Hammaad ibn Abi Sulaymaan would feed fifty of the fasting everyday throughout Ramadhaan, and on the night before 'Eed [al-Fitr] he would clothe them with a garment each.
Category: Words of Wisdom
I have not seen a better prayer
From amongst the group of our scholars, I have not seen a better prayer than that of Muhammad ibn Hamdoon.
He was always praying
Never did we visit Abu ash-Shaykh [al-Asbahaanee], except that he was in prayer.
An exemplary companion
[What] an exemplary companion is the Deenaar and the Dirham; They are of no benefit to you until they leave you [i.e. you spend them on that which earns Allaah's Pleasure].
Humble and appreciative
If Khaleel ibn Ahmad al-Furaahaydee benefited someone with something, [out of humility] he would not let it be known that he benefited him, [however] if he himself benefited from someone in any way...
He did not make a single mistake
One of the teachers at the Jam'iyyah Tahfeeth al-Qur.aan al-Kareem in Madeenah recited from the beginning of Soorah al-Baqarah to the end of Soorah al-'Israa; [he did so] from memory, without...
Standing in prayer or sitting in remembrance
I never came across Ibraaheem ibn Hammaad except that I found him [either] standing in prayer or sitting in [the] remembrance [of Allaah].
Never turning away a seeker of charity
I came across communities who would encourage their families never to turn away [empty handed] a seeker [of charity].
The remembrance of Allaah is of two types
The remembrance of Allaah is [of] two [types]: i) The remembrance with the tongue, and that is good and beautiful; - and
It is now my responsibility
What is the matter with you (what makes you cry)?