I saw ath-Thowree in the Haram (al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah) after maghrib; He prayed [the maghrib prayer] and then went into prostration, and did not rise [from the prostration] until the call for...
Category: Sincerity
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
A secretive man
Ibraaheem ibn Ad.ham رحمه الله was a secretive man; and I never saw him openly glorifying Allaah, nor [openly doing] any acts of charity.
Humility even in front of his family
It was reported regarding ar-Rabee' ib Kuthaym that when a family member would enter his room, he would [hasten to] cover his Qur.aan.
Do not disturb
Such was Ibraheem an-Nakha'ee رحمه الله, that when someone sought him at home, and he did not want (disliked) to go out to meet him, he would tell his slave girl to say to him
Don't follow behind me
[It was reported] regarding 'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Mahdee رحمه الله that he rose from a gathering and the people [too arose and] followed [behind] him. So [out of humility] he said to them
Never had to pay zakaah on his wealth-1
The yearly income of al-Layth ibn Sa'd was 80,000 deenaars, [and despite this immense wealth] never did Allaah obligate upon him to extract even one dirham in zakaah*.
Reward for charity done in secret
'Alee ibn al-Husayn used to carry a sack of bread on his back during the night and used to distribute it in charity. And he used to say
To cry out of fear of Allaah is more beloved to me
To cry out of fear of Allaah is more beloved to me than to give my weight in gold to charity.
Charity done in secret
"What is this?"