The Meaning of Satan Tying Knots on the Head of the Sleeper
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Question:
May Allah bless you. The brother 'Abd says: In the hadithSahih al-Bukhari 1142, are these knots physical or spiritual? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
These knots are spiritual; they are not seen with the eye. But their meaning, and Allah knows best, is that Satan makes him lazy about prayer and discourages him from prayer. He says to him, "Sleep, for you have a long night ahead," as mentioned in the hadith. This is the meaning of the knots: that he makes him lazy, that he keeps him from prayer, and that he makes it heavy for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah bless you. The brother 'Abd says: In the hadith
Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep
الوارد يعقد الشيطان على قافية رأس أحدكم إذا نام ثلاث عقدAnswer:
These knots are spiritual; they are not seen with the eye. But their meaning, and Allah knows best, is that Satan makes him lazy about prayer and discourages him from prayer. He says to him, "Sleep, for you have a long night ahead," as mentioned in the hadith. This is the meaning of the knots: that he makes him lazy, that he keeps him from prayer, and that he makes it heavy for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 171 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (10:32)
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