥaram of…
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‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما’s Love for the Prophet ﷺ
‘Āṣim ibn Muḥammad narrates from his father that he said: “I did not hear Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه mentioning the Messenger of Allāh…
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Ibn Taymiyyah’s Addiction to ‘Ilm
Ibn Taymiyah رحمه الله narrates: I was once afflicted with an illness, upon which the doctor said to me, “Your studying and indulgence in…
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How to Become the Most Knowledgeable
Sufyān [Ibn Uyaynah] رحمه الله said: “If I practice upon the knowledge I have, I am the most knowledgeable of people; and if I…
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The Final 10 Days of Ramaḍān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The month of Ramaḍān is a blessed month full of virtue from beginning to end. However, the last 10 days…
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What Did Our ‘Ilm Do For Us?
From the sayings of ‘Abdullāh ibn Al-Mubārak رحمه الله: ‘We acquired ‘ilm (religious knowledge) for the world, but it led us to leave the…
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Propagating Knowledge
It has been narrated from Ḥabīb ibn Abī Thābit that Ṣa‘īd ibn Jubayr رحمه الله said to him: “That I propagate my knowledge is…
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Duʿā Upon Thunder and Lightning
Ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنه narrates that when the Prophet ﷺ would hear the sound of thunder and [see] lightning, he would say: اللَّهُمَّ…
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Graveyards
لكلّ أناسٍ مقبرٌ بفِنائِهم فهم ينقصون والقبور تزيدُ ‘Every community has a graveyard on its outskirts…its numbers continue depleting and the graves increasing.’