Explanation of the Hadith: Satan Ties Knots at the Nape of One of Your Heads
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the noble hadith,
The Shaykh:
on the forelock.
The questioner:
Muwatta Malik 9:104 These knots, O Shaykh, are they physical or spiritual? And I ask you to explain this hadith to the honorable viewers.
The Shaykh:
They are spiritual, not physical. People do not see the knots, nor do we see them, but they are physical knots in the sense that Satan discourages a person from getting up for the Fajr prayer and says to him, “Sleep, for you have a long night ahead.” When the person gets up and performs wudu, and remembers Allah, one knot is undone. When he performs wudu, the second knot is undone. When he prays, the third knot is undone, and he becomes pure in spirit and cheerful about obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
Otherwise, he becomes foul in spirit and broken in spirit.
The Shaykh:
If he does not pray and does not get up, he becomes foul in spirit and lazy, with the Satanic knots upon him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the noble hadith
Satan ties knots on the head of one of you when he sleeps
يعقد الشيطان على رأس أحدكم إذا نامThe Shaykh:
on the forelock.
The questioner:
at the back of your head when you sleep, and he seals the place of each knot with 'You have a long night ahead, so sleep.'
ناصية أحدكم إذا نام ثلاث عقد عليك ليل طويل فارقدThe Shaykh:
They are spiritual, not physical. People do not see the knots, nor do we see them, but they are physical knots in the sense that Satan discourages a person from getting up for the Fajr prayer and says to him, “Sleep, for you have a long night ahead.” When the person gets up and performs wudu, and remembers Allah, one knot is undone. When he performs wudu, the second knot is undone. When he prays, the third knot is undone, and he becomes pure in spirit and cheerful about obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner:
Otherwise, he becomes foul in spirit and broken in spirit.
The Shaykh:
If he does not pray and does not get up, he becomes foul in spirit and lazy, with the Satanic knots upon him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (188) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-07-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:22)
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