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(Book 3, Hadith 8) #35209
The Power of Prayer Over Sleep

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab was encouraged to wake up for prayer by the muadhdhin, and he ordered him to include this phrase in the adhan for subh.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the muadhdhin came to Umar ibn al-Khattab to call him to the subh prayer and found him sleeping, so he said, "Prayer is better than sleep," and Umar ordered him to put that in the adhan for subh .
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْمُؤَذِّنَ، جَاءَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ يُؤْذِنُهُ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ فَوَجَدَهُ نَائِمًا فَقَالَ الصَّلاَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْمِ ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا فِي نِدَاءِ الصُّبْحِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  adhan  *  subh  *  muadhdhin

QUICK LESSONS:
Prioritize your prayers over your sleep, Encourage others with kind words about praying

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of prayer over sleep. Umar ibn al-Khattab was sleeping when the muadhdhin came to call him for subh prayer. The muadhdhin then said “Prayer is better than sleep” which encouraged Umar to wake up and pray instead of sleeping. Umar then ordered him to include this phrase in the adhan for subh so that it can be a reminder for people who are sleeping at that time. This hadith teaches us that we should prioritize our prayers over our sleep as it is more important and beneficial in both worldly life and hereafter. We should also encourage others around us who are not praying or have forgotten their prayers by reminding them with kind words like “Prayer is better than sleep” so they can benefit from it too.

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