What is the ruling on the saying: "The height of a palm tree and the mind of a goat"?
It is not permissible to use the phrase "bodies of mules and dreams of sparrows" to insult or backbite someone who does not deserve it according to . The proverb means that the greatness of the body does not compensate for the smallness of the soul and the weakness of the mind. It has turned into a denunciation of its subject, and this meaning is referred to in the Holy Quran concerning the hypocrites in the Almighty's saying: "And when you see them, their physiques please you; and if they speak, you listen to their words. They are as if they were propped-up timbers" (Al-Munafiqun: 4). It was mentioned that "sakhla" is the correct term, meaning a young lamb, and it is used to describe scoundrels among men.
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