

You are here: Home News

Practical Examples of the Sincerity of the Salaf From al-Siyar of al-Dhahabi

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 These are some practical illustrations of the sincerity displayed by the Salaf in their piety and worship: From Sariyah: Whenever someone would enter the apartment of Rabee' bin Khaytham and he had a mus.haf (copy of the Qur'an) there, he would cover it. (al-Siyar of al-Dhahabi 4/260). And from al-A'mash: Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla used to pray and when someone approached to enter, he would sleep on his bed. (al-Siyar 4/264). Ibn Wasi' said: A man may cry (out of piety and fear) for twenty years whilst his wife (residing) alongside him would not even know. (al-Siyar 6/122). Sahl bin Mansoor said: Bishr used to pray and would lengthen his prayer. A man behind him would watch and he (Bishr) noticed him watching. When he finished he said, "Let not what you have seen amaze you, for Iblis worshipped Allaah for a lengthy period of time alongside the Angels." (al-Siyar 8/361). Malik said: I never learned knowledge except for my own self (to benefit and practice) and I never learned knowledge so that the people are in need of me. And likewise were the people (meaning of his time, they acquired knowledge to benefit their own selves). (al-Siyar 8/66). Share or Bookmark this page: You will need to have an account with the selected service in order to post links or bookmark this page.



Subscribe via RSS or email:

Follow us through RSS or email. Click the RSS icon to subscribe to our feed.



Follow us through RSS or email. Click the RSS icon to subscribe to our feed. Link to this news item: Show: HTML Link  Full Link  Short Link







