until he would place his cheek on the grave of the Prophet ﷺ and then return. When he was reproached for that he said, “A disturbing thought sometimes comes over me; whenever I feel it I seek help by means of the Prophet’s grave⦗1⦘.”
He would also go to a certain place in the mosque, roll upon the ground there, and lie down. When people asked him about this he said, “I saw the Prophet ﷺ in this very spot.”
It is related that he once performed the pilgrimage and gave away everything he had, until nothing remained with him but his waist-wrap. When they halted at al-Rawḥāʾ his agent said, “We do not have a single dirham left.” He thereupon raised his voice in the talbiyah; his companions answered, and the other pilgrims answered as well. At the watering-place was Muhammad ibn Hisham, who said, “I suspect Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir is down at the water.” They looked and said, “Yes.” He added, “I do not think he has anything with him; take four thousand to him.” The money was brought to Muhammad.
Al-Munkadir ibn Muhammad said, “My father used to make the pilgrimage with his children. Someone asked him, ‘Why do you take these along?’ He replied, ‘I am presenting them before Allah.’”
Saʿīd ibn ʿĀmir reported that Ibn al-Munkadir said, “My brother ʿUmar spent the night in prayer, while I spent it massaging my mother’s foot, and I would not trade my night for his.”
Ibn ʿUyaynah said: Ibn al-Munkadir once followed the funeral of an unworthy man; when he was censured for it he said, “By Allah, I would be ashamed before Allah to think that His mercy could be withheld from anyone.”
Al-Fasawī reported: Zayd ibn Bishr told us — Ibn Wahb told us — Ibn Zayd told me: A party set out on a summer expedition that included Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir. While they were marching in the rear guard, one of them said, “I long for some fresh cheese.” Muhammad said, “Ask Allah to provide it for you; He is able.” The group supplicated, and they had not gone far before they found a basket; inside it was fresh cheese. Some of them said, “If only we had some honey with it.” He replied, “The One who fed you this is able to bring that as well.” So they prayed,