"... When I showed up some courage they said it was rash and reckless and I wouldn't have behaved so if I was balanced. When I said NO they considered me odd. When I agreed with them, they called me a blind follower. So it became certain, that no matter how hard I try, pleasing people will bring nothing but criticism.

- Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (Imam Shafi'i)

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"I laughed and they said 'can't you be modest?' I cried and they said 'why don't you smile?' I smiled and they said 'he's a show off'. I frowned and they said 'I started showing my true colours. I was silent and they said I had a feeble tongue. When I spoke they said I was too talkative. When I was tolerant they called it cowardice and said, had I been brave I would have taken a revenge..."

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I remind you that Maghrib time doesn't begin until the sun has completely set. If even a little bit of the "disc" off the sun is peeking above the horizon, it's still Asr time.

Even if your app says that it's maghrib time, if the sun hasn't completely set, your app is wrong.

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