Abu Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him –
narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
The
Shaytaan ties three knots on the back of your neck when you sleep. For every
knot, its intent is for you to have a long, slumber-some night, and it is said, ‘Sleep
well’.
So, if he
[or she] wakes up and mentions Allah, one knot is undone. When he [or she]
makes wudhoo, a second knot is undone. When he [or she] prays, all the knots
are undone, thus he [or she] enters into the morning energetic and in a
wonderful mood. Otherwise, he [or she] enters the morning in a foul mood and
lethargic.
Collected
by al-Bukhaaree (#1142) and Muslim (#776).
Source: “An
Adequate Treasure for the Seeker of the Hereafter, Chapter: Prophetic
Narrations on the Excellence and Reward of Prayer, page. 8, Author: Al-Haafith
Al-Munthiree [D. 656 AH] Rendered into English by: Jameel Finch, First Edition:
Jumaadaa ath-Thanee, 1443 AH
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