From that [response] which pleased me [was]: A young girl asked her father: “Which part of my body should I conceal, and which part should I reveal?” So he said to her
Category: Patience
The root of tribulation
Keeping away from the hadeeth of the Prophet ﷺ is the root of tribulation!
Discipline and perseverance
Asad ibn 'Amr said that for forty years, Abu Haneefah prayed the 'Ishaa [prayer] and the morning (Fajr) prayer with [the same] wudhoo.
Washing the bodies of the dead in preparation for burial
[In preparation for their burial], al-Muzanee رحمه الله would wash the dead as an act of worship, and he would say
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.
Practice patience
There is no aid other than [from] Allaah سبحانه و تعالى, and no guide other than the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم, and no provision other than taqwa, and no act [of worship to be...
They become easily agitated
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we bear in mind when they become old
Maintaining close attachment to the scholars
[In the pursuit for knowledge], I maintained close attachment to Shu'bah for twenty years.
The most knowledgeable of them
The most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about the Qur.aan was Mujaahid. And the most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about hajj was 'Ataa.
The scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward
I see that your scholars are passing away, and [yet] the ignorant ones amongst you are not learning! Learn, for indeed the scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward.
