Talhah reported: I passed by some people with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who were on top of palm trees. The Prophet said, “What are you doing?” They said, “They are grafting them, mixing the male and female to produce more yield.” The Prophet said, “I do not expect it …
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Abdullah ibn ‘Utbah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If my opinion is correct, it is from Allah. If it is mistaken, it is from myself and Satan. Allah and His Messenger are innocent of it.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2114 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: Triple divorce in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Abu Bakr, and two years of the Caliphate of Umar was considered to be only one revocable divorce. Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Verily, the people have become hasty in a matter for which they should take …
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Sa’id ibn Sulayman reported: I never heard Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, issue a religious verdict on anything but that he would recite this verse, “Verily, we only consider it speculation and we are not certain.” (45:32) Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 9117 عن سَعِيد بْن سُلَيْمَان قَالَ قَلَّمَا سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا رحمه الله يُفْتِي بِشَيْءٍ …
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Al-Zarkashi reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Seeking the best option is nine tenths of knowledge.” Al-Baji said, “Istihsan, as applied by the Maliki scholars, means to seek the opinion that is based on the stronger of two indications in the text.” Source: al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ 2/97 عن الزركشي قَالَ مالك بن …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: Two men went out for travel when the time of prayer arrived and they did not have water with them. They performed dry ablution with clean earth and prayed, then they later found water. One of them repeated his ablution and prayer, while the other did not repeat them. They came …
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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, writes, “As for knowing the condition of people, this is a tremendous principle required of the scholar and judge. For if he does not have a proper understanding of commanding and forbidding and then he applies one judgment over another, it will cause more harm than benefit. …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One is who is consulted is in a position of trust.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2822 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤْتَمَنٌ 2822 سنن الترمذي كتاب الأدب باب إن المستشار مؤتمن …
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Yahya ibn Abi Kathir reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The hand of the thief is not cut who steals a bundle of dates or in a year of famine.” Source: Muṣannaf Abd al-Razzāq 18371 Al-Sa’di reported: I asked Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, about this …
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Rafi’ ibn Khadij reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, and they were pollinating and grafting palm trees. The Prophet said, “Perhaps it would be better if you did not do so.” They abandoned the practice, but the trees yielded less fruit. It was mentioned to the Prophet, and he …
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Judamah bint Wahb reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I considered forbidding intercourse with a breastfeeding woman, until it occurred to me that the Romans and Persians do that and it does not harm their children.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1442 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جُدَامَةَ بِنْتِ …
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Al-Harith ibn ‘Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Mu’adh to Yemen and he said, “How will you judge?” Mu’adh said, “I will judge according to the Book of Allah.” The Prophet said, “What if it is not in the Book of Allah?” Mu’adh said, “Then, with the Sunnah …
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Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not be blind followers, saying that if our people are good we will be good, and if they are unjust we will be unjust. Rather, decide for yourselves. If the people are good, be good. If they are evil, do not …
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Amr ibn al-‘As reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is correct, he will have two rewards. If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is mistaken, he will have one reward.” …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, made an announcement on the day he returned from the Confederates, saying, “No one will pray his noon prayer unless he is among the tribe of Qurayzah.” Some people feared that the time for prayer would expire, so they performed their …
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