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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Bedtime Supplications
بَابُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِChapter: What to say when going to bed
Hadith 1205
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ قَالَ: ”بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا“، وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ قَالَ: ”الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to sleep, he would say: "With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live." And when he would wake up from sleep, he would say: "All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Sleep is the sister of death. In it as well, the connection of the soul (ruh) with the body is suspended, and the sleeper is counted among the dead. Therefore, upon the safe and sound return of the soul, one should express gratitude to Allah.
➋ The meaning of remembering Allah (dhikr) at the time of sleep is that the servant is prepared to go to his Lord, because it is entirely possible that the soul may not return.
➊ Sleep is the sister of death. In it as well, the connection of the soul (ruh) with the body is suspended, and the sleeper is counted among the dead. Therefore, upon the safe and sound return of the soul, one should express gratitude to Allah.
➋ The meaning of remembering Allah (dhikr) at the time of sleep is that the servant is prepared to go to his Lord, because it is entirely possible that the soul may not return.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1205
