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.
Tag: righteous
Total control over hunger
He who has total control over his stomach (hunger), attains total control over [the ability to perform] all righteous actions.
‘whilst he was still young…’
From a young age, Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen would arrive early each morning, books in hand, to spend the day immersed in a scholar’s library.
Never had to pay zakaah on his wealth-1
The yearly income of al-Layth ibn Sa’d was 80,000 deenaars, [and despite this immense wealth] never did Allaah obligate upon him to extract even one dirham in zakaah*.
Answering the call to prayer
If the call to prayer was made and Ibraaheem ibn Maymoon al-Marwazee رحمه الله had raised his hammer, he would not strike with it (i.e.
The caravans of the pious and righteous have passed
Habeeb al-‘Ajamee رحمه الله slept one night, and his wife came to wake him up [to encourage him to offer the night prayer], and said to him: ‘Wake up O man!
Give your brother an excuse
If displeasing news reaches you about your [Muslim] brother, then do your best to find an excuse for him, and if you are unable to find an excuse for him, then tell yourself
Zubayd used to divide the night into three parts
Zubayd used to divide the night into three parts: i) a part for himself;
ii) a part for his son;
iii) and a part for his other son ‘Abdur-Rahmaan.
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old, and there is nothing which I heard in those years except that it is as if it has been written (etched) in my heart.