al-Aswad ibn Yazeed would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every two days during Ramadhaan, and he would sleep between maghrib and 'ishaa.
Category: Sleep & Waking
Maintaining a disciplined approach to reading the Qur.aan
My grandfather, 'Abdullaah ibn Muhayreez, would complete [reading the] Qur.aan every Jumu'ah; and [every night] we would prepare his bedding, and perhaps he did not sleep upon it.
Concentration during salaah
I prayed the morning [prayer in congregation] behind al-Fudhayl ibn 'Iyaadh, and he recited [soorah] al-Haaqqah, and when he reached His [سبحانه و تعالى] saying
al-Jaami' as-Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree
I was asleep [by the Ka'bah] between the [al-Hajr al-Aswad] corner and the Maqaam [Ibraaheem], and I saw the Prophet ﷺ, and he said to me
Disciplined and consistent
Abu Bakr al-Khateeb رحمه الله said [about Ibn al-Baaqillaanee رحمه الله]
Break your fast with us tomorrow
Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما said, in the morning 'Uthmaan [ibn 'Affaan] رضي الله عنه was speaking to the people, and said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ in a dream last night, and he ﷺ said [to me]
Genuine brotherhood in Islaam
We visited al-Hasan al-Basree, and [found him] asleep. By his head was a basket, and we foraged inside and found bread and fruit, so we began to eat.
My father
If you (Muhammad ibn 'Abdil-A'laa رحمه الله) were not from my family I would not have told you this about my father; he was steadfast in fasting every other day for forty years, and he would [also]...
He would still pray every day and night
My father would pray 300 rak'ahs every day and night, and when he became ill from having been whipped, it weakened him. [Thereafter], he would [only be able to] pray 150 rak'ahs every day and night.
His daily portion of worship
The portion [of worship which] Abu Yoosuf al-Qaadhee had set himself every day was 200 rak'ahs.