I spent the night [at the house of] Ibn 'Ulayyah, [during which] he read a third of the Qur.aan.
Category: Manners & Etiquette
He would weep whilst standing in prayer at night
Sa'eed ibn Jubayr would weep [whilst standing in prayer] at night until his eyes became bleary and he was unable to see clearly.
Required to shave beard off
I am a young man who joined the military corps, and [upon joining] was required to shave off my beard - so should I abide by this condition?
Knowledge which is not spoken with
Knowledge which is not spoken with, is like treasure which is not spent.
For abundant prayer
I saw Yazeed ibn Zuray' in a dream, so I said to him: 'What did Allaah do with you?'
He replied: 'He admitted me into Paradise.'
I said to him: 'With what (i.e. 'What earned you that)?'
He said
I do not know
I accompanied Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما for 34 months, and [during this time] whenever he was asked a question, he would respond with: 'I do not know.' He then turned to me and said
Creating video images and photographic images
Does the ruling for an image created with a video camera carry the same ruling as an image created with a photographic camera?
A secretive man
Ibraaheem ibn Ad.ham رحمه الله was a secretive man; and I never saw him openly glorifying Allaah, nor [openly doing] any acts of charity.
Humility even in front of his family
It was reported regarding ar-Rabee' ib Kuthaym that when a family member would enter his room, he would [hasten to] cover his Qur.aan.
A loaf of bread with pickles
We used to pass by [Imaam] al-Baghawee, and ad-Daaraqutnee [who at the time was only] a small boy, would walk behind us - in his hand was a loaf of bread with pickles on it.