صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
فصل في قيام الليل - ذكر استحباب حل عقد الشيطان التي على قافية المرء المسلم عند نومه بانتباهه لصلاة الليل
Section on night prayer – mentioning the recommendation to undo the knots of Satan at the back of the head by waking for night prayer
Hadith 2553
أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ الْعَابِدُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا هُوَ نَامَ ثَلاثَ عُقَدٍ يَضْرِبُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ عُقْدَةٍ : عَلَيْكَ لَيْلٌ طَوِيلٌ فَارْقُدْ ، فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ ، انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ ، وَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ ، وَإِنْ صَلَّى انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ ، فَأَصْبَحَ نَشِيطًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ ، وَإِلا أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلانَ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Satan ties knots at the back of the head of any person; when that person sleeps, he ties three knots. On each knot he says, 'The night is long, so keep sleeping.' If that person wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone. If he performs ablution, the second knot is undone. And if he offers prayer, the third knot is also undone. Then, that person becomes energetic and good-natured for the day; otherwise, his temperament is not good and he becomes lazy."
