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.
Tag: salah
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 had died
I saw Habeeb ibn Abi Thaabit in prostration, and if you saw him, you would say he had died – because of the length of his prostration!
Prolonging the prayers
Yazeed and Hushaym were known for prolonging their night and day prayers.
Whisperings during the prayer
Does a lot of whispering during the prayer nullify the prayer?
They would divide the night into three
al-Hasan ibn Saalih, his brother and their mother used to divide the night into three parts, each would stand their third in prayer.
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.
So he was not overcome by sleep
Safwaan ibn Saleem used to stand in prayer on the roof on a cold night so that he was not overcome by sleep.
Nor have I seen the back of a man
For fifty years, I never [once] missed the initial takbeer [upon beginning the congregational prayer], and nor have I seen the back of a man in the [congregational] prayer [since].