'Aamir ibn 'Abdillaah heard the mu.adhin [calling the adhaan], and said: 'Take me by the hand [to the masjid].' It was then said [to him]
Category: Health
I long to meet you
Marwaan visited Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه during his illness from which he [later] died, and said to him: May Allaah cure you O Abaa Hurayrah.
My health has forsaken me
My health has forsaken me, and I have become weak, and my bones are bruised, [yet] today I [still] stand for prayer, but am only able to recite [soorahs] al-Baqarah and Aal-'Imraan.
When you compare yourself with others
When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself.
I yearn to remain standing until my body aches
Talq ibn Habeeb would not go into rukoo' once he started Soorah al-Baqarah (p2) until he reached [Soorah] al-'Ankaboot (p396), and he would say
Take from your life for your death
If you live until the evening, then do not expect to live until the following morning. And if you live until the morning, then do not expect to see the evening.
Defence of the Sunnah is more superior
Defence of the Sunnah is more superior than jihaad in the path of Allaah.
I did not make a single mistake
I was ill for 2 years, and when I got better, I read the Qur.aan [from memory] and I did not make a single mistake.