Does the day begin with the arrival of [the time of] Fajr, or the rising of the sun?
Tag: day
Only two hours of sleep
During [every] day and night, Ibn ‘Ataa would [only] sleep for two hours.
There was no day that anyone wept more than him
We arrived in ash-Shaam along with ‘Umar, and [when] Bilaal [ibn Rabaah] called the adhaan, the people remembered the Prophet ﷺ, and there was no day that anyone wept more than him (Bilaal).
He would fast every other day
Muhammad ibn Seereen would fast every other day.
He would still pray every day and night
My father would pray 300 rak’ahs every day and night, and when he became ill from having been whipped, it weakened him. [Thereafter], he would [only be able to] pray 150 rak’ahs every day and night.
Sunday is a suitable day to plan
Sunday is a suitable day to plan coming week tasks, define priorities, review past week tasks to ensure they have been done.
You would say he was dead
I saw Habeeb ibn Abee Thaabit in prostration, and if you saw him, you would say he was dead due to the length of his prostration.
Prolonging the prayers
Yazeed and Hushaym were known for prolonging their night and day prayers.
The caravans of the pious and righteous have passed
Wake up O man! Night has passed, and day has arrived, and before you is a long journey and [yet you have] little provisions; The caravans of the pious and righteous have passed by and we have remained [behind].