[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].
Category: Companions of the Prophet ﷺ
It is now my responsibility
What is the matter with you (what makes you cry)?
You would say he had died
I saw Habeeb ibn Abi Thaabit in prostration, and if you saw him, you would say he had died - because of the length of his prostration!
Giving with one's own hands
I saw 'Ali ibn al-Hussayn رحمه الله give [charity] to the poor and needy with his own hands.
The night prayer
I am not aware that my father ever missed the night prayer.
I do not know
I accompanied Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما for 34 months, and [during this time] whenever he was asked a question, he would respond with: 'I do not know.' He then turned to me and said
Seek benefit from them
I heard a talk from 'Ali ibn al-Madeenee which amazed me. He read to us the hadeeth of al-ghaar, then said
They would divide the night into three
al-Hasan ibn Saalih, his brother and their mother used to divide the night into three parts, each would stand their third in prayer.
Let the workers work
I visited Ibraaheem ibn Haani whilst he was on his deathbed. [Whilst there] he called his son Ismaa'eel and said to him: 'Has the sun set [yet]?' He (Ismaa'eel) replied: 'No.' He then said
A dedicated fanatic
I do not say this as a dedicated fanatic since he (al-Haafidth Abi 'Ali an-Neesaabooree رحمه الله) was my teacher, but I simply never saw anything comparable to him.