Tag Archives: Inspirations

December, 2020

22 December
Imam Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash completed 18 000 Quran khatms in one corner of his home

Question I am looking for the source and Arabic text for this narration: When Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash was about to pass away, his sister cried. He said: “Don’t cry! look at that corner of the house. Indeed your brother made eighteen thousand khatms in that corner.”

10 February
Two qualities one requires to become noble

Question Could you mention the reference of this statement and who is it attributed to? لا ينبل الرجل حتى يكون فيه خصلتان العفة عما في أيدي الناس والتجاوز عنهم
8 February
Equality between one’s private and public conduct

Question Could you mention the reference of this statement and who is it attributed to? إن العبد إذا استوت سريرته وعلانيته قال الله عز وجل هذا عبدي حقا
8 February
Wishing well for every Muslim

Question Is this narration authentic? رواها الحافظ أبو القاسم الطبراني بإسناده ، اختصارها أن جريرا: أمر مولاه أن يشتري له فرسا بثلثمائة درهم ، وجاء به وبصاحبه لينقده الثمن ، فقال جريرلصاحب الفرس : فرسك خير من ثلاثمائة درهم أتبيعه بأربعمائة ؟ قال ذلك إليك يا أبا عبد الله ، فقال فرسك خير من ذلك أتبيعه بخمسمائة ، ثم لم يزل يزيده مائة فمائة وصاحبه يرضى وجرير …

7 September
‘Uqbah ibn Nafi’s zeal for tabligh

Question Is the following narration reliable: وفي هذه الولاية الثانية دخل عقبة بن نافع مدينة طنجة، يقول المالكي في (رياض النفوس): إن عُقبة بعدما تسلّم الولاية الثانية خرج من القيروان وانطلق بجيش كثيف نحو الغرب، ففتح حصونا ومدنا عديدة، وتقدّم إلى المغرب الأقصى حتى نزل طنجة، ثم رحل إلى السوس الأقصى يريد البحر المحيط، فانتهى إليه وأقحم فرسه فيه، وقال …

12 November
Seek knowledge till the grave

Question Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. Is that a Hadith or just a saying
11 November
Sayyiduna Wahshy’s powerful memory

Question There is a Hadith where two tabi’un went to visit Wahshy (radiyallahu’anhu) at old age to ask how he killed Hamzah (radiyallahu’anhu), and he recognised one of them by his toes. Can you cite the Hadith, and if it’s sahih.

18 June
The result of showing respect to Ramadan

Question To what extent the following story is authentic? can you provide a reference? A Jew treated Ramadan with a great respect. Once, after seeing his son eating food outside during Ramadan, he said “Muslims do not eat during a day. Are you making fun of them?” and hit on his son’s head. After the death of this Jew, one person saw him …

15 October
Reference for an Incident of the Justice of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu’anhu)

Question I heard an incident regarding Umar (radiyallahu’anhu) taking action against someone who slapped a non Muslim. I think he called the man in question all the way from Egypt. Can you provide the details and reference for this incident?