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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأذكار والدعوات
Book of Remembrances and Supplications
باب مَا يَقُولُ وَيَفْعَلُ مَنْ قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ لِحَاجَةٍ وَمَا يُقَالُ عِنْدَ الْانْتِبَاءِ مِنَ النَّوْمِ أَثْنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَعِنْدَ التَّيَقْطِ مِنْهُ فِي آخِرِهِ
Chapter on What to Say and Do When Getting Up at Night for a Need, What Is Said Upon Waking During the Night, and Upon Awakening at Its End
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 5551 — on What to Say and Do When Getting Up
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ ثَلَاثَ عُقَدٍ بِكُلِّ عُقْدَةٍ يَضْرِبُ عَلَيْكَ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا فَارْقُدْ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً يَضْرِبُ عَلَيْهِ بِكُلِّ عُقْدَةٍ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَالَ وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَتَانِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى انْحَلَّتِ الْعُقَدُ وَأَصْبَحَ طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ نَشِيطًا وَإِلَّا أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلَانًا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Satan ties three knots at the back of one of you’s head. On each knot, he pats and says: “You have a long night ahead, so sleep.” The narrator once said: He keeps patting on each knot for a long night. But when a person wakes up and remembers Allah Almighty, one knot is untied. When he performs ablution, the second knot is untied. And when he offers prayer, the third knot is untied. Thus, when he enters the morning, he is good-spirited, cheerful, and pleasant. Otherwise, he is ill-spirited and lazy.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In this blessed hadith, encouragement has been given to engage in remembrance (dhikr) upon waking, to perform ablution (wudu), and to offer prayer (salah).
