Every day, my father would read a seventh [of the Qur.aan], and he would take a very light sleep after 'Ishaa. He would then [awake and] stand [the night] in prayer and supplicate until the morning.
Tag: sleep
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.
Making the most of your time
It has been narrated that Taawoos رحمه الله came seeking a [particular] individual at daybreak, and was told he is asleep. He (Taawoos) said
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]?
The perishers
The ignorant one is dead, and the forgetful one is asleep, and the sinner is intoxicated, and the one who insists [upon remaining so] will perish.
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...
Increase your focus on the Qur.aan in Ramadhaan
al-Aswad ibn Yazeed would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every two days during Ramadhaan, and he would sleep between maghrib and 'ishaa.
Maintaining a disciplined approach to reading the Qur.aan
My grandfather, 'Abdullaah ibn Muhayreez, would complete [reading the] Qur.aan every Jumu'ah; and [every night] we would prepare his bedding, and perhaps he did not sleep upon it.
al-Jaami' as-Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree
I was asleep [by the Ka'bah] between the [al-Hajr al-Aswad] corner and the Maqaam [Ibraaheem], and I saw the Prophet ﷺ, and he said to me