[Regarding] the heart, when it's sins decrease, it's tears will hasten.
Category: Salaf & Early Generations
Defended the Sahaabah, then died and was buried alongside the Sahaabah
Shaykh Ihsaan Ilaahee Zaheer spent his life defending the Sahaabah; when he was injured by the bomb explosion, he was brought to Saudi Arabia for treatment and died here.
Allaah loves the doers of good
Does your chest not tighten when the good you do is ignored by those you treat kindly? He responded: Sufficient for me is His saying:
and do good; indeed Allaah loves the doers of good - al-Baqarah 2
He was the most humblest of all the people
He would remain in the main masjid of the city from [the time of] Fajr until [the time of] 'Ishaa, not leaving other than for a need. He would teach the people and have them read the Qur.aan to him.
Pious companions
ar-Rabee' [ibn Khuthaym] was the most pious of the companions of 'Abdullaah.
Resembling the companions
I have not seen anyone resemble the companions of Muhammad ﷺ more than al-Hasan al-Basree.
Emulating ash-Shaafi'ee during Ramadhaan
I took myself to [emulating] what ar-Rabee' had narrated about ash-Shaafi'ee, that he would complete [reading] the Qur.aan sixty times during Ramadhaan, [and this was] other than what he would recite...
al-Imaam al-Bukhaaree and the Qur.aan during Ramadhaan
During the day in Ramadhaan, Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel [al-Bukhaaree] would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every day, and after the taraaweeh [prayer], he would [privately] stand in prayer and complete...
Making time for the Qur.aan during Ramadhaan
Regarding al-Ma.moon, it has been narrated that he completed the recitation of the Qur.aan thirty three times during Ramadhaan.
Making the most of Ramadhaan
Qataadah would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every seven days. And when Ramadhaan arrived, he would complete [reading the Qur.aan] every three days.