Sa'eed ibn Jubayr would weep [whilst standing in prayer] at night until his eyes became bleary and he was unable to see clearly.
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For abundant prayer
I saw Yazeed ibn Zuray' in a dream, so I said to him: 'What did Allaah do with you?'
He replied: 'He admitted me into Paradise.'
I said to him: 'With what (i.e. 'What earned you that)?'
He said
As a result of elongating his prayer
'Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه used to pray until his feet swelled with blood - as a result of elongating his prayer - standing [in prayer] at night.
Nothing more desirable has remained
In this world, nothing more desirable has remained than prayer in congregation, and [subsequently] meeting the brothers.
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.
There are six for whom I pray in secret
There are six [people] for whom I pray in secret, one of them being ash-Shaafi'ee رحمه الله.
He would quietly stand the entire night in prayer
Ayyoob as-Sikhtiyaanee used to quietly stand the entire night in prayer, and in the morning [at the time of Fajr] he would raise his voice as if [giving the impression] he had just awoken at that...
Praying against the Ruler
What is the ruling regarding praying against the ruler who does not rule according to what Allaah has revealed?
Pray as you see me praying
Pray as you see me praying.
He slept very little at night during the times of major crises
During the Gulf War and the tragedies in Bosnia and Chechnya, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen spent much of the night in prayer for the Ummah.