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So ‘Abdur-Razzaaq asked about him, and was told he had not eaten anything for the last three days.

I have not eaten my fill for 16 years, except on one occasion; and [on that occasion] I placed my hand in my mouth and induced myself to vomit.

He would teach the people and have them read the Qur.aan to him. And when they would finish, he would [turn to] occupy himself in prayer.

How can one be in the morning when his Lord demands he fulfill [his] religious obligations, and…

Abu Haneefah used to be called a stake [of wood], because of the abundance of his [standing in] prayer.

And it was said that he was called a monk due to his worship and excellence.

‘Every one [of the congregation] should individually prostrate a prostration [of forgetfulness].’

al-Arqam ibn Abil-Arqam made preparations to travel to Bayt al-Maqdis (al-Masjid al-Aqsaa, Jerusalem)…

I prayed the morning [prayer in congregation] behind al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, and he recited [soorah] al-Haaqqah…

[All of] his time would be filled with worship and [the reading of] set portions [of the Qur.aan].