6 Rabi'ul Awwal 144820 August 2026
The Harm of Desiring Fame
QuestionCan I quote this? "You will be unable to taste the sweetness of the hereafter as long as you like to be known."
Statements of the pious
3 Rabi'ul Awwal 144817 August 2026
A Terrible Provision for the Hereafter
QuestionIs this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? بئس الزاد إلى المعاد العدوان على العباد
19 Safar 14484 August 2026
Respect for Mu‘awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu): A Test of One’s Regard for the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum)
QuestionKindly provide the reference and Arabic for this narration: Ibn Mubarak said: "Mu‘awiyah is a test for us. Whoever we see looking at Mu‘awiyah with hostility, we suspect him of harbouring ill feelings towards the people — meaning the Companions of Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)."
15 Safar 144831 July 2026
The Reason a Believer Mixes, Remains Silent and Speaks
QuestionIs this a Hadith? المؤمن يخالط ليعلم ، ويسكت ليسلم ، ويتكلم ليفهم ، ويخلو ليغنم
11 Safar 144827 July 2026
Knowledge Requires Continued Learning
QuestionI require the reference and Arabic for this, please It appears in a narration: "You are only knowledgeable for as long as you keep learning. The moment you think you know enough, you become ignorant."
15 Muharram 14481 July 2026
The Salaf Sought Knowledge for Thirty Years Before Putting Themselves Forward
QuestionPlease provide the incident in which Imam Sufyan (rahimahullah) rebuked a young student of knowledge who sat at the front of his gathering and acted arrogantly towards those older than him. Imam Sufyan then told him to leave and not attend his gathering again.
3 Muharram 144819 June 2026
Qualities That Cause a Person to Lose Respect
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following statement of Imam Shafi'i: أي الأشياء أوضع للرجال فقال كثرة الكلام وإذاعة السر والثقة بكل أحد
1 Muharram 144817 June 2026
A Sign of Arrogance According to Abu Yazid Bistami (rahimahullah)
QuestionWhat is the reference and Arabic of this? "As long as the servant thinks that there is someone among creation worse than him, he is arrogant."
29 Dhul Hijjah 144715 June 2026
Praise and Criticism Did Not Affect Malik ibn Dinar (rahimahullah)
QuestionCan I quote this? "Since I came to know people, I have never been pleased by their praise nor bothered by their criticism." He was asked, "Why is that?" He said: "Because the one who praises goes too far, and the one who criticises goes too far."
26 Dhul Hijjah 144712 June 2026
The Sign of an Accepted Hajj
QuestionCan I quote this Hadith? "Hajj Mabrur is to return abstinent from this world and desiring the hereafter."
25 Dhul Hijjah 144711 June 2026
Contentment Brings Barakah
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? من رضي بما قسم الله له، وسعه وبارك الله له فيه، ومن لم يرض لم يسعه ولم يبارك له فيه
15 Dhul Hijjah 14471 June 2026
A Quote on Sustenance, Envy and Miserliness
QuestionIs this a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? الرزق مقسوم، والحريص محروم، والحسود مغموم، والبخيل مذموم
8 Dhul Hijjah 144725 May 2026
How Layth ibn Sa’d (rahimahullah) Resolved Harun al Rashid’s Predicament
QuestionI am looking for the incident in which Harun Rashid took an oath that would have led to the divorce of his wife, Zubaydah. The scholars were unable to find a solution until Imam Layth ibn Sa'd (rahimahullah) used a verse from the Quran to prove that the marriage was…
3 Dhul Hijjah 144720 May 2026
The Benefits of Studying the Quran, Fiqh and Language According to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)
QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? من تعلم القرآن عظمت قيمته، ومن نظر في الفقه نبل مقداره، ومن كتب الحديث قويت حجته، ومن نظر في اللغة رق طبعه، ومن نظر في الحساب جزل رأيه، ومن لم يصن نفسه لم ينفعه علمه
28 Dhul Qa'dah 144715 May 2026
Imam Shafi‘i (rahimahullah) on Five Qualities of Success
QuestionCan you please provide the reference and Arabic for the following? Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) said: "The goodness of this world and the next can be found in five qualities: the contentment of the heart, refraining from causing any harm or inconvenience to the creation, earning a halal livelihood, adorning yourself…