Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) reported the following incident in his Saheeh collection from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who narrated: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Ali ‛Imran and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet (may t.

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Imam al-Ḍhahabi (may Allah have mercy on him) mentions the following story in his entry for Sufyan ath-Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him). ‛Alī ibn ‛Abdul-‛Aziz said, Arim narrated to us saying I went to Abu Manṣur (may Allah have mercy on them all) to visit him, he said to me, "Sufy.

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Ibraaheem ibn Bashaar narrated this story: "While I was walking towards Kufah with Ibraaheem ibn Adham, he stopped beside a grave and invoked Allah to have mercy on its dweller. "Whose grave is this?' I asked. 'It is the grave of Ḥumaid ibn Jaabir,' said Ibraa.

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There was a man who had a very lazy servant. One day, he sent him (servant) to buy grapes and figs, and he took so long in returning from the errand that the master's patience was running out. The servant finally came, but he only brought one of the two items that he was originally commanded to b.

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Wahb ibn Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him) has related the following lengthy story from the people of the book (children of Israel). There were three men from Banu Israel who were called to fight for the sake of Allah. They accepted the call, but they had concerns for their sister as she wou.

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‘Abdullah ibn Jud‘an, the first cousin of Abu Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddeeq's father. in the early years of his life, ‘Abdullah ibn Jud‘an was neither successful nor happy. In fact, growing up hungry and poor, he soon became embittered by life. For solace or perhaps out of spite, he turned to evil and.

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