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The Question:
Is it prohibited to remove the hair exceeding from the eyebrows? Is it prohibited to remove the hair between the two eyebrows?
The Answer:

“If it is established that a person is a beginner in his understanding of the Arabic language, then he is a beginner in understanding Shari’ah; if he is average in his understanding of Arabic, then he his average in his understanding of Shari’ah and if he attains mastery in his understanding of Arabic, then the [...]

Traducido por: Aliyyah Pérez.
Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi ante la Opresión
“Bin Nuh Saman fue un mal gobernador, cerca de Samarcanda que vivió en el siglo 3 º después de la Hégira. Decidió rebelarse en contra de los líderes de Samarcanda y de todo el poblado poniendo a todos en gran riesgo. [...]

Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi in the Face of Oppression
“Nuh bin Saman was an evil governor near Samarqand who lived in the 3rd century A.H. He decided to rebel against Samarqand’s leaders and her entire populous putting many in great harm. He dispatched a messenger to the leader of Samarqand to intimidate him. The leader called [...]

The First Answer
Number Two: Don’t become upset

يخاطبني السفيه بكل قبح      فأكره أن أكون له مجيباً
يزيد سفاهةً فأزيد حلماً          كعود زاده الإحراق طيباً
Let’s see who can get it first?
Suhaib

The following incident is mentioned in the book al-Intisar fi al-Masail al-Kibar of Mahfudh bin Ahmad al-Kalwadhani the leader of the Hanbali school of his day and quoted by al-Sheikh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuda in Risalah al-Mustarshidin pg. 131:
“Once a person approached a wise man from the scholars saying: “I would like to debate you! [...]

al-Qasim ibn Muhmmad* was asked about music and said the following:
“On the day of Judgement, when Allah distinguishes between truth and falsehood, where will music be?”
The questioner: “It will be in the precincts of falsehood!”
al-Qasim: “Then, ask yourself.”
Quoted by Imam al-Muhasibi in Risalah al-Mustarshidin
* Al-Qasim bin Muhammad was the grandson of Abi Bakar al-Siddiq [May [...]

The Question:
Asalamu alaykum,
A few nights ago I got into a heated argument with my better half. During the course of the conversation she raised her voice, cursed me and said a large number of hurtful things. At the heat of the moment, I looked at my wife and said to myself, “I divorce you!” doing [...]

How al-Shattibi Studied by
Dr. ‘Ammar al-’Awani

“Godly inspired talents are gifts from Allah bestowed upon His servants. However, these gifts, if not refined and directed by a sound and well defined educational method, will bring about limited fruits of action that fail to reach others.

Imam al-Shattibi, with his blessed intellect, and wealth of understanding, [...]