Gifts of Knowledge

“‘Saʿīd ibn Jubair would finish reciting the Qurʾān every two days …’ ‘He entered the Kaʿbah and finished the Qurʾān in one rak’ah …’ ‘He would cry until he became bleary-eyed …’ ‘Explaining The Most High’s Statement: ‘Nay! Man desires to continue committing sins.’ [75:5] he said, ‘He says, ‘Soon, I will repent.’’’”
Tahdhīb Kutub az-Zuhd al-Musnadah, Nos. 1622-23 and 1626.

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