When Ibraaheem at-Teemee would prostrate, little birds would [descend and] settle upon his back, as if he was a wooden fence.
Category: Prayer & Worship
Used to stand the night in prayer
Sa'eed ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez used to stand the night in prayer, and when the time of Fajr entered he would renew his wudhoo and leave [home] for the masjid.
Engaging in seeking forgiveness
Every night, Wakee' ibn al-Jarraah رحمه الله would not sleep until he had read a third of the Qur.aan. Then, during the last [third] of the night he would stand in prayer and recite the al-Mufassal.
Teaching precedes disciplining
Many people are overcome with protective jealousy (الغَيْرَة) to start with disciplining before teaching!
How and when do children become a fitnah?
Children are a fitnah, [as Allaah عز و جل says]
Keep a watchful eye on your children
Watch over your children, [and] follow up on them. Take them to the masjid, [and] take them to beneficial lessons and lectures.
Be sure to pray for your children
The third matter concerning supplication: [is] praying for [one's] children. Strive – O servant of Allaah – in making du'aa for [your] children
Do not be negligent in watching over your children
[And] many of them are very negligent [of their responsibility] towards their children.
Importance of righteous parenting
And indeed, from the greatest reasons for helping to improve the Hereafter of the offspring is the righteousness of the parents; and in other words, [their setting] a good example.
The solar eclipse prayer
Regarding the opinion about the obligation of the solar eclipse prayer, Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: '...and it is a very strong opinion.'