1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,139 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:07,139 --> 00:00:09,199 With pens of longing, 3 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:11,779 And the ink of love, 4 00:00:11,779 --> 00:00:15,900 We record lines more precious than gold, 5 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:17,899 In describing the Master of all creation, 6 00:00:17,899 --> 00:00:22,260 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 7 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:25,260 The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il). 8 00:00:25,260 --> 00:00:36,539 Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the sleep of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 9 00:00:36,539 --> 00:00:41,939 On the authority of al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with both of them, 10 00:00:41,939 --> 00:00:44,939 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 11 00:00:44,939 --> 00:00:46,939 Whenever he lay down to sleep, 12 00:00:46,939 --> 00:00:51,939 Would place his right palm under his right cheek and say: 13 00:00:51,939 --> 00:00:55,939 "O Allah, save me from Your punishment on the day You resurrect Your servants." 14 00:00:55,939 --> 00:01:02,259 In another narration: "On the day You gather Your servants." 15 00:01:02,259 --> 00:01:05,260 In this hadith, there are three manners 16 00:01:05,260 --> 00:01:08,260 Recommended for the Muslim when retiring to bed. 17 00:01:08,260 --> 00:01:10,290 The first: 18 00:01:10,290 --> 00:01:12,290 Lying on the right side. 19 00:01:12,290 --> 00:01:14,290 The second: 20 00:01:14,290 --> 00:01:17,290 Placing the right palm under the right cheek. 21 00:01:17,290 --> 00:01:19,290 The third: 22 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:20,290 To say: 23 00:01:20,290 --> 00:01:24,290 "O Allah, save me from Your punishment on the day You resurrect Your servants." 24 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:31,379 Meaning: I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from Your punishment on the day You resurrect Your servants for the reckoning. 25 00:01:31,379 --> 00:01:34,379 The Prophet, peace be upon him, would say this, 26 00:01:34,379 --> 00:01:39,379 Even though Allah had forgiven his past and future sins, 27 00:01:39,379 --> 00:01:44,379 Out of humility before Allah, the Exalted, and in reverence for Him, 28 00:01:44,379 --> 00:01:48,379 And to teach his Ummah to say it before sleeping, 29 00:01:48,379 --> 00:01:51,379 In case this might be the end of their lives, 30 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:55,379 So that the final act of their lives would be the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted, 31 00:01:55,379 --> 00:01:59,379 Along with repentance and the admission of shortcomings. 32 00:01:59,379 --> 00:02:04,079 On the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 33 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:07,079 The Prophet, peace be upon him, 34 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:10,080 Whenever he retired to his bed, would say: 35 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,080 "O Allah, in Your name I die and I live." 36 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,080 And when he awoke, he would say: 37 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:23,080 "Praise be to Allah who gave us life after having taken it, and to Him is the resurrection." 38 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,259 In this hadith, 39 00:02:26,259 --> 00:02:29,259 It is mentioned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 40 00:02:29,259 --> 00:02:31,259 Whenever he retired to his bed, 41 00:02:31,259 --> 00:02:34,259 Meaning, he lay down to sleep, 42 00:02:34,259 --> 00:02:35,259 He would say: 43 00:02:35,259 --> 00:02:38,259 "O Allah, in Your name I die and I live." 44 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:43,259 Meaning: By the mention of Your name, I live as long as I live, and upon it, I die. 45 00:02:43,259 --> 00:02:46,259 And his saying, "And when he awoke," 46 00:02:46,259 --> 00:02:48,259 Meaning, when he became alert from his sleep, 47 00:02:48,259 --> 00:02:49,259 He would say: 48 00:02:49,259 --> 00:02:54,259 "Praise be to Allah who gave us life after having taken it." 49 00:02:54,259 --> 00:02:59,259 Meaning: He returned our souls to us after having seized them from activity during sleep. 