Passion for worship

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was a very devout worshipper, extremely humble and a pious Sahabi. Abu Sa’eed states that he would offer 12,000 Rak’aat of Nafl Salah daily. (Muntakhab Ahadith, p. 52)

Worship would continue in his home throughout the night, and the method by which this would take place was somewhat as follows: The night would be split into 3 parts; he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ would stand in the first part himself, then his noble wife would offer Salah in the second part, and the honour of worshipping in the third part of the night was usually granted to his fortunate son. (Al-Zuhd Lil-Imam Ahmad, p. 197, Raqm 988)

During the days of prosperity, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ had appointed four places around his home for worship; one in the basement, the second in his residential home, the third in his own special room and the fourth near the door of the home. When coming and going, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ would offer abundant Nafl Salah in these places. (Al-Zuhd Lil-Imam Ahmad, p. 198, Raqm 1001)

He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ would keep three fasts at the beginning of every month, and if he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was unable to keep them for some reason then he   رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ would fast the last three days of the month. (Derived from, Musnad Ahmad, vol. 3, p. 268, Hadith. 8641)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

His good conduct

One glowing aspect of his life is his good conduct. Hence, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ continued to treat his mother kindly throughout his life until he accepted Islam and then attained a passion for inviting towards goodness, thus, on many occasions, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ attempted to invite her towards Islam, but she continued to refuse. On one occasion, his mother uttered some inappropriate words regarding the Beloved