Umar(رضى لله عنه) donated a piece of land worth 200,000 dirhams when he missed Asr prayers in congregation.
Ibn Umar(رضى لله عنه) used to stay awake the whole of the night if he miised a prayer in congregation and then he would free two slaves.
Tameem Dari (رضى لله عنه) failed to wake up for tahajjud prayers one night. He stayed awake the whole of the next year.
Talha (رضى لله عنه) became preoccupied with a bird on his wall (of an orchard) while in prayer. He donated the wall in charity as compensation for that mistake.
Hassan ibn Sinan ( رحمه لله) passed by an apartment and asked when it was built. He deliberated for a moment and realized he had asked about something that did not concern him. He disciplined him self by fasting for a whole year.
Abdullah bin Qais (رضى لله عنه) says: We were in a battle with the enemy in our midst and people screaming (on a very hot day). A man from the tribe of Ummama was talking to him self: Did I not witness this battle and that battle. You reminded me about my family so I listened to you and returned home. By Allah I will punish you by either having you taken to task or leaving you.
I observed this man on that day and saw that he was leading people to the enemy who then dispersed. The enemy countered and we dispersed but this man held his ground the whole time until he was martyred. I found on his body and on the body of his mount more than sixty stab wounds.
Source: Taqwa, the provision for believers.
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