I saw Taawoos and his companions; having prayed the 'Asr [prayer], they faced the [direction of] the qiblah and did not speak to anyone, [each one instead individually engaged in] supplicating [to...
Category: Prayer
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.
Prolonging the prayer
'Ubaydullaah ibn 'Abdillaah ibn 'Utbah would prolong his prayer, and would never hasten it for anyone!
I would sit there weeping at what I saw
[My husband], Masrooq رحمه الله would pray [so long] until his feet swelled, and sometimes I would sit there weeping at what I saw him doing [in prolonging his prayer - causing his feet to swell].
Ready and in a state of wudhoo
Since I embraced Islaam, never has the [congregational] prayer been about to start, except that I have been in a state of wudhoo [and ready for the prayer].
The night prayer at home and whilst travelling
The portion [of worship which] Ibn al-Baaqillaanee had set himself every night was 20 rak'ahs - [and this was] whilst he was at home and [also] whilst he was travelling; and when he was done, he...
Always maintained the night prayer
I heard Muhammad ibn Hamdoon say: 'I accompanied Abu Bakr ibn Ishaaq as-Sibghee for [many] years, and I never saw him leave the night prayer - not during travel, and nor when he wasn't [travelling].'
Maintaining the night prayer
I heard 'Abdullaah the son of 'Ali ibn Hamshaad say: 'I do not know that my father [ever] gave up [praying] the night prayer.'
Dividing the night in three parts
Zubayd ibn al-Haarith would divide the night in three parts: a part for himself, a part for his son, and a part for his other son 'Abdur-Rahmaan.