50 00:02:59,259 --> 00:03:01,259 He referred to sleep as death, 51 00:03:01,259 --> 00:03:05,259 Because consciousness and movement cease during it. 52 00:03:05,259 --> 00:03:07,259 Hence, they said: 53 00:03:07,259 --> 00:03:09,259 "Sleep is the brother of death." 54 00:03:09,259 --> 00:03:12,259 And his saying, "And to Him is the resurrection," 55 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:15,259 The resurrection refers to the revival or the rising from the dead. 56 00:03:15,259 --> 00:03:18,259 Thus, the Prophet, peace be upon him, drew attention, 57 00:03:18,259 --> 00:03:21,259 By the return of wakefulness after sleep, 58 00:03:21,259 --> 00:03:23,259 Which is like death, 59 00:03:23,259 --> 00:03:26,259 To the affirmation of the resurrection after death. 60 00:03:26,259 --> 00:03:31,419 On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 61 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:34,419 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 62 00:03:34,419 --> 00:03:37,419 Whenever he retired to his bed every night, 63 00:03:37,419 --> 00:03:39,419 Would cup his palms together, 64 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:41,419 Then blow into them, 65 00:03:41,419 --> 00:03:42,419 And recite into them: 66 00:03:42,419 --> 00:03:44,419 “Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1) 67 00:03:44,419 --> 00:03:46,419 "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,'" 68 00:03:46,419 --> 00:03:49,419 And "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'" 69 00:03:49,419 --> 00:03:53,419 Then he would wipe with them as much of his body as he could, 70 00:03:53,419 --> 00:03:56,419 Starting with his head and his face, 71 00:03:56,419 --> 00:03:58,419 And the front of his body. 72 00:03:58,419 --> 00:04:01,419 He would do this three times. 73 00:04:01,419 --> 00:04:04,659 In this hadith, 74 00:04:04,659 --> 00:04:07,659 It is mentioned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 75 00:04:07,659 --> 00:04:11,659 Whenever he returned to his bed and entered it, 76 00:04:11,659 --> 00:04:14,659 Would remember Allah, the Exalted, in a specific manner, 77 00:04:14,659 --> 00:04:16,660 Which we shall mention. 78 00:04:16,660 --> 00:04:19,660 Her saying, "Every night," 79 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:23,660 Indicates his complete consistency in this remembrance, 80 00:04:23,660 --> 00:04:26,660 To the extent that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 81 00:04:26,660 --> 00:04:28,660 During his final illness, 82 00:04:28,660 --> 00:04:31,660 When he was burdened and overcome by exhaustion, 83 00:04:31,660 --> 00:04:34,660 Would command 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 84 00:04:34,660 --> 00:04:36,660 To do that for him, 85 00:04:36,660 --> 00:04:39,660 Out of care for this blessed remembrance. 86 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:41,759 The intended remembrance 87 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:43,759 Is cupping his palms together, 88 00:04:43,759 --> 00:04:46,759 By joining one palm to the other, 89 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:50,759 While keeping them and their fingers pressed together, 90 00:04:50,759 --> 00:04:52,759 Then reciting into them and blowing, 91 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:54,759 “Say: He is Allah, the One!” (112:1) 92 00:04:54,759 --> 00:04:56,759 And the two chapters of refuge (al-Mu'awwidhatayn). 93 00:04:56,759 --> 00:04:59,759 Then he would wipe with them as much of his body as he could, 94 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:02,759 Starting with his head and his face, 95 00:05:02,759 --> 00:05:05,759 And the front of his body and the back. 96 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,759 He would attempt to cover the entire body 97 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:10,759 By wiping with his palms. 98 00:05:10,759 --> 00:05:13,759 For in a wording of the hadith in the Sahih, 99 00:05:13,759 --> 00:05:16,759 "And whatever his hands could reach of his body." 100 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:19,759 He would do that three times. 101 00:05:19,759 --> 00:05:22,759 This wiping contains a blessing for the body, 102 00:05:22,759 --> 00:05:25,759 As it provides protection from the devil, 103 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:28,759 So he cannot approach him from any direction, 104 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,759 Because he is fortified by these verses. 105 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:34,759 It also contains protection from vermin 106 00:05:34,759 --> 00:05:39,040 And harmful insects. 