The Meaning of Satan Tying Knots at the Nape of the Sleeping Person's Head
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith narrated by Abu Sa'id,Sahih al-Bukhari 1142 are these knots physical or spiritual?
Answer:
These knots are spiritual, not physical. He does not come with a rope or a thread and tie a knot in it; rather, it is something unseen. However, it is something that Satan ties, in the sense that he makes a person lazy about prayer. He tells him, "Sleep, for you have a long night ahead," until the time for prayer passes, or until he misses the congregational prayer with the Muslims. This is because Satan makes him lazy and discourages him until he misses the good and the performance of the obligatory duty. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith narrated by Abu Sa'id,
Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep
يعقد الشيطان على قافية رأس أحدكم إذا هو نام ثلاث عقدAnswer:
These knots are spiritual, not physical. He does not come with a rope or a thread and tie a knot in it; rather, it is something unseen. However, it is something that Satan ties, in the sense that he makes a person lazy about prayer. He tells him, "Sleep, for you have a long night ahead," until the time for prayer passes, or until he misses the congregational prayer with the Muslims. This is because Satan makes him lazy and discourages him until he misses the good and the performance of the obligatory duty. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 08 فتاوى على الهواء - 30 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (40:40)
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