Those who were before you used to often consider the nearness of death. One of them would often take water for purity, fulfill the call of nature and perform ablution, fearing that Allaah’s Command (death) might come to him while he is not in a state of purity.


Hassan Al-Basree (rahimahullaah) ~ Az-Zuhd, by ‘Abdullaah bin Al-Mubarak, p99