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Sunan Abi Dawud 1306 (Book 5, Hadith 57) #21598
The Benefits of Praying

SUMMARY: Mentioning Allah, performing ablution and praying can help one to be active and in good spirits.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah as saying: When one you sleeps, the devil ties three knots at the back of his neck, sealing every knot with, "You have a long night, so sleep". So if one awakes and mentions Allah, a knot will be loosened; if he performs ablution another knot will be loosened; and if he prays, the third knot will be loosened; and in the morning he will be active and in good spirits; otherwise he will be in bad spirits and sluggish.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا هُوَ نَامَ ثَلاَثَ عُقَدٍ يَضْرِبُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ عُقْدَةٍ عَلَيْكَ لَيْلٌ طَوِيلٌ فَارْقُدْ فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِنْ صَلَّى انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَأَصْبَحَ نَشِيطًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ وَإِلاَّ أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلاَنَ

TOPICS
sleep  *  devil  *  ablution  *  praying  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Mention God's Name Often Throughout Our Day , Perform Wudu' Before We Pray Salah .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the importance of mentioning Allah, performing ablution and praying. It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said that when one sleeps, the devil ties three knots at the back of his neck. These knots are sealed with “You have a long night, so sleep”. If one wakes up and mentions Allah then a knot will be loosened; if he performs ablution another knot will be loosened; and if he prays then the third knot will be loosened. In this way, he will wake up in the morning feeling active and in good spirits; otherwise he would feel sluggish and in bad spirits. This hadith teaches us that we should take advantage of our time by mentioning God's name often throughout our day as it helps us to stay away from evil influences such as those from Shaytan or Satan who tries to make us lazy or inactive during our day-to-day life. Additionally, it also encourages us to perform wudu' before we pray salah which is an important part of Islamic worship as it helps cleanse ourselves spiritually before engaging with God through prayer.

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