Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) Explains True Asceticism
QuestionWho is this statement attributed to? "Asceticism is not only eating hard [bread] and wearing coarse clothing, but it is to curtail aspirations and to anticipate death"
QuestionWho is this statement attributed to? "Asceticism is not only eating hard [bread] and wearing coarse clothing, but it is to curtail aspirations and to anticipate death"
QuestionIs this reliable? إِنَّ أَحَبَّ عِبَادِ اللهِ إِلَى اللهِ الشَّكُورُ الصَّابِرُ الَّذِي إِذَا ابْتُلِيَ صَبَرَ وَإِذَا أُعْطِيَ شَكَرَ
QuestionCould you translate and mention the authenticity of this Hadith أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رجل فقال: يا رسول الله من أزهد الناس في الدنيا؟ فقال: من لم ينس المقابر والبلى وترك أفضل زينة الدنيا وآثر ما يبقى على ما يفنى ولم يعد غدا من أيامه وعد نفسه من…
QuestionIs this authentic? "A man from the companions of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) traveled to Fadalah ibn 'Ubayd (radiyallahu 'anhu) when he was in Egypt. After a brief conversation he asked him 'Why do I not see any shoes on you?' Fadalah replied: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would…
QuestionCan you mention the authenticity of the Hadith which states we should have a third for food, a third for water and a third for air in the belly?
QuestionIs this a Hadith? If so, what is the grading? "Do not utter anything for which you will have to apologize/make excuses"
QuestionIt is reported from the Hadith of Abu Qatadah and Abud Dahma who said: 'We came to a man from the people of the desert and asked him, did you hear a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? He said: 'I heard him saying,' "You will…
QuestionIs this narration authentic? "When Allah loves a person, He protects him from the world [by not giving him abundant worldly possessions] just as one of you prevents his sick from water [when water is harmful for him]"
QuestionKindly translate of the following narration: حدثني من سمع علي بن أبي طالب يقول: إنا لجلوس مع رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم- في المسجد إذ طلع مصعب بن عمير -رضي الله عنه- ما عليه إلا بردة له مرقوعة بفرو، فلما رآه رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم- بكى للذي…