حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Night prayer: Uthman ibn Waki‘, may Allah have mercy on him, said: A man came to Jerusalem and hung his cloak in a corner of the mosque. He stayed there night and day, with a little food behind the cloak he had hung. He spent the whole night praying. When dawn broke, he raised his voice: ‘At morning, people appreciate having traveled by night.’ He said: People would ask him: Will you not be gentle with yourself? He replied: It is only my soul; I am hastening to act before it departs. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/260].

Night prayer: Abdullah bin Hanzalah, may God have mercy on him, did not have a bed to sleep on. Rather, he would throw himself down like this and like that. When he became tired from praying, he would use his cloak and his arm as a pillow and then sleep for a while. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/262].

Night prayer: Tawus, may God have mercy on him, would spread out his bed, then lie down and toss and turn like a grain on a griddle, then he would jump up, perform ablution, and face the Qibla until morning, saying: The remembrance of Hell has banished sleep from the worshippers. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/265].

Night prayer: On the authority of Abu Ishaq Al-Subai’i, may God have mercy on him, he said: My health has gone away, I have become weak and my bones have become brittle, and today when I stand for prayer, I only recite Al-Baqarah and Al Imran. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/266].

Night prayer: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah said: Abu Ishaq, may God have mercy on him, used to pray all summer nights, but in winter he would pray at the beginning and end of the night, with a nap in between. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/266].