Reports from Abu al-Aliyah

Abu al-Aliyah, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "They used to sleep but little of the night" [Al-Dhariyat: 17], said: They sleep very little of the night until morning.

Abu al-Aliyah, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "None touch it except the purified" [Al-Waqi'ah: 79], said: It does not mean you; you are people of sins.

Abu al-Aliyah saw a man performing ablution. When he had finished his ablution, he said: "O Allah, make me among those who repent and make me among those who purify themselves." Hearing this, Abu al-Aliyah said: Attaining purity by means of water is a good thing, but the real matter is being purified from sins.

It was the practice of Abu al-Aliyah that whenever he wished to complete the Qur'an in the last part of the day, he would delay it until the evening, and if he was about to complete the Qur'an in the last part of the night, he would delay it until the morning.

Abu al-Aliyah said: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may Allah be pleased with them, said to me: Do not do deeds for other than Allah, or else Allah will hand you over to the one for whom you did them.

Qays bin Habtar said: The sa'qah (swoon) is from Satan.

Musa al-Juhani reports: Every night that comes announces: "O son of Adam, do a good deed in me, for I will never return to you again."