Hudhayfa said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, wanted to go to sleep, he said, 'By Your Name, O Allah, I dieand live.' When he woke up, he said, 'Praise be to Allah who gave us lifeafter He made us die, and to Him is the gathering.'"
Anas said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, went to bed, he said, 'Praise be to Allah who has given us foodand drink, and given us enough and given us refuge. How many people haveneither enough nor refuge!'"
Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, did not sleep until he had recited, 'Alif-Lam-Mim. The Sending-down'(32) and 'Blessed is the One in whose hand the kingdom is' (67).'"
'Abdullah said, "Going to sleep during dhikr comes from Shaytan.if you like, you can put it to the test. When one of you goes to bed andwants to go to sleep. he should mention Allah Almighty."
Jabir said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,did not go to sleep until he had recited 'Blessed' (67) and 'Alif-Lam-Mim.The Sending-down' (32)."
Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, 'When one of you goes to bed, he should undothe inside of his lower garment and dust the bed with it. He does not knowwhat has come on his bed since he left it. He should lie down on his rightside and say, 'In Your Name I have laid down on my side. If You take mysoul, then have mercy on it. If You release it, then preserve it in themanner in which You preserve the men of right action."
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, went to bed, he laid down on his right side. Thenhe said, 'O Allah, I have turned my face to You and I have surrenderedmy self to You and I have committed my back to You out of fear and desirefor You. There is no place of safety or refuge from You except with You.I have believed in Your book which You revealed and Your Prophet whom Yousent.' He said, 'Whoever says it at night and then dies, dies in fitra(natural state).'"
Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, used to say when he went to bed, 'O Allah, Lord ofthe heavens and the earth, and Lord of all things, Splitter of the grainand seeds, the One who sent down the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur'an!I seek refuge with You from every evil. You take by the forelock. You arethe Outward, and there is nothing above You. You are the Inward and thereis nothing below You. Pay my debts for me and keep me safe from poverty.'"
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Jabir said:
"When a man enters his house or goes to bed, an angeland shaytan hasten to him. The angel says, 'Seal it with good!' The Shaytansays, 'Seal it with evil.' If he praises Allah and remembers Him, he chasesthe shaytan away and spends the night with him guarding him. When he wakesup, the angel and shaytan hasten to him and say the same thing. If he mentionsAllah and says, 'Praise be to Allah, who keeps firm hold of the heavensand earth, preventing them from vanishing away. And if they vanished noone could then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving.'(35:41)Praise be to Allah who holds back the sky preventing it from fallingon the earth, except by His permission. Allah is All-Compassionate to mankind,Most Merciful.' (22:63) If he dies, he dies a martyr, If he gets upand prays, he prays in virtue.'"
Al-Bara' said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, wanted to go to sleep, he put his hand under his right cheekand said, 'O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day you raiseup Your slaves.'"
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "If a Muslim man persists in two actions,he will enter the Garden. They are easy, but those who do them are few.'He was asked, 'What are they, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?'He said, 'That you say "Allahu akbar" ten times, "al-hamdu lillah"ten times, and "Subhana'llah" ten times after every prayer.That is 150 on the tongue and 1500 in the balance.' I saw the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, counting them with his hand. Thenhe said, 'When you go to bed, you should say, "Subhana'llah", "al-hamdulillah", and "Allahu akbar". That is 100 on the tongue and 1000in the balance. Who among you can do 2500 bad actions morning and night?'He was asked, 'Messenger of Allah, how is it that they are not counted?'He said, 'Shaytan comes to one of you while he is praying and reminds himof something he has to do such-and-such and such-and-such, so he does notremember to do it.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "When one of you goes to bed, he should dust hisbed with the inside of his lower garment. he should say, 'In the Name ofAllah.' He does not know what might have come on it after he left it. Ifhe wants to lie down, he should lie down on his right side and say, 'Glorybe to You, my Lord, I have laid down on my side by You and I raise it upby You. If you take my soul, then forgive it. If you release it, then guardover it as You guard over Your righteous slaves.'"
Rabi'a ibn Ka'b related, "I used to spend the night at the doorof the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I would givehim his wudu' water." He said, "After a long period of the night had passed,I heard him say, 'Allah hears whoever praises Him,' and I heard him sayafter a long period of the night had passed, 'Praise be to Allah, Lordof the Worlds.'"
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Whoever goes to sleep with grease on his hand beforewashing it off and is afflicted by something should not blame anyone excepthimself."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Anyone who spends the night with grease on hishand and is afflicted by something should not blame anyone but himself."
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Lock the doors, tie the water-skins,turn over the vessels, cover the vessels, and put out the lamps. Shaytandoes not open a locked door, nor untie a water-skin, nor uncover a vessel.A mouse can cause a house to burn down with its inhabitants inside it."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "A mouse came and began to drag the wick. Theslavegirl moved to stop it. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, 'Leave it.' The mouse brought the wick and put it on themat where he was sitting. It burned a hole in it the size of a dirham.The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,'When you go to sleep, put out the lights. Shaytan guides things like thisand then they burn you.'"
Abu Sa'id said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, woke up one night and found that a mouse had taken the wick andclimbed onto the roof with it to burn the house down over them. The Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cursed it and it became lawfulto kill it in the Haram."
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Do not leave the fire burning in your house when yougo to sleep."
'Umar said, "Fire is an enemy, so beware of it." He used to goaround an put out the fires of his family before he went to sleep at night.
Ibn 'Umar heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, say, "Do not leave a fire burning in your houses. It is an enemy."
Abu Musa said, "A house in Madina burned down with its inhabitantsduring the night. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,was informed about that and said, 'Fire is your enemy. When you go to sleep,put out the fires.'"
Abu Mulayka related that when it rained, Ibn 'Abbas said, "Slavegirl!Bring out my saddle and bring my garment. Allah says, 'We sent downblessed water from the sky.' (50:
9)"
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, commanded that whips be hung up in houses.
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, "Beware of conversing after the nightis still. None of you knows what creatures Allah will send, so lock yourdoors, tie up the water-skins, cover vessels and put out the lamps."
Jabir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Keep children in until the evening has completely fallen.That time is the hour when the shaytans come out."