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The Dislike of Sleeping After the Fajr Prayer

faqih-1439Vol. 1, p. 501

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ النَّوْمِ بَعْدَ الْغَدَاةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الرِّزْقَ يُبْسَطُ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ فَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَنَامَ الرَّجُلُ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ.

Hadith.1439 - Al-Alaa narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim who reported from one of the Imams (as) that he asked him about sleeping after the Fajr (morning) prayer. Imam (as) said: "Sustenance is distributed during that hour, and I dislike for a man to sleep during that time."

faqih-1440Vol. 1, p. 501-502

إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ إِنَّمَا يَبُثُّ جُنُودَ اللَّيْلِ مِنْ حِينِ تَغِيبُ الشَّمْسُ إِلَى مَغِيبِ الشَّفَقِ وَ يَبُثُّ جُنُودَ النَّهَارِ مِنْ حِينِ يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ إِلَى مَطْلَعِ الشَّمْسِ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ع كَانَ يَقُولُ أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي هَاتَيْنِ السَّاعَتَيْنِ وَ تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ شَرِّ إِبْلِيسَ وَ جُنُودِهِ وَ عَوِّذُوا صِغَارَكُمْ فِي هَاتَيْنِ

"Indeed, Iblis deploys his soldiers of the night from sunset until the disappearance of twilight and deploys his soldiers of the day from the time the Fajr (morning) light appears until the sun rises." He also mentioned that "the Prophet of Allah (swt) (sw) used to say: 'Increase your remembrance of Allah (swt), the Mi

faqih-1441Vol. 1, p. 502

نَوْمَةُ الْغَدَاةِ مَشُومَةٌ تَطْرُدُ الرِّزْقَ وَ تُصَفِّرُ اللَّوْنَ وَ تُقَبِّحُهُ وَ تُغَيِّرُهُ وَ هُوَ نَوْمُ كُلِّ مَشْئُومٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقْسِمُ الْأَرْزَاقَ مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَ تِلْكَ النَّوْمَةَ

Hadith.1441 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The morning sleep (after Fajr) is inauspicious; it drives away sustenance, causes paleness and disfigures the complexion, and alters it negatively. It is the sleep of every unfortunate person. Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, distributes sustenance

faqih-1442Vol. 1, p. 502

النَّوْمُ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ خُرْقٌ وَ الْقَائِلَةُ نِعْمَةٌ[1] وَ النَّوْمُ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حُمْقٌ وَ النَّوْمُ بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ يَحْرِمُ الرِّزْقَ. وَ النَّوْمُ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَوْجُهٍ[2] نَوْمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع عَلَى أَقْفِيَتِهِمْ لِمُنَاجَاةِ الْوَحْيِ وَ نَوْمُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَ نَوْمُ الْكُفَّارِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِمْ وَ نَوْمُ الشَّيَاطِينِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ

Hadith.1442 - Al-Baqir (as) said: "Sleeping at the beginning of the day is wastefulness, the nap at midday is a blessing, sleeping after Asr (afternoon prayer) is foolishness, and sleeping between the two night prayers (Maghrib and Isha) deprives one of sustenance."

faqih-1444Vol. 1, p. 503

وَ قَالَ ع‌ ثَلَاثَةٌ فِيهِنَّ الْمَقْتُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَوْمٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَهَرٍ وَ ضَحِكٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَجَبٍ وَ أَكْلٌ عَلَى الشِّبَعِ‌[1].

Hadith.1444 - Imam (as) said: "Three things bring forth the dislike (anger) of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic: sleeping without fatigue, laughing without wonder, and eating when already full”.

faqih-1445Vol. 1, p. 503

وَ أَتَى أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ ذَكُوراً وَ إِنِّي صِرْتُ نَسِيّاً فَقَالَ أَ كُنْتَ تَقِيلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ تَرَكْتَ ذَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ عُدْ فَعَادَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ ذِهْنُهُ‌[2].

Hadith.1445 - A Bedouin came to the Prophet (sw) and said: "O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), I used to have a strong memory but now I have become forgetful." The Prophet (sw) asked: "Did you use to take a midday nap (Qailulah)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Prophet (sw) then asked: "And did you stop doing that?" The man answ

faqih-1446Vol. 1, p. 503

خَمْسَةٌ لَا يَنَامُونَ الْهَامُّ بِدَمٍ يَسْفِكُهُ وَ ذُو الْمَالِ الْكَثِيرِ لَا أَمِينَ لَهُ وَ الْقَائِلُ فِي النَّاسِ الزُّورَ وَ الْبُهْتَانَ عَنْ عَرَضٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا يَنَالُهُ وَ الْمَأْخُوذُ بِالْمَالِ الْكَثِيرِ وَ لَا مَالَ لَهُ وَ الْمُحِبُّ حَبِيباً يَتَوَقَّعُ فِرَاقَهُ‌[3].

"There are five types of people who cannot sleep: one who is anxious about shedding blood, the possessor of a great amount of wealth who lacks a trustworthy guardian, one who spreads lies and false accusations among people to gain a worldly benefit, the person burdened with a large amount of wealth but has none himself

faqih-1449Vol. 1, p. 503

وَ قَالَ ع‌ نَوْمُ الْغَدَاةِ شُؤْمٌ يَحْرِمُ الرِّزْقَ وَ يُصَفِّرُ اللَّوْنَ وَ كَانَ الْمَنُّ وَ السَّلْوَى يَنْزِلُ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَمَنْ نَامَ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ نَصِيبُهُ فَكَانَ إِذَا انْتَبَهَ فَلَا يَرَى نَصِيبَهُ احْتَاجَ إِلَى السُّؤَالِ وَ الطَّلَبِ‌[5].

Hadith.1449 - Imam (as) said: "Sleeping in the morning (after dawn) is an omen of misfortune; it deprives one of sustenance and pales the complexion. The manna and quails used to descend upon the Children of Israel between the time of dawn until sunrise, so whoever slept during that hour would not receive their share.

faqih-1450Vol. 1, p. 504

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَالْمُقَسِّماتِ أَمْراً قَالَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تُقَسِّمُ أَرْزَاقَ بَنِي آدَمَ مَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ فَمَنْ يَنَامُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَنَامُ عَنْ رِزْقِهِ

Hadith.1450 - Imam al-Ridha (as) said regarding the verse of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "By those who distribute commands" He (Imam (as)) explained: "The angels distribute the sustenance of the children of Adam from the time of dawn until sunrise. Therefore, whoever sleeps during this period sleeps away their sustenance

faqih-1451Vol. 1, p. 504

كَانَ وَ هُوَ بِخُرَاسَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ إِلَى أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ‌[1] ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِخَرِيطَةٍ[2] فِيهَا مَسَاوِيكُ فَيَسْتَاكُ بِهَا وَاحِداً بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِكُنْدُرٍ فَيَمْضَغُهُ ثُمَّ يَدَعُ ذَلِكَ فَيُؤْتَى بِالْمُصْحَفِ فَيَقْرَأُ فِيهِ‌[3].

Hadith.1451 - Muammar ibn Khallad narrated from Imam al-Ridha (as) that when he was in Khurasan, after performing the Fajr prayer, he would sit in his prayer place until the sun rose. Then, a pouch containing miswaks (tooth-cleaning sticks) would be brought to him, and he would use them one by one. Afterward, he would

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