It was not the practice of the Salaf during the time of the Prophet ﷺ and his rightly guided Khulafaa - that they would stand every time they saw the Prophet ﷺ - just as many of the people do [with...
Category: Time
From that which is strange in this time of ours
From that which is strange in these times [of ours today], is that between you and another is a relationship, the sincerity of which is built upon fond memories - the size of mountains!
Cried until he was overcome with tears
When 'Abdullaah ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما would recite [the aayah]
Making the most of your time
It has been narrated that Taawoos رحمه الله came seeking a [particular] individual at daybreak, and was told he is asleep. He (Taawoos) said
In control of one's hunger
'Aatikah bint Ibn Abi 'Aasim رحمها الله said she heard her father say: '[When] I left Koofah for Makkah, I ate [some] food in Koofah, and the next [time I had something to eat was] in Makkah.'
Maintaining righteous companionship
I accompanied ['Abdullaah] Ibn 'Own for 24 years, and throughout that time I am not aware that the angels [could have] recorded a single sin against him.
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
Humbling and belittling oneself
Yoosuf ibn al-Husayn was an imaam of his time. There was no-one from the scholars like him in terms of humbling and belittling himself.
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.
Good character and minimal speech
Abul-Qaasim was of sound 'aqeedah, good character, and minimal speech; [in fact] there was no-one of his time comparable to him.