1/814 ــ عن الْبَرَاءِ بن عَازِبٍ رضي الله عنهما قال: كانَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أَوَىٰ إلىٰ فرَاشه نام عَلىٰ شقه الأَيمنِ، ثم قال: «اللهمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمرِي إِلَيكَ، وَأَلجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لا مَلجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجىٰ مِنْكَ إِلَّا إلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذي أنْزَلْتَ، وَنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ».
814/1- Al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) went to bed, he used to lie on his right side and say: “O Allah, I have submitted myself to You, turned my face to You, entrusted my affairs to You, and committed my back to You, out of desire for You and fear from You. There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet You have sent.”
رواه البخاري بهذا اللفظ في كتاب الأدب من صحيحه.
[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri with this wording in his Sahīh, in the Book of Etiquette]
2/815 ــ وعنه قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِذا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاَةِ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلىٰ شِقِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ، وَقُلْ» وَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ، وَفيه: «وَاجْعَلْهُنَّ آخِرَ مَا تَقُول». متفق عليه.
815/2 - He also reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: “When you go to bed, perform ablution like the one you make for prayer, then lie on your right side and say: [He mentioned a similar supplication].” Then, he said: “Make them the last thing you say.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1) استحباب الاضطجاع علىٰ الشقّ الأيمن، لأنها صفة لا تثقل القلب، فهذه الهيئة أوفق للسُّنَّة، وأرفق للجسم.
1) It is recommended to lie on the right side, as this does not burden the heart. This posture is consistent with the Sunnah and easier on the body.
2) استحباب أن يبيت المسلم علىٰ طهارة، فيكون أبعد من تلاعب الشيطان به.
2) It is recommended that the Muslim sleeps in a state of purification, which makes him safer from Satan’s manipulation.
3) من حكمة الله تعالىٰ ورحمته أن شرع لأفعال العباد أذكاراً مخصوصةً، لئلا يغفل الإنسان عن ذكر الله.
3) Out of His wisdom and mercy, Allah Almighty laid down specific Dhikr to be said during the different actions people engage in. Thus, they do not become heedless of mentioning their Lord.
3/816 ــ وعن عائشةَ رضي الله عنها قالتْ: كَانَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي مِن اللَّيْلِ إحْدَىٰ عَشَرَةَ رَكْعَةً، فَإذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّىٰ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلىٰ شِقِّهِ الأَيمَن، حَتَّىٰ يَجِيءَ المُؤَذِّنُ فَيُؤْذِنَهُ. متفقٌ عليه.
816/3 - ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: “The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray 11 Rak‘ahs during the night, and when dawn came, he would offer two brief Rak‘ahs and then lie on his right side, until the Muezzin would come and notify him (that the people are gathered for prayer).” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
فَيُؤْذِنَه: يُعلمه باجتماع الناس.
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1) من حكمة الله _عز وجل_ ونعمته علينا في شرعه، أن أطلعنا علىٰ ما كان يعمله النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم في السرّ، بوساطة زوجاته أمهات المؤمنين رضي الله عنهن.
1) Out of His mercy and grace, Allah Almighty enabled us to know what the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to do privately, through his wives, the Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them).
2) يسنّ تخفيف ركعتي الفجر، بشرط ألا يخلّ بالطمأنينة.
2) It is Sunnah to make the two Rak‘ahs of Fajr brief, provided tranquility is observed.
3) جواز الاضطجاع علىٰ الجنب الأيمن بعد سنّة الفجر لمن تطوّع في بيته، وهذه الضجعة لمن كان له تهجد من الليل وصلاة وطول قيام.
3) It is permissible for a person who offers the Fajr Sunnah at home to lie on his right side after it, in case he has performed voluntary prayer during the night and stood for long.
4/817 ــ وَعَن حُذَيْفَةَ رضي الله عنه قال: كان النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «اللهمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا» وَإذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ قَالَ: «الحَمْدُ لله الَّذي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتنَا وَإلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ». رواه البخاري.
817/4 - Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to sleep, he used to put his right hand under his cheek and say: “O Allah, in Your name I die and live.” And when he woke up, he used to say: “Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after He caused us to die and to Him is the resurrection.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
1) وضع اليد اليمنىٰ تحت الخدّ الأيمن عند الاضطجاع علىٰ الشقّ الأيمن هو الهدي النبوي المبارك.
1) It is part of the Prophet’s guidance to put the right hand under the right cheek when one lies on his right side.
2) استحباب الحمد علىٰ كلِّ حال، فإن الله سبحانه وتعالىٰ هو المتصرّف في الكون لا أحد سواه.
2) It is desirable to praise Allah Almighty under all conditions, for He alone is the Disposer of all affairs in the universe.
5/818 ــ وعن يَعِيشَ بنِ طِخْفَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ رضي الله عنه قال: قال أبي: بَيْنَما أَنا مُضْطَجِعٌ في المَسْجِدِ عَلىٰ بَطْني إذا رَجُلٌ يُحَرِّكُنِي بِرِجْلِهِ، فقال: «إنَّ هذِهِ ضِجْعَةٌ يُبْغِضُهَا اللهُ». قالَ: فَنَظَرْتُ، فَإذا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. رواه أبو داود بإسنادٍ صحيحٍ.
818/5 - Ya‘īsh ibn Tikhfah al-Ghifāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: My father related: “While I was lying down on my abdomen in the mosque, a man prodded me with his leg and said: ‘This is a sleep posture that Allah hates.’ I looked up and saw that it was the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).” [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, with an authentic Isnād]
1) إظهار الكراهية الشديدة للنوم علىٰ البطن، لأنها نومة يبغضها الله، لا سيما في الأماكن التي يغشاها الناس.
1) It points out the intense dislike for sleeping on one’s abdomen, as this is a way of sleep that Allah Almighty hates, especially in places frequented by people.
2) إن من هدي النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النهي عن المنكر وعن الأخطاء الشائعة.
2) It is part of the Prophet’s guidance to forbid what is wrong and correct common mistakes.
6/819 ــ وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن رسولِ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ قَعَدَ مَقْعَداً لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللهَ فِيهِ، كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الله تِرَةٌ، وَمَنِ اضْطَجَعَ مَضْجَعاً لا يَذْكُرُ اللهَ تعالىٰ فِيهِ، كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ مِن اللهِ تِرَةٌ». رواه أبو داود بإسنادٍ حسن.
819/6 - Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever sits in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah; and whoever lies down in a place where he does not remember Allah, deprivation will descend on him from Allah.” [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, with a sound Isnād]
«التِّرَةُ» بكسر التاءِ المثناة من فوق، وهي: النَّقْصُ، وَقِيلَ: التَّبعَةُ.
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1) علىٰ العبد أن يُكثر من ذكر الله، قائماً، وقاعداً، وعلىٰ جنبه، فأعمال العباد كلّها محصيّة عليهم.
1) A person should frequently remember Allah Almighty while standing, sitting, or lying on his side. All people’s deeds are recorded for them.
2) إن كمال مجالس الناس تتحقق بذكر الله تعالىٰ، أما المجالس التي لا يُذكر اللهُ فيها فهي حسرة علىٰ أهلها، فأين مجالس كثير منا اليوم؟! مليئة بذكر الناس وغيبتهم، وخالية من ذكر اللهَ تعالىٰ في غالب الأوقات!.
2) Gatherings are perfected when Allah Almighty is remembered in them. As for gatherings where Allah is not mentioned, they are but a source of regret for those attending. And what about our gatherings today! They abound in gossip and backbiting and mostly lack any remembrance of our Lord.