Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Satan ties three knots on the nape of the head of one of you when he sleeps.
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The questioner : Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said Sahih al-Bukhari 1142 At the end of the hadith, there is a point here in the hadith that says Sahih al-Bukhari 1142 Is this statement about standing in night prayer, meaning the voluntary prayer, or the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh : The voluntary prayer.
The questioner : Standing in night prayer.
The Shaykh : Standing in night prayer, yes.
The questioner : Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani says it is the obligatory one.
The Shaykh : Which obligatory one?
The questioner : I mean the obligatory one.
The Shaykh : Which obligatory prayer?
The questioner : I mean, for example, Fajr or 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : No, it is standing in night prayer.
The questioner : Because here there is a severe punishment, meaning a foul mood.
The Shaykh : No, there is no punishment; this is a consequence due to his negligence regarding the worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is not a punishment; it is the result of not doing what Allah urged him to do in obedience during the night while people are sleeping.
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 نام ثلاث عقدand 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.
فإذا توضأ انحلت عقدة، فإذا صلى انحلت عقدة فأصبح نشيطًا طيب النفس وإلا أصبح خبيث النفس كسلانThe Shaykh : The voluntary prayer.
The questioner : Standing in night prayer.
The Shaykh : Standing in night prayer, yes.
The questioner : Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani says it is the obligatory one.
The Shaykh : Which obligatory one?
The questioner : I mean the obligatory one.
The Shaykh : Which obligatory prayer?
The questioner : I mean, for example, Fajr or 'Isha'.
The Shaykh : No, it is standing in night prayer.
The questioner : Because here there is a severe punishment, meaning a foul mood.
The Shaykh : No, there is no punishment; this is a consequence due to his negligence regarding the worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is not a punishment; it is the result of not doing what Allah urged him to do in obedience during the night while people are sleeping.