Reference: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, al-Imaam az-Zaahid – Page 163
One of the Shaykh’s students narrates:
Once, in Makkah, I visited Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen in his lodgings, during the days of Hajj, and I found him with a needle in his hand, sewing his thobe[1].
Footnote:
[1] Traditional full-length shirt-type garment.