107 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,040 On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, 108 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,040 That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 109 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,040 Slept until he breathed heavily (snored). 110 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,040 And he used to breathe heavily when he slept. 111 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,040 Then Bilal came to him and informed him of the prayer, 112 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,040 So he stood up and prayed without performing wudu'. 113 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,069 The hadith contains a story. 114 00:05:59,069 --> 00:06:03,220 In this hadith, Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, mentions 115 00:06:03,220 --> 00:06:06,220 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 116 00:06:06,220 --> 00:06:09,220 Slept until he breathed heavily. 117 00:06:09,220 --> 00:06:12,220 And he used to breathe heavily when he slept. 118 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:15,220 The "heavy breathing" here is a sound emitted by the sleeper, 119 00:06:15,220 --> 00:06:18,220 By which it is known that he is deeply asleep. 120 00:06:18,220 --> 00:06:21,220 And his saying, 121 00:06:21,220 --> 00:06:24,220 "Then Bilal came to him and informed him of the prayer," 122 00:06:24,220 --> 00:06:27,220 Meaning, he notified him and called him to prayer. 123 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:30,220 And his saying, "So he stood up and prayed," 124 00:06:30,220 --> 00:06:33,220 "And did not perform wudu'," the scholars said: 125 00:06:33,220 --> 00:06:36,220 This is one of his specific characteristics, peace be upon him. 126 00:06:36,220 --> 00:06:39,220 For the Prophet, peace be upon him, 127 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:42,220 His eyes would sleep, but his heart would not sleep. 128 00:06:42,220 --> 00:06:45,220 So he was like one who is awake, 129 00:06:45,220 --> 00:06:48,220 If anything had issued from him, he would have felt it. 130 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:51,220 And his saying, "The hadith contains a story," 131 00:06:51,220 --> 00:06:54,220 He refers to what is narrated in the two Sahih collections, 132 00:06:54,220 --> 00:06:57,220 From the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, 133 00:06:57,220 --> 00:07:00,220 Who said: I spent the night at the house of Maymunah, 134 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:03,220 Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, stood up, 135 00:07:03,220 --> 00:07:06,220 Relieved himself, washed his face, 136 00:07:06,220 --> 00:07:09,220 And his hands, then slept, then stood up, 137 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:12,220 Came to the water skin, untied 138 00:07:12,220 --> 00:07:15,220 Its strap, and performed wudu', 139 00:07:15,220 --> 00:07:18,220 A wudu' between two wudu's, 140 00:07:19,220 --> 00:07:22,220 Then prayed. I stood up and stretched, 141 00:07:22,220 --> 00:07:25,220 Disliking that he should see that I was watching him, 142 00:07:25,220 --> 00:07:28,220 So I performed wudu'. 143 00:07:28,220 --> 00:07:31,220 He stood to pray, and I stood to his left, 144 00:07:31,220 --> 00:07:34,220 So he took hold of my ear and turned me 145 00:07:34,220 --> 00:07:37,220 To his right. His prayer was completed 146 00:07:37,220 --> 00:07:40,220 At thirteen rak'ahs. 147 00:07:40,220 --> 00:07:43,220 Then he lay down and slept until he breathed heavily, 148 00:07:43,220 --> 00:07:46,220 And he used to breathe heavily when he slept. 149 00:07:46,220 --> 00:07:49,220 Then Bilal informed him of the prayer, 150 00:07:49,220 --> 00:07:54,019 So he prayed and did not perform wudu'. 151 00:07:54,019 --> 00:07:57,019 On the authority of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 152 00:07:57,019 --> 00:08:00,019 That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 153 00:08:00,019 --> 00:08:03,019 Whenever he retired to his bed, would say: 154 00:08:03,019 --> 00:08:06,019 "Praise be to Allah who fed us, 155 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:09,019 And gave us drink, and sufficed us, 156 00:08:09,019 --> 00:08:12,019 And sheltered us; for how many are there who have 157 00:08:12,019 --> 00:08:16,300 No one to suffice them and no one to shelter them." 158 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:19,300 This hadith mentions the supplication at the time of sleep, 159 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:22,300 Which is saying, "Praise be to Allah 160 00:08:22,300 --> 00:08:25,300 Who fed us and gave us drink," 161 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:28,300 Meaning: Praise be to Allah who favored us with food, 162 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:31,300 By which the body is nourished, 163 00:08:31,300 --> 00:08:34,299 And favored us with drink, 164 00:08:34,299 --> 00:08:37,299 By which quenching and the removal of thirst are achieved. 