النَّـومُ

SLEEP

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2– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Sleep is the sultan of the brain, and it is the foundation of the body and its
[source of] strength.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 62, p. 316]

3– Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘Staying awake is sweeter than sleep.’
[A`alam al-Din, p. 311]

4– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of too much sleep, for excessive sleep will render one poor on the Day of Judgment.’
[al-Ikhtisas, p. 218]

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who fears a nightly raid will sleep little.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 322, no. 4]

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How very much does sleep unravel the firm determinations made during the day!’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 440, Sermon 241]

7– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Moses (AS) asked
[Allah], ‘Who from among Your servants is most hated by You?’ He Almighty said, ‘
[One who is] a carcass at night and idle
[jobless] during the day.’
[Qasas al-Anbiya’, p. 163, no. 185]

8– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Excessive sleeping takes away religion and world.’
[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 84, no. 1]

9– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Do not habituate your eyes to too much sleep, for it is the least thankful
[moment experienced] in the body.’
[Tafsir al-`Aayyashi, v. 2, p. 115, no. 149]

10– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘Allah, the Exalted and Noble, hates a servant who excessively sleeps and is idle.’
[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 84, no. 2]

11– Imam al-`Aaskari (AS) said, ‘He who sleeps too much sees dreams.’
[al-Durra al-Bahira, p. 43]

12– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A Muslim should not sleep while in a state of ritual impurity (janaba), and he should not sleep without being in a state of purity. If he does not find water then he should perform dry ablution (tayammum) with soil, for the spirit of a believer ascends to Allah Almighty and He meets it and blesses it. If his time of death was to have come when in a state
[of purity], He places his spirit within the folds of His Mercy, and if his end has not come He sends it back
[i.e. his spirit] with His guardian angels and they return it to his body.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 153, no. 8]

13– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘None of you should go to sleep with his hands submerged, for if he does and is stricken with mental derangement from Satan
[as a result] then he has only himself to blame.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 345, no. 1]

2 ـ الطَّهارةُ

2. Purity

14– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever sleeps with ablution
[wuzu] and dies in his sleep is regarded by Allah as a martyr.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 183, no. 7]

15– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever purifies himself and then goes to his bed, he will sleep and his bed will be like his mosque.’
[Thawab al-A`amal, p. 35, no. 1]

16– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever purifies himself and then goes to his bed he will sleep and his bed will be like his mosque. So, if he remembers that he is not in a state of ablution, then he should perform dry ablution (tayammum) on his clothes, whatever it may be, and if he does so he will be
[regarded as] continuously praying and remembering Allah Almighty.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 182, no. 6]

3 ـ عَرضُ النَّفسِ علَى الخَلاءِ

3. Relieving Oneself before Sleeping

17– Imam Ali (AS), to his son al-Hasan (AS) said, ‘O son, shall I teach you four things that will make you needless of medicine?’ He said, ‘Yes, O Commander of the Faithful.’ He said, ‘Do not eat food unless you are hungry and get up from eating whilst you still desire to eat more, chew well, and before you sleep go and relieve yourself. If you do these you will be needless of medicine.’
[al-Khisal, p. 229, no. 67]

4 ـ المُحاسَبةُ

4. Taking Account of Oneself

18– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When you head for bed then look at what you have put in your stomach
[during the day] and what you have earned in your day, and remember that you are to die and that you will be resurrected.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 190, no. 21]

5 ـ القِراءةُ والدُّعاءُ عِندَ النَّومِ

5. Reciting
[the Qur’an] and Supplicating at Bedtime

19– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever recites the chapter of the Qur’an entitled al-Ikhlas when he retires to his bed, Allah will forgive fifty years of his sins.’
[Amali al-Saduq, p. 22, no. 3]

20– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever recites the chapter of the Qur’an entitled al-Takathur when going to sleep will be protected from the trials of the grave.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 196, no. 12]

21– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When any of you retires to his bed … he should say: O Allah, if You take my soul while I am sleeping then forgive it, and if You send it back to me, then protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.’
[`AeIlal al-Shara’i`a, p. 589, no. 34]

6 ـ النَّومُ علَى القَفا أو علَى اليَمينِ

6. Sleeping on One’s Back or Side

22– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sleeping can be in four ways: prophets (AS) sleep straight on their backs and their eyes do not sleep waiting for the revelation of Allah. The believer sleeps on his right side facing the qibla. Kings and their children sleep on their left side enjoying what they ate. Satan, his brethren and every insane and deformed person sleeps flat on their front.’
[al-Khisal, p. 363, no. 140]

7 ـ الدُّعاءُ عِندَ الانتِباهِ

7. Supplication When Waking Up

23– Hudhayfa said, ‘When the Prophet (SAWA) retired to his bed he would say, 'In Your name O Allah I die and live', and when he woke up he would say, 'Praise be to Allah who revived us after He caused us to die, and upon Him is the Resurrection.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 218, no. 25]