The lives of the Companions and the Successors are a beacon of guidance for the Ummah. They spent their whole lives in the remembrance of Allah Most High. They saw many mornings in their wakefulness and they gained the pleasure and approval of Almighty Allah by spending many many nights in the remembrance of Allah. Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them) was also like this. As reported by Imam Tabarani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) in Mo’jam Kabeer Tabarani:
Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Nafe’ that Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar would inspirit his nights by worship. Then he would say: O Nafe’! Have we come to morning? Nafe’ would say: No. Hadhrat Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) would again busy himself in Salaat. Again he would ask: O Nafe’! Have we entered morning yet? Hadhrat Nafe’ would say: Yes. Hadhrat Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) would sit and engage in supplications and repentance so much so that the time for Salaat Ul Fajr would start. (Mo’jam Kabeer Tabarani, Hadith No. 12867; Hilyatul Auliya, Vol. 1, Pg. No. 161)
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