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A woman said to Bashar ibn Burd, "𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲!"He said, "𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁…

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Worse Than Death

It is mentioned that a wolf used to frequent some villages and cause trouble there.The villagers lay in wait for it until they caught it.Then, they debated how to punish…

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Singer

Ibrahim al-Mawsili, (188 AH), said: “𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺.”‎قال إبراهيم…

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What will I hear?

A man said to his wife: “𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻?”She replied: “𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿: “𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨…

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Grammar Nazi

A grammarian entered his house, and he had a cat.The cat came in crying, “𝗠𝗲𝘄!”He said to her, “𝗠𝗲’𝘄’ 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽.”Then he picked her up and…

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Survival

A bad tempered woman got sick, she said to her husband: “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘦?”Her husband said: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦?”‏زنی…

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Anyone But Me

A Bedouin married an unattractive lady. On the morning after the wedding, she asked her husband: "To whom do you allow me to show myself, and from whom should I…

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Fortune Teller

Juha was sitting in front of his house very upset. A fortune teller walked by and said: “𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲!” Juha smiled and…

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Doing a Half-Job
Painting by Rudolf Ernst

Doing a Half-Job

Abu Hayaan al-Tawhidi narrates: Abū al-ʿAynāʾ said: ʿĪsā ibn Zayd al-Marrākibī, who was one of the wittiest of people, said to me: "I had a servant who was among the…

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Looks Can Be Deceiving

Appearances can be deceiving, as Imam Ibn al-Jawzi narrates:قال الجاحظ: دخلت واسط فبكرت يوم الجمعة إلى الجامع، فقعدت، فرأيت على رجل لحية لم أر أكبر منها، وإذا هو يقول لآخر:…

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Smart Father

The man with eight children:A man went looking for a house to rent but was unsuccessful, everyone refused to rent to him — because he had eight children.So the man…

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Marriage Proposal

The failed marriage proposal:Imam Sufyan ibn ʿUyaynah’s nephew came to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage.Sufyan asked: “𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗿’𝗮𝗻?.” But he could not.He…

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