No hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ has ever reached me, except that I have acted according to it - even if only once.
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Ready and waiting for the prayer inside the masjid
Apart from when I have been ill or travelling, for the last forty years, never has the muadh.dhin ever made the call for the zhuhr prayer except that I have been [ready and waiting for the prayer]...
Giving that which you love in charity
A man came asking [for charity] at the door of ar-Rabee' ibn Khuthaym رحمه الله. So he (ar-Rabee') said [to his family]:
'Feed this man with sugar.' So his family said
In remembrance of Allaah
al-Buwaytee was always moving his lips in remembrance of Allaah.
Passing in front of the one praying in Makkah
In al-Masjid al-Haraam, there is no sin in passing in front of the one who is praying, as this is permissible according to the majority of the scholars.
Giving with one's own hands
I saw 'Ali ibn al-Hussayn رحمه الله give [charity] to the poor and needy with his own hands.
Statements of the Scholars
Indeed the statements of the scholars need evidence to support them, they are not to be used as evidence within themselves.
The night prayer
I am not aware that my father ever missed the night prayer.
I would think he was ill
Never did I see him (my father) pray, except that I would think he was ill*. Translator's note:
*Meaning, he would pray slowly and carefully.
Sometimes I do not wake up until an hour after the Fajr prayer
I sleep late at night, and [be sure to] set the alarm for the adhaan of [the] Fajr [prayer], however, sometimes I do not wake up until an hour after the prayer; so by doing that am I a sinner, and if...