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What’s Draining Your “Battery”?
We are generally conscious of anything that causes us a loss. If a business is losing money because of unnecessary expenses, we investigate, identify where the money is going and try to stop the loss. If our electricity bill suddenly increases, we check what is consuming so much power and look for ways to reduce it. When our phone battery starts draining unusually quickly, we check which apps are responsible. We may delete an unnecessary app, restrict its activity or put …
A Forgotten Family
(Ammaa Jee [rahimahallah] – Part Four)
Despite the severe poverty they endured, Ammaa Jee (rahimahallah) was determined to preserve the dignity of her family. She never allowed their condition to become known outside the four walls of their home. She did not let the neighbours know what they were enduring, nor did she devise excuses or seek ways of indirectly obtaining assistance from neighbours, relatives or even distant acquaintances.
What made their difficult circumstances even more painful …
Humility Amidst Greatness
Ziyaad bin Abi Ziyaad (rahimahullah) was the slave of the Sahaabi ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ayyaash (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma). He was a pious ascetic and one of the great ‘Ulama of his time. Ziyaad (rahimahullah) was very close to ‘Umar bin ‘Abdil ‘Azeez (rahimahullah) and they would often engage in lengthy private discussions. (Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d vol. 5, pg. 305 and Siyaru Aa’laamin Nubalaa vol. 5, pg. 456)
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ayyaash (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) once sent Ziyaad (rahimahullah) to ‘Umar bin …
