During the Gulf War and the tragedies in Bosnia and Chechnya, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen spent much of the night in prayer for the Ummah.
Tag: sleep
Desperately in need of sleep
Exhausted after a late meeting, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen was found still awake in the middle of the night, unable to rest his mind from knowledge.
Divide the night into three parts
'Amru ibn Deenaar used to divide the night into three parts: • a third [in which] he would sleep; • a third [in which] he would study hadeeth; • and a third [in which] he would do salaah [pray].
Real scholars
Fighting off sleep during a late-night radio recording, Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen chose to stand rather than stop, so the people could still benefit.
Waking his children up for Salaatul-Fajr
Shaykh Ibn Baaz would call his children on the internal phone each morning, reciting a supplication until he was sure they had woken for Fajr.