“I was deprived of the night prayer for five months because of a sin I committed.”
Sufyan Al-Thawri - Islamic Quotes
Abu Talib al-Makki reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said,
“I was deprived of the night prayer for five months because of a sin I committed.” It was said, “What was it?” Sufyan said, “I saw a man weeping and I said to myself: This one is showing off.”
Source: Qūt al-Qulūb 1/75
عن أبي طالب المكي قَالَ سفيان الثوري رحمه الله حُرمت قيام الليل خمسة أشهر بذنب أذنبته قيل له ما هو قال رأيت رجلاً بكى فقلت في نفسي هذا مراء
1/75 قوت القلوب في معاملة المحبوب