Intending Good

Asma'i related: "I was with a man from the inhabitants of Sham (Syria) and was attempting to appease him in a certain manner when a seller with a bucketful of pomegranates passed by us. To my surprise, my companion who was of the noble aristocrats of Sham quickly snatched a pomegranate and slipped i.

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Salman

Salman was raised in a village in the land of Faris (Persia). He lived a life of ease and comfort as his father was extremely affluent. At the same time, the father worked hard to raise his son in the religion of the Majoos (magians), however, Salman made friends with a people who followed the relig.

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Pride and Arrogance

Allah (the Exalted) said: "And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." (Qur'an 17:85) It is said that a scholar became afflicted with pride and arrogance because of his knowledge. One day, a scholar said, "Ask me about anything under the Throne until the bottom of the e.

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Bravery

"I was with ibn al-Mubarak and Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman (may Allah have mercy on them) in Tarasus, and suddenly people were called to arms (for war). When the two armies (the Muslims and the Romans) took their positions, a Roman fighter came forward and asked for a one-to-one fight. A Muslim fighter we.

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Piety of Abu Hanifah

Abu Hanifah, the famous scholar (may Allah have mercy on him) and a man from Basrah were partners in a business. On one occasion, Abu Hanifah (may Allah have mercy on him) sent 70 expensive garments to him, sending with them a note informing the man, "One of them is defective, and it is such and .

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Voluntary Hajj

Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) related the following in his famous history book. Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah: The scholar who was also a businessman, ‘Abdullah bin Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him), set out to perform Hajj. As ‘Abdullah was passing by a certain region, he noticed a b.

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