al-Awzaa'ee would not speak to anyone after the Fajr prayer until [after] he had engaged himself in the remembrance of Allaah; And if anyone did speak to him, he would respond to them.
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Did not rise until the adhaan for 'ishaa
I saw ath-Thowree in the Haram after [the] maghrib [prayer]; He prayed, then went into prostration and did not rise until the call (adhaan) for the 'ishaa prayer [was made].
Sufyaan ath-Thowree's prostration
I saw ath-Thowree in the Haram (al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah) after maghrib; He prayed [the maghrib prayer] and then went into prostration, and did not rise [from the prostration] until the call for...
Standing the night in prayer
Never did I raise my head at night (woke up) except that I saw Moosaa ibn Abi 'Aa.ishah standing in prayer.
Except the day when my mother passed away
I remained for forty years, and never [once] missed the initial takbeer [upon beginning the congregational prayer], except the day when my mother passed away.
My health has forsaken me
My health has forsaken me, and I have become weak, and my bones are bruised, [yet] today I [still] stand for prayer, but am only able to recite [soorahs] al-Baqarah and Aal-'Imraan.
That was not a treetrunk
O mother, I do not see that [tree]trunk which used to be on the roof of that family's house.
I have not seen a better prayer
From amongst the group of our scholars, I have not seen a better prayer than that of Muhammad ibn Hamdoon.
He was always praying
Never did we visit Abu ash-Shaykh [al-Asbahaanee], except that he was in prayer.
When to make up missed prayers
[He] was ill and they did surgery on him; [as a result] he missed a number of obligatory prayers, so is he required to pray them all together once he has recovered, or should he pray all these...