We used to do the rounds visiting the 'Ulamaa with az-Zuhree, and with him he had tablets and papers which he used to write upon all he heard [from the 'Ulamaa].
Category: Manners & Etiquette
Out of respect for the knowledge of hadeeth
[al-Imaam] Maalik would not narrate hadeeth unless he was in a state of purity (wudhoo) - out of great respect for the [knowledge of] hadeeth.
They would divide the night into three
al-Hasan ibn Saalih, his brother and their mother used to divide the night into three parts, each would stand their third in prayer.
As a result of elongating his prayer
'Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه used to pray until his feet swelled with blood - as a result of elongating his prayer - standing [in prayer] at night.
So he was not overcome by sleep
Safwaan ibn Saleem used to stand in prayer on the roof on a cold night so that he was not overcome by sleep.
Erasing the face in pictures
Is erasing the face in pictures sufficient?
Nothing more desirable has remained
In this world, nothing more desirable has remained than prayer in congregation, and [subsequently] meeting the brothers.
I have not seen any better prayer
I have not seen any better prayer than that of Muhammad ibn Nasr. A house fly settled upon his ear, and he did not [even] try to brush it away.
What bit me?
al-Imaam al-Bukhaaree رحمه الله was praying one night and a wasp bit him seventeen times. So when he finished praying, he said: 'Have a look and see what hurt (bit) me.'
Dignifying and venerating the prayer
A man [once] said, from [the actions which] dignify and venerate the prayer is to arrive [for it] before the iqaamah.