Talq ibn Habeeb would not go into rukoo' once he started Soorah al-Baqarah (p2) until he reached [Soorah] al-'Ankaboot (p396), and he would say
Tag: wisdom
Recite a set portion everyday
Shaykh Ibn Baaz's simple advice on keeping a set daily portion of Qur'aan recitation, however small.
Saving time
To save time reaching the library each morning, Shaykh al-Albaanee took to riding a bicycle — an unusual sight for a turbaned Shaykh in Damascus.
Take from your life for your death
If you live until the evening, then do not expect to live until the following morning. And if you live until the morning, then do not expect to see the evening.
Kind to the children
A little girl would ask Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen for a riyal each time he entered the masjid, and he always obliged — for her and her sister.
The sign of repentance is
The sign of repentance [is]: weeping at what has preceded, fear of falling into sin, leaving evil company, and maintaining the company of the good.
Rights of the neighbours
Mid-recording, noise from next door turned out to be the Shaykh's own neighbours — and he chose not to trouble them over it.
The Shaykh disliked attention
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen disliked attention and titles, asking to be introduced simply as an imaam and teacher, not as a senior scholar.
He would only sleep a little at night
al-Haafiz 'Abdul-Ghanee was coming to visit me in Asfahaan, and he would only sleep a little at night, instead [choosing to] pray, read [Qur.aan] and weep.
Praying 2 rak'ahs until the imaam ascended the pulpit
Each Jumu'ah, Shaykh al-Albaanee would pray two rak'ahs of naafilah repeatedly until the imaam ascended the pulpit.