SLEEP
It should be remembered that it is Makrooh to keep awake after Ishaa for merely chatting and wasting time in vain talks.
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) said: that except for three things it is not good to keep awake at night, they are:
(1) for Namaz-e-Shab, ( Tahajjud)
(2) for reciting Holy Qur'an or for education, and
(3) for that bride who came to her husband's house on the first night.
It is also Makrooh to sleep (a) upto sun-rise, (b) in-between Maghrib and Ishaa, and (c) after the time of Asr.
And it is recommendable to have a short nap just before Zohr (in summer), and siesta after Namaaz-e-Zohr and Asr.
Imam as-Sadiq (s) said, 'Allah hates much sleeping and much idleness.' He also said, 'Much sleeping wastes religion and life.'
The youth should create jobs for themselves or spend their spare time in reading and acquiring good information and memorizing the suras of the Holy Qur'an because the Qur'an lights the heart and life. Whoever learns in his youth will make use of his knowledge when he grows up. The old learn nothing if they missed leaning in their youth.
Islam has not left the need of sleeping to man without directing it with special manners that give man a comfortable sleep and make him active in getting up. Here are some of these manners to be observed before going to bed:
1. Man should go to bed after cleansing himself from sweat and unpleasant smells.
2. He should perform wudu'.
3. He should go to the W.C. and relieve himself.
4. He should recite some Qur'anic verses and some supplications, especially the sura of Ikhlas (112) or al-Hashr (59) or at-Takathur (102) or all of them, and say what the Prophet (s) used to say, 'O my Lord, if You take my soul in my sleep, forgive it, and if You set it free, keep it safe as You keep Your good people.'
5. He should not sleep on his face and abdomen because it is the sleep of the Satan and is harmful to the self and body. The believers sleep on their backs or right sides except if there is an excuse.
6. When lying, instead of thinking of what is of no benefit, Islam invites man to criticize himself on what he has done during his day. Imam as-Sadiq (s) said, 'When you go to your bed, think of what you have done in your day and remember that you will die and will be resurrected to be punished.'
7. Huthayfa narrated, 'When the Prophet (s) went to bed, he said, 'In Your name O Allah, I die and live' and when he awoke, he said, 'Praise be to Allah, Who enlivened us after he has made us die, and to Him is the resurrection.'
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