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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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True Fear (Khashiyyah) and Remembrance (Dhikr)
Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr رحمه الله said: “Indeed [true] Khashiyyah (reverence of Allāh) is that you revere Him such that your revering Him prevents you…
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A Long Life?
ولا خير في طول الحياة وعيشها***إذا أنت منها بالتقى لم ترحل ‘And there is no goodness in longevity and subsistence, if you do not…
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Mocking Others
‘Amr ibn Shuraḥbīl رحمه الله said: “If I was to see anyone suckling from the udders of a goat and I laughed at him,…
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The Fear of Allāh Based on His Recognition
Aḥmad ibn ‘Āṣim رحمه الله said, “Whoever has a better recognition of Allāh will be more fearing of Him, and the āyah of Allāh…
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زي العلماء الربانيين
روى أبو نعيم في الحلية بسنده إلى الفضيل بن عياض رحمه الله أنه قال: إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْ عُلَمَائِكُمْ زِيُّهُ أَشْبَهُ بِزِيِّ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرٍ مِنْهُ…
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The Knowledge of Imām Al-Bukhārī رحمه الله
Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥātim Al-Warrāq رحمه الله mentioned, “I heard him [Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl Al-Bukhārī رحمه الله] say, ‘I did not go into the…
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O Allāh! Your Mercy is…
Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh رضي الله عنهما narrates that once a person came into the company of the Prophet ﷺ and said, “My sins, my…
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Mentioning Others in Conversation
‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “Beware of mentioning others [in your conversations, i.e. backbiting], for it is an illness, and hold fast to the…
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Why Do We Forget the Qur’ān?
Imām Al-Qurṭubī and Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمهما الله both quote the statement of the great Mufassir (Scholar of Tafsīr), Aḍ-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Al-Muzāḥim رحمه الله,…
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The Forbearance of Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه
‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwān once said after having mentioned Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه: “I have not seen anyone like him in wisdom, forbearance and…
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‘Uthmān رضي الله عنه ‘s Standing in Ṣalāh
It has been narrated from ‘Abdur Raḥmān At-Taymī رحمه الله that he said: “I said to myself one night, ‘Today, nobody will beat me…
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Upon the Death of ‘Umar رضي الله عنه
It has been narrated from Abū Wā’il رحمه الله that he said: “Ibn Mas‘ūd رضي الله عنه came to us and gave us the…