165 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:40,299 He mentioned them at the time of sleep 166 00:08:40,299 --> 00:08:43,299 Because life is not sustained except by them. 167 00:08:43,299 --> 00:08:46,299 And his saying, "And sufficed us," 168 00:08:46,299 --> 00:08:49,299 From sufficiency, 169 00:08:49,299 --> 00:08:52,299 Meaning: He warded off from us the evil of His creation, 170 00:08:52,299 --> 00:08:55,299 And protected us from the harm of calamities and aggressors, 171 00:08:55,299 --> 00:08:58,299 And sufficed us in the matters we are concerned about 172 00:08:58,299 --> 00:09:01,360 And strive to attain. 173 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,360 And his saying, "And sheltered us," 174 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,360 Meaning: He favored us with shelter in a dwelling we inhabit, 175 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,360 Which protects us from heat and cold, 176 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,360 And in which we shield our families. 177 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,360 And his saying, "For how many are there who have no one to suffice them and no one to shelter them," 178 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,360 Meaning: Many of Allah's creation 179 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,360 Allah does not suffice them against the evil of the wicked, 180 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,360 Nor does He provide them with a dwelling, 181 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Rather, He leaves them to suffer in the deserts 182 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,360 From cold and heat. 183 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,360 And our state was not like the state of the beasts either, 184 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,360 Which sleep scattered in the open, 185 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,360 Meaning, many of them are like that. 186 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,649 In this supplication at the time of sleep, 187 00:09:45,649 --> 00:09:48,649 There is praise for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 188 00:09:48,649 --> 00:09:51,649 And thanking Him, the Glorified, for His abundant blessings, 189 00:09:51,649 --> 00:09:54,649 The continuity of His grace and giving, 190 00:09:54,649 --> 00:09:57,649 His generous gifts, and the vastness of His benevolence. 191 00:09:57,649 --> 00:10:00,649 And He, the Glorified, is worthy of praise and commendation. 192 00:10:00,649 --> 00:10:04,769 On the authority of Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, 193 00:10:04,769 --> 00:10:07,769 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, 194 00:10:07,769 --> 00:10:10,769 Whenever he would rest at night, 195 00:10:10,769 --> 00:10:13,769 Would lie on his right side, 196 00:10:13,769 --> 00:10:16,769 And if he rested shortly before dawn, 197 00:10:16,769 --> 00:10:19,769 He would raise his forearm and place his head on his palm. 198 00:10:19,769 --> 00:10:24,429 In this hadith, 199 00:10:24,429 --> 00:10:27,429 It is mentioned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 200 00:10:27,429 --> 00:10:30,429 Whenever he would rest at night, 201 00:10:30,429 --> 00:10:33,460 He would lie down on his right side. 202 00:10:33,460 --> 00:10:36,460 "Ta'ris" refers to a traveler stopping to rest. 203 00:10:37,460 --> 00:10:40,500 The intended meaning is that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 204 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:43,500 when he would retire to his bed at night, 205 00:10:43,500 --> 00:10:46,500 and there was ample time for rest, 206 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:49,500 he would sleep on his right side. 207 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:52,529 Regarding his statement, 208 00:10:52,529 --> 00:10:55,529 "And if he stopped to rest shortly before dawn," 209 00:10:55,529 --> 00:10:58,529 he would