I never came across Ibraaheem ibn Hammaad except that I found him [either] standing in prayer or sitting in [the] remembrance [of Allaah].
Tag: salaah
So as not to fall asleep
In the Summer, Safwaan ibn Saleem would pray [the night prayer] inside his home, and during the Winter he would pray on the roof so as [to remain alert and] not to fall asleep [whilst praying].
Secretly standing the night in prayer
Ayyoob as-Sikhtiyaanee would secretly stand the night in prayer, and when dawn came he would raise his voice as if [to suggest to his family] he had just awoken.
Never missed the initial takbeer
Regarding Bishr ibn Mansoor, it was said that he never missed the initial takbeer [upon beginning the congregational prayer].
I do not find anything in my heart more desirable
I do not find anything in my heart more desirable than standing the night in prayer.
You would say he was dead
I saw Habeeb ibn Abee Thaabit in prostration, and if you saw him, you would say he was dead due to the length of his prostration.
Prolonging the prayers
Yazeed and Hushaym were known for prolonging their night and day prayers.
Making up prayers which were intentionally missed
When I was a reckless young man, during the period of my youth, I abandoned the prayer (salaah) for a period of six months; [thereafter] Allaah bestowed upon me guidance and uprightness, and [the conviction to] preserve the [daily] prayers at their [appointed] times. [Now] should I make up the prayers which I had abandoned early on in my life? And are prayers [ever] required to be made up?
Sometimes I do not wake up until an hour after the Fajr prayer
I sleep late at night, and [be sure to] set the alarm for the adhaan of [the] Fajr [prayer], however, sometimes I do not wake up until an hour after the prayer; so by doing that am I a sinner, and if so – what should I do?
Regarding ‘as-Salaah al-Wustaa’
What is the ‘as-salaah al-wustaa’?