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.
Tag: pray
Divide the night into thirds
Abu Bakr al-Anbaaree said that al-Imaam, al-Haafith Abu 'Ubayd would divide the night into thirds; so he would pray a third of it, and sleep a third of it, and author books [during] a third of it.
Poverty and hardship
Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله was praying with 'Abdur-Razzaaq رحمه الله, and became distracted.
Because of the abundance of his prayers
Abu Haneefah used to be called a stake [of wood], because of the abundance of his [standing in] prayer.
The imaam forgetfully missed a prostration
al-Awzaa'ee was asked about the imaam who forgetfully missed a prostration, and the congregation had [then] departed [after completing the prayer]. He said
So he sat down and did not leave
al-Arqam ibn Abil-Arqam made preparations to travel to Bayt al-Maqdis (al-Masjid al-Aqsaa, Jerusalem), and when he finished his preparations, he came to see the Prophet ﷺ to bid him farewell, and he...
al-Imaam al-Bukhaaree and the Qur.aan during Ramadhaan
During the day in Ramadhaan, Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel [al-Bukhaaree] would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every day, and after the taraaweeh [prayer], he would [privately] stand in prayer and complete...
Increase your focus on the Qur.aan in Ramadhaan
al-Aswad ibn Yazeed would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every two days during Ramadhaan, and he would sleep between maghrib and 'ishaa.
Concentration during salaah
I prayed the morning [prayer in congregation] behind al-Fudhayl ibn 'Iyaadh, and he recited [soorah] al-Haaqqah, and when he reached His [سبحانه و تعالى] saying
Disciplined and consistent
Abu Bakr al-Khateeb رحمه الله said [about Ibn al-Baaqillaanee رحمه الله]