prop up his forearm and rest his head on his palm. 210 00:10:58,529 --> 00:11:01,529 This means that if he needed to sleep 211 00:11:01,529 --> 00:11:04,529 shortly before dawn when time was short, 212 00:11:05,529 --> 00:11:08,529 the Prophet, peace be upon him, would raise 213 00:11:08,529 --> 00:11:11,529 his forearm so that it remained upright, 214 00:11:11,529 --> 00:11:14,529 and he would place his head upon his palm, 215 00:11:14,529 --> 00:11:17,529 out of his concern, peace be upon him, 216 00:11:17,529 --> 00:11:20,529 for the dawn prayer and his attentiveness toward it. 217 00:11:20,529 --> 00:11:23,529 For when a person sleeps in this position, 218 00:11:23,529 --> 00:11:26,750 he does not fall into a deep sleep. 219 00:11:26,750 --> 00:11:29,750 Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 220 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:32,750 "He only did this at the end of the night 221 00:11:33,750 --> 00:11:36,750 for fear that sleep might overcome him." 222 00:11:36,750 --> 00:11:39,750 Al-Qari, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 223 00:11:39,750 --> 00:11:42,750 "Perhaps the wisdom behind it was to teach his Ummah, 224 00:11:42,750 --> 00:11:45,750 so that sleep would not weigh heavily upon them, 225 00:11:45,750 --> 00:11:48,909 causing them to miss the dawn prayer at its proper time." 226 00:11:48,909 --> 00:11:51,909 The hadith indicates the permissibility of sleeping shortly before 227 00:11:51,909 --> 00:11:54,909 the time for prayer begins, 228 00:11:54,909 --> 00:11:57,909 for one who knows that he will wake up, 229 00:11:57,909 --> 00:12:02,159 or who has someone to wake him. 230 00:12:02,159 --> 00:12:04,259 A benefit: 231 00:12:04,259 --> 00:12:06,259 Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 232 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:09,259 "Whoever contemplates his sleep and wakefulness, 233 00:12:09,259 --> 00:12:11,259 peace be upon him, 234 00:12:11,259 --> 00:12:13,259 will find it to be the most balanced sleep, 235 00:12:13,259 --> 00:12:16,259 and the most beneficial for the body, the limbs, and one's faculties. 236 00:12:16,259 --> 00:12:19,259 He would sleep in the first part of the night, 237 00:12:19,259 --> 00:12:22,259 and wake up at the beginning of the second half, 238 00:12:22,259 --> 00:12:25,259 then he would rise, use the siwak, 239 00:12:25,259 --> 00:12:28,259 perform wudu, and pray what Allah had decreed for him. 240 00:12:28,259 --> 00:12:31,259 Thus, the body, the limbs, and the faculties would receive 241 00:12:31,259 --> 00:12:34,259 their share of sleep and rest, 242 00:12:34,259 --> 00:12:37,259 and their share of spiritual exercise, along with an abundance of reward. 243 00:12:37,259 --> 00:12:40,259 This is the pinnacle of well-being for the heart and the body, 244 00:12:40,259 --> 00:12:43,289 in both this world and the hereafter. 245 00:12:43,289 --> 00:12:46,289 He would not take from sleep 246 00:12:46,289 --> 00:12:49,289 more than the amount needed, 247 00:12:49,289 --> 00:12:52,289 nor would he deprive himself of the amount he required. 248 00:12:52,289 --> 00:12:55,289 He would do so in the most perfect manner; 249 00:12:55,289 --> 00:12:58,289 he would sleep when the need arose, 250 00:12:58,289 --> 00:13:01,289 and place his hand under his right side, 251 00:13:01,289 --> 00:13:04,289 remembering Allah until his eyes grew heavy, 252 00:13:04,289 --> 00:13:07,289 without his body being full of food and drink, 253 00:13:07,289 --> 00:13:10,289 nor lying directly on the ground, 254 00:13:10,289 --> 00:13:13,289 nor using elevated bedding. 255 00:13:13,289 --> 00:13:16,289 Rather, he had a mattress made of leather, 256 00:13:16,289 --> 00:13:19,289 stuffed with palm fibers. 257 00:13:19,289 --> 00:13:22,289 He would lie on a pillow, 258 00:13:22,289 --> 00:13:25,320 and sometimes place his hand under his cheek." 259 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,450 His words conclude here. 260 00:13:28,450 --> 00:13:31,450 Thus, the Prophetic guidance regarding sleep 261 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:34,450 came as a complete and comprehensive guidance, 262 00:13:34,450 --> 00:13:38,700 assisting in the elevation of the soul and the health of the body. 263 00:13:38,700 --> 00:13:41,700 The hadith has more to follow, if Allah wills. 264 00:13:41,700 --> 00:13:44,700 And Allah knows best. 265 00:13:44,700 --> 00:13:47,700 May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, 266 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:50,700 and upon all his family and companions.