I saw ath-Thowree in the Haram after [the] maghrib [prayer]; He prayed, then went into prostration and did not rise until the call (adhaan) for the 'ishaa prayer [was made].
Category: Fiqh & Islamic Jurisprudence
Sufyaan ath-Thowree's prostration
I saw ath-Thowree in the Haram (al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah) after maghrib; He prayed [the maghrib prayer] and then went into prostration, and did not rise [from the prostration] until the call for...
He is certainly mad
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The remembrance of Allaah is of two types
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More beloved to me than a voluntary hajj
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Missing a prayer in congregation
Sa'eed ibn 'Abdil-'Azeez would weep if he missed a prayer in congregation [in the masjid].
Let the workers work
I visited Ibraaheem ibn Haani whilst he was on his deathbed. [Whilst there] he called his son Ismaa'eel and said to him: 'Has the sun set [yet]?' He (Ismaa'eel) replied: 'No.' He then said
One who is shy will never gain knowledge
One who is shy will never gain knowledge, nor one who is proud.
Not befitting for a scholar to remain silent
It is not befitting for a scholar to remain silent upon his knowledge, and nor is it befitting for one who is ignorant to remain silent upon his ignorance.
Whoever does not love knowledge
Whoever does not love knowledge, then there is no good in him. So there should not be any acquaintance between you and him, and nor any friendship.