‘Abdul-A’laa said to me: ‘Certainly he who has been given knowledge which does not cause him to weep, then it is feared he has not been given knowledge which benefits him.’
Category: Words of Wisdom
That which is befitting for a man
It is befitting for a man who hears something from the manner of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ, that he holds firm to it.
I also got cupped and gave the cupper a deenaar
There isn’t a hadeeth I have scribed except that I have acted in accordance to it.
He prayed as if he was a pole
I saw Muslim ibn Yasaar pray as if he was a [motionless] pole; He would not lean on one leg a moment, nor the other a moment, and nor would his clothing move.
A third of the Qur.aan
I spent the night [at the house of] Ibn ‘Ulayyah, [during which] he read a third of the Qur.aan.
He would weep whilst standing in prayer at night
Sa’eed ibn Jubayr would weep [whilst standing in prayer] at night until his eyes became bleary and he was unable to see clearly.
Knowledge which is not spoken with
Knowledge which is not spoken with, is like treasure which is not spent.
For abundant prayer
I saw Yazeed ibn Zuray’ in a dream, so I said to him: ‘What did Allaah do with you?’
He replied: ‘He admitted me into Paradise.’
I said to him: ‘With what (i.e. ‘What earned you that)?’
He said
Due to their wicked character
If Allaah intends evil for the people [due to their wicked character], He opens for them [the door to] argumentation and denies them [righteous] action[s].
I do not know
I accompanied Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما for 34 months, and [during this time] whenever he was asked a question, he would respond with: ‘I do not know.’ He then turned to me and said