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Sahih al-Bukhari 1142 (Book 19, Hadith 23) #1102
Overcoming Satan's Knots

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that Satan tries to make us lazy and mischievous by tying knots in our head while we sleep. We can prevent this by remembering Allah, performing ablution, and praying which will undo the knots and give us energy with a good heart in the morning.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said, "Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On every knot he reads and exhales the following words, 'The night is long, so stay asleep'. When one wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone; and when one performs ablution, the second knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone and one gets up energetic with a good heart in the morning; otherwise one gets up lazy and with a mischievous heart".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا هُوَ نَامَ ثَلاَثَ عُقَدٍ، يَضْرِبُ كُلَّ 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  *  satan  *  ablution  *  praying  *  layl  *  yastaqdimu  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Remember Allah often throughout your day; Perform ablutions after waking up; Pray regularly; Wake up energetic with a good heart in the morning .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains how Satan tries to make us lazy and mischievous when we are asleep. He does this by tying three knots at the back of our heads while we sleep. On each knot he reads words that encourage us to stay asleep for longer, such as “The night is long, so stay asleep”. However, if we remember Allah when we wake up, one knot is undone; if we perform ablution after waking up then another knot is undone; and if we pray then all three knots are undone. Doing these things will give us energy with a good heart in the morning instead of feeling lazy or having a mischievous heart. Therefore it is important for Muslims to remember Allah often throughout their day so they can be protected from Satan’s tricks even when they are sleeping.

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