The truthful person [is one who] restricts his speech, food, sleep, and mixing with others [to only that which is necessary]…
Tag: sleep
So you know that Fajr has a smell, right?
A man narrated [a story] to me, that in their town there was a blind man who knew the time of Fajr had arrived [just] by the smell [in the air]; yes, [just] by its smell – without actually [being able to] see it!
Missing the Fajr prayer
Missing the Fajr prayer and sleeping during its time instead of praying it, is from the greatest of the prohibited acts, and from the acts of the hypocrites.
The legislated morning and evening supplications
Whoever utters the [legislated] morning and evening supplications, and then blows into his cupped hands, and thereafter wipes his hands over his body – is doing this something which is legislated?
Only two hours of sleep
During [every] day and night, Ibn ‘Ataa would [only] sleep for two hours.
Divide the night into thirds
Abu Bakr al-Anbaaree said that al-Imaam, al-Haafith Abu ‘Ubayd would divide the night into thirds; so he would pray a third of it, and sleep a third of it, and author books [during] a third of it.
Eating your fill weakens your ability to worship
I have not eaten my fill for 16 years, except on one occasion; and [on that occasion] I placed my hand in my mouth and induced myself to vomit.
Prays when he wakes up
Whoever sleeps and misses the prayer, and thereafter prays after its time has passed – would it be accepted [from him]?
In a state of janaabah, and wants to go to sleep
If a man or woman are in a state of janaabah at the time for bed, and they want to sleep, how should they utter the [words of] remembrance for sleep as it is comprised of verses [of the Qur.aan] and supplications?
Genuine brotherhood in Islaam
We visited al-Hasan al-Basree, and [found him] asleep. By his head was a basket, and we foraged inside and found bread and fruit, so we began to eat.