The speed of someone hastening [towards something] is based upon the size of the goal. So in seeking sustenance, [Allaah] says
Tag: salah
Tears falling on the mat during prayer
I used to hear the tears of Sa'eed ibn 'Abdil-'Azeez falling on the mat whilst [he was] in prayer.
Discipline and perseverance
Asad ibn 'Amr said that for forty years, Abu Haneefah prayed the 'Ishaa [prayer] and the morning (Fajr) prayer with [the same] wudhoo.
Poverty and hardship
Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله was praying with 'Abdur-Razzaaq رحمه الله, and became distracted.
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...
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]
Praying for his brothers in their absence
Certainly, there is not a man who supplicates for his brother in his absence, except that Allaah appoints for him two angels who both say