In an era where digital clips are often stripped of context and “cancel culture” thrives on snap judgments, the ancient wisdom of the Sharia (Islamic law) offers a profound blueprint for social harmony. It isn’t just a set of rules; it is a latticework of ethics designed to transform a cynical population into a flourishing, […]
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Hadith Text وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:كَانَ ابْنٌ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَشْتَكِي، فَخَرَجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، فَقُبِضَ الصَّبِيُّ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ قَالَ: مَا فَعَلَ ابْنِي؟ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَهِيَ أُمُّ الصَّبِيِّ: هُوَ أَسْكَنُ مَا كَانَ، فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْعَشَاءَ فَتَعَشَّى، ثُمَّ أَصَابَ مِنْهَا، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَتْ: وَارُوا الصَّبِيَّ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَتَىٰ
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Hadith Text وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:«إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدِهِ خَيْراً عَجَّلَ لَهُ الْعُقُوبَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدِهِ الشَّرَّ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ بِذَنْبِهِ حَتَّى يُوَافِيَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ». وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ:«إِنَّ عِظَمَ الْجَزَاءِ مَعَ عِظَمِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَىٰ إِذَا أَحَبَّ قَوْماً ابْتَلاهُمْ، فَمَنْ رَضِيَ فَلَهُ الرِّضى، وَمَنْ سَخِطَ فَلَهُ
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Hadith Text وعنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضي اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ آثَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَاساً فِي الْقِسْمَةِ: فَأَعْطَى الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ مِائَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ وأَعْطَى عُيَيْنَةَ بْنَ حِصْنٍ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَأَعْطَى نَاساً مِنْ أَشْرَافِ الْعَرَبِ وَآثَرَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ. فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذِهِ قِسْمَةٌ مَا عُدِلَ فِيهَا، وَمَا أُرِيدَ
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Hadith Text وَعَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الأرَتِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً لَهُ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، فَقُلْنَا: أَلَا تَسْتَنْصِرُ لَنَا؟ أَلَا تَدْعُو لَنَا؟ فَقَالَ: «قَدْ كَانَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ يُؤْخَذُ الرَّجُلُ، فَيُحْفَرُ لَهُ فِي الأرْضِ فَيُجْعَلُ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِالْمِنْشَارِ فَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَيُجْعَلُ
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