One of the reported instructions ʿUmar wrote to Abū Mūsā Al-Ash’arī and those under his governance during the former’s Caliphate was, “Seek knowledge and understanding of (fiqh) the Sunnah and seek knowledge and understanding of Arabic.” Ibn Abī Shaybah, Al-Muṣannaf Vol.6 p126. It is reported that he said, “Learn Arabic, for it strengthens the intelligence […]
The Weight of the Quran
It is reported that Ibn ʿUmar – Allāh be pleased with him – said, “We were the beginning [the heads] of this Ummah, and perhaps a man from the best of the Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – and the most righteous amongst them could maintain only one chapter of the Qur`ān or thereabouts. For the Qur`ān was weighty upon them, and they were given knowledge of it or action based on it. But the last of this Ummah will find the Qur`ān light [and easy] – the child and the non-Arab will recite it, without possessing any knowledge about it.”
Al-Harawī, Dhamm Al-Kalām wa Ahlihī Vol. 5 p144.
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It was said to ‘Ā`ishah – Allāh be pleased with her, “There are people who faint when they hear the Quran.” She said. “The Quran is nobler than to have people lose their minds from it. Rather, it [should be] as Allāh the Mighty and Sublime said: Those who fear their Lord tremble with fear […]
A number of scholars mention it is mustahab for men to shave the head after sacrificing on Eid Al-Adha, wherever they are.