I saw Habeeb ibn Abee Thaabit in prostration, and if you saw him, you would say he was dead due to the length of his prostration.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Prolonging the prayers
Yazeed and Hushaym were known for prolonging their night and day prayers.
Conscious and fearful of Allaah
The best of the people in reciting the Qur.aan is he who, when he recites, you see (feel) he is conscious and fearful of Allaah (‘Azza wa Jall).
Remembering Allaah in the marketplace
The likes of the one who remembers Allaah in the marketplace, is comparable to a green [and healthy] tree amongst dead trees.
Seeking forgiveness aplenty
Never has a slave [of Allaah] had a better neighbour in his grave than [the reward of having] plentifully sought forgiveness.
Leave me to my remembrance of Allaah
When Ahmad ibn Harb would sit before the barber to have his moustache trimmed, he would engage in the glorification of Allaah. So the barber would say to him: Can you just shutup for a while! And he would respond: You just do your job [and leave me to my remembrance of Allaah].
Acting in accordance
No hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ has ever reached me, except that I have acted according to (practiced) it – even if only once.
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] inside the masjid.
Giving that which you love in charity
Feed him with sugar for ar-Rabee’ loves sugar.
In remembrance of Allaah
al-Buwaytee was always moving his lips in remembrance of Allaah.