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Khayal · **Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -** 07-05-2008

- Asking Relevant Questions -

In the book Tarteeb al-Madaarik by Qadi Iyaadh(rh) he mentions a story amidst his biography of the great scholar and Faqeeh Ziyaad bin Abdur Rahmaan al Qurtubee, a student of Imam Malik(rh). Here is the exact quote:

Habeeb said: We were sitting with Ziyaad one day when a herald of the King came with a parchment. Ziyaad read it and then dipped his pen in ink and wrote a reply. He then rolled up the parchment gently and returned it to the herald to be given to the King.

When the herald had left, Ziyaad turned to us and asked, "Do you know what the author of this parchment asked? He asked about the bowls of the scale (Meezaan) on the day of Qiyaamah- are they made of Dhahab (gold) or Waraq (silver)?

So I wrote back to him: I heard from Malik from Ibn Shihaab who said: The Messenger of Allah(SAW) said, "It is from the beauty of ones Islam that he leaves that which does not concern him." Then I wrote: Don't worry, when you are resurrected you'll find out.

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Khayal a ThOuGhT Status: Offline Posts: 5,481 Reputation: 18878 Rep Power: 50 Join Date: May 2005 Location: iN ThOuGhTs Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf - 07-05-2008 - Asking Relevant Questions - In the book Tarteeb al-Madaarik by Qadi Iyaadh(rh) he mentions a story amidst his biography of the great scholar and Faqeeh Ziyaad bin Abdur Rahmaan al Qurtubee, a student of Imam Malik(rh). Here is the exact quote: Habeeb said: We were sitting with Ziyaad one day when a herald of the King came with a parchment. Ziyaad read it and then dipped his pen in ink and wrote a reply. He then rolled up the parchment gently and returned it to the herald to be given to the King. When the herald had left, Ziyaad turned to us and asked, "Do you know what the author of this parchment asked? He asked about the bowls of the scale (Meezaan) on the day of Qiyaamah- are they made of Dhahab (gold) or Waraq (silver)? So I wrote back to him: I heard from Malik from Ibn Shihaab who said: The Messenger of Allah(SAW) said, "It is from the beauty of ones Islam that he leaves that which does not concern him." Then I wrote: Don't worry, when you are resurrected you'll find out. . __________________ Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims Iman + Suffering + Patience = Paradise