least 6 Rak’at or rather 8 Rak’at in the amount of time in which I offer 4 Rak’at. (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 153)

Where is that wood?

Sayyiduna Abul Ahwas رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated that a lady neighbour of Sayyiduna Mansoor Bin Mu’tamir رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked her father: ‘O dear father! There was a piece of wood on the roof of [the house of] Sayyiduna Mansoor Bin Mu’tamir رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, where is it?’ He replied: ‘O daughter! It was [not a piece of wood, but rather] Sayyiduna Mansoor رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه who used to offer Salah in the night. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, pp. 46, Raqm 6269)

Sayyiduna ‘Ala Bin Saalim ‘Abadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated about him that Sayyiduna Mansoor Bin Mu’tamir رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would offer Salah on his [house’s] roof. When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه passed away, a boy asked his mother: Dear mother! There was a date trunk on the roof of so-and-so; where is it now? The mother replied: O son! It was not a trunk, but rather Sayyiduna Mansoor رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, who [would worship, and now] has passed away.

(Hilyat-ul-Awliya, pp. 46, Raqm 6260)

Salah of Sayyiduna Haatim Asam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه

Sayyiduna Haatim Asam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه once went to meet Sayyiduna ‘Aasim Bin Yusuf Muhaddis رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Sayyiduna ‘Aasim Bin Yusuf رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked him: ‘O Haatim! Do you offer Salah properly?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied in the affirmative, then Sayyiduna ‘Aasim رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked: Tell me. How do you offer Salah? Sayyiduna Haatim رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: When the time for Salah comes near, I perform my Wudu completely in an extremely proper manner.

When the time of Salah comes I step on the prayer mat and stand in such a manner that each joint of my body properly adjusts to its place, I then imagine that the Holy Ka’bah is between both of my eyebrows and Maqaam-e-Ibraheem is in front of my chest. Then having this belief in my heart that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is aware of my apparent condition and all hidden thoughts of my heart; I stand in a way as if my feet are on Siraat Bridge and Paradise to my right, and Hell to my left, and Malak-ul-Maut [the angel of death] behind me,