I used to hear the tears of Sa’eed ibn ‘Abdil-’Azeez falling on the mat whilst [he was] in prayer.
Category: Supplication
The true essence of khashyah
Indeed, khashyah is to have reverential fear and apprehension of Allaah, such that your fear and apprehension of Him is a cause of preventing you from sin; that there is [the true essence of]…
When the sins decrease
[Regarding] the heart, when it’s sins decrease, it’s tears will hasten.
Two dark lines
There were two dark lines on the face of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه – due to weeping.
“Do ruqyah on me”
Don’t resort to supplication like medication you use only when ill or when a catastrophe befalls.
Repent and turn back to Allaah
So whoever commits [a deed] which Allaah and His Messenger have forbidden, has harmed his religion; and he must remedy this harm by repentance and turning back [to Allaah].
In prayer and supplication until the morning
Every day, my father would read a seventh [of the Qur.aan], and he would take a very light sleep after ‘Ishaa. He would then [awake and] stand [the night] in prayer and supplicate until the morning.
Do not be misled by the extent of Allaah’s Gentleness over you
O people who sin against Allaah, do not be misled by the extent of Allaah’s Gentleness over you, [rather] be aware of His Anger, for indeed He says
How pitiful is the state of the son of Aadam
[How] pitiful is [the state of] the son of Aadam; carrying rocks (physical hardship) is easier for him than [the spiritual struggle] to abandon sins.
The value of time, engaged in the remembrance of Allaah
The lips of Abul-Hasan ad-Daawoodee would not cease from [engaging in] the remembrance of Allaah. It was narrated that when the barber wanted to trim his moustache, he said to him