Pious

His love for Allah was very strong. He liked to spend his time in prayers so that he would pray 1000 rakaats of “SALAT” every night. He never missed praying the late night prayers. His love for prayers was such that as his last wish in this world, he requested on 9th day of Muharram, that he be given one last night which he could spend in prayers. The supplication that he recited on the Day of Ashura show the great love and trust that he had in Allah. If somebody else was to go through the troubles that he did, that person would fall down crying and complaining. Not the Imam. Far from complaining, the Imam was quite and cool, thanking Allah for whatever was happening. On the afternoon of Ashura when he was left alone, he turned to Allah and said, “Oh my Lord, I have given away everything out of your love and I have left my family and accepted my children to become orphans so as to meet you. If out of your love my body is torn into pieces, still my heart will bow towards none but you.” Prayers alone were not the only acts of worship that he liked very much. He also had great love for the performance of Hajj. It is said that he and his brother Hasan (a.s.) performed not less than 25 Hajj walking from Medina to Mecca. Not that he did not have a way of transport. As a matter of fact, he would use his transport to help poor pilgrims who did not have their own transport. When people asked him why he took the trouble of walking to Hajj when he had a means of transport, he would reply that he wanted to look humble in the presence of Allah.