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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Sitting Wrapped in a Garment
بَابُ الضَّجْعَةِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِChapter: Lying on the face
Hadith 1187
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ خَلَفٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ طِخْفَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الصُّفَّةِ، قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ، أَتَانِي آتٍ وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ عَلَى بَطْنِي، فَحَرَّكَنِي بِرِجْلِهِ فَقَالَ: ”قُمْ، هَذِهِ ضَجْعَةٌ يُبْغِضُهَا اللَّهُ“، فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي، فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Tukhfah bin Qais Ghifari رضي الله عنه, and he was among the Ashab al-Suffah, he says: Once, during the last part of the night, I was sleeping in the mosque. Someone came to me while I was lying on my stomach. He nudged me with his foot and said: "Get up, Allah Almighty dislikes this way of sleeping." So I raised my head and saw that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was standing by my head.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ From this hadith, it is understood that sleeping on the stomach is prohibited, and such a posture is extremely disliked by Allah Ta'ala. In some narrations, it is mentioned that this is the manner in which the inhabitants of Hell lie down. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Al-Adab, Hadith: 3724)
➋ Loving and hating are attributes of Allah Ta'ala. There is no need for interpretation (ta'wil) of these. They are affirmed for Allah Ta'ala in a manner befitting His majesty.
➌ A teacher or parent may be strict with their student or child so that the children avoid actions contrary to the Sunnah. Furthermore, a teacher should keep watch over their students at night.
➊ From this hadith, it is understood that sleeping on the stomach is prohibited, and such a posture is extremely disliked by Allah Ta'ala. In some narrations, it is mentioned that this is the manner in which the inhabitants of Hell lie down. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Al-Adab, Hadith: 3724)
➋ Loving and hating are attributes of Allah Ta'ala. There is no need for interpretation (ta'wil) of these. They are affirmed for Allah Ta'ala in a manner befitting His majesty.
➌ A teacher or parent may be strict with their student or child so that the children avoid actions contrary to the Sunnah. Furthermore, a teacher should keep watch over their students at night.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1187
