Literary Miscellaneous

From the antics of the Arabs

From the antics of the Arabs

A man came to one of the judges complaining about his son who drinks alcohol and does not pray, but the son denied it! The man said: May God correct the judge. Is it a prayer without reading?

The judge said: Boy, are you reading something from the Qur’an?

He said: Yes, and I am good at reading.

He said: Then read.

He said: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The heart is stuck in turmoil after it has become old and young

God's religion is true and I see no doubt about it

His father shouted: By God, Judge, you did not learn these two verses until yesterday, because he stole a Qur’an from some of our neighbors!

Ibn Al-Jassas visited a son of his whose son had died, and he cried!

He said: May God protect you from the ordeal of Harut and Marut.

It was said to him: What are Harut and Marut?

He said: May God curse forgetfulness. I only wanted Gog and Magog!

It was said: What is Gog and Magog?

He said: So Talot and Goliath!

It was said to him: Perhaps you want something evil and reprehensible?

He said: By God, I did not want anything else...

One day a fool bought fish...

He said to his family: Cook him! Then he fell asleep.

So his family ate the fish and smeared his hand with its oil.

When he woke up from his sleep..

He said: Bring me the fish.

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They said: I have eaten.

he said no.

They said: Smell your hand! So he did..

He said: You are right...but I am not satisfied.

A Bedouin with a crooked mouth stood in front of one of the governors and recited a poem praising him, seeking a reward, but the governor did not give him anything and asked him: Why is your mouth crooked? The poet replied: Perhaps it is a punishment from God for so much false praise of some people.

One of the princes was praying behind an imam who was reading for a long time, so the prince rebuked him in front of the people, and said to him: Do not recite in one rak’ah except one verse. He led them in the Maghrib prayer, and after he recited Al-Fatihah, he recited the Almighty’s saying (And they said, “Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our elders, but they led us astray from the path.”) And after he recited Al-Fatihah in the second rak’ah, he recited the Almighty’s saying (Our Lord, give them double the torment and curse them with a great curse), and the prince said to him, “Oh this, so long.” Whatever you want and read whatever you want, other than these two verses.

A man came to Al-Sha’bi - and he was very joking - and said: I married a woman and found her to be lame. May I return her? he said if you want to race by her back it ! A man asked him: If I want to bathe in a river, should I face the Qiblah or the opposite? He said: Rather, towards your clothes so that they are not stolen! A pilgrim asked him: May I scratch my skin while I am in ihram? Al-Shaabi said: There is no problem. He said: How long can I scratch my skin? Al-Shaabi said: Until the bone appears.

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Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf Al-Thaqafi was bathing in the Arabian Gulf, and he nearly drowned, so one of the Muslims saved him. When he carried him to land, Al-Hajjaj said to him: Ask for whatever you want, and your request will be answered. The man said: Who are you to answer any request for me? He said: I am Al-Hajjaj Al-Thaqafi. He said to him: My only request is that I asked you by God not to tell anyone that I saved you.

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There was a man in a rented house, and the wood on the ceiling was old and worn out, so it was cracking a lot. When the owner of the house came asking him for the rent, he said to him: Fix this ceiling, for it is cracking. He said: Do not be afraid, and there is no harm for you, for he glorifies God. So he said to him: I fear that fear will overtake him and he will prostrate.

One of the grammarians entered the market to buy a donkey and said to the seller: I want a donkey, neither the small and despised nor the famous large. If you reduce its fodder, it will be patient, and if you increase its fodder, it will be grateful.

He does not enter under the poles, nor does he crowd the poles with me. If the road is empty, there will be a flow, but if there is more crowding, he will be gentle.

The seller said to him: Let me, if God transforms the judge into a donkey, I will sell it to you

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