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: secretive
A secretive man
Ibraaheem ibn Ad.ham رحمه الله was a secretive man; and I never saw him openly glorifying Allaah, nor [openly doing] any acts of charity.