Such was [the case of] Ibn Seereen, that his speech in general was [peppered with] “Subhaa-nAllaahi wa bi-Hamdihi, Subhaa-nAllaahil-‘Adtheem”.
Tag: pious
Giving that which you love in charity
Feed him with sugar for ar-Rabee’ loves sugar.
He prayed as if he was a pole
I saw Muslim ibn Yasaar pray as if he was a [motionless] pole; He would not lean on one leg a moment, nor the other a moment, and nor would his clothing move.
I have not seen any better prayer
I have not seen any better prayer than that of Muhammad ibn Nasr. A house fly settled upon his ear, and he did not [even] try to brush it away. And we were amazed at the gracefulness of his prayer, and his concentration and state; He would place his chin upon his chest and then stand upright as if he was an erect piece of wood.
Leading the prayer
The time for prayer entered upon a group of scholars; So it was said to one of them to lead [the prayer], but he declined.
Answering the call to prayer
If the call to prayer was made and Ibraaheem ibn Maymoon al-Marwazee had raised his hammer, he would not strike with it (i.e. he would immediately stop work), [and instead go and answer the call to prayer].
The caravans of the pious and righteous have passed
Wake up O man! Night has passed, and day has arrived, and before you is a long journey and [yet you have] little provisions; The caravans of the pious and righteous have passed by and we have remained [behind].
Zubayd used to divide the night into three parts
‘Wake up’, and if he was lazy, he would pray his [third] part [of the night].
Reaching the level of the Companions
Is it possible for a Muslim, in this day and age, to reach the level which the Companions (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhum) had reached in terms of their adherence to the religion of Allaah?
“The is so-and-so who said such-and-such about you”
“If it was said to me that there is someone on the face of this earth who is from the pious predecessors, certainly I would have said it is this man,”’