Sunnah Before Sleeping
Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation of “what is the sunnah before sleeping?”? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. So, you must read this article to the end!
Specifically, there are three important things about “what is the sunnah before sleeping?” which I will explain in this article. The three important things I mean are as follows:
Meaning of Sunnah Before Sleeping
The first important thing about “what is the sunnah before sleeping?” what I will explain now is "the meaning of the sunnah before sleeping". I want you to understand that before you read any further explanation in this article.
If we examine the sentence "sunnah before going sleeping" then we will find two things that we must understand:
Sunnah
In general, sunnah is everything that is attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, such as words, actions, decisions, characteristics, and so on.
In general, when Muslims say that something is sunnah, they mean that it is related to one (perhaps several) things related to the prophet Muhammad.
Before sleeping
The sentence "before sleeping" is one activity or several activities before going to bed.
So, what is meant by "sunnah before sleeping" are good things related to things that the Prophet Muhammad had done before he slept. We can also understand the "sunnah before sleeping" as good things that are highly recommended to Muslims.
That's a brief explanation of the meaning of "sunnah before sleeping". As Muslims, we must understand that.
Why is Sunnah Before Sleeping Important?
The second important thing about “what is the sunnah before sleeping?” What I will explain now is "why is the sunnah before sleeping important?". I want you to understand that so that you have a complete understanding of the topic of this article.
In the previous discussion I have explained that the sunnah is everything that is attributed to the prophet Muhammad. In Islam, the prophet Muhammad is a very noble person. He is the standard of goodness for Muslims. The point is, if they want to be good Muslims, then they have to do whatever he has done and leave what he has forbidden. Of course, it all must be adjusted to the ability of each.
Although Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, he is also an ordinary human being. He eats, drinks, sleeps, gets married, works, and so on. He performs various activities like other humans do. But the difference is that all his activities are good. That's why the Muslims want to do good things as he has done it all. One of them is the things he does before going to sleep. That's the sunnah before going to bed.
So, if someone asks you, "Why is the sunnah before sleeping important?", then the answer is:
- Because those are good things before sleeping.
- Because the Prophet Muhammad had done it all.
- Because as Muslims, we are strongly encouraged to do the things that the Prophet Muhammad did according to our abilities.
Those are three common reasons why the sunnah before sleeping is important. As Muslims, we must understand that.
What is the Sunnah Before Sleeping?
The third important thing about “what is the sunnah before sleeping?” what I'm going to explain now is a specific answer. But one important thing I want to make clear is that there are a lot of sunnah before sleeping. Of course, I'm not going to explain it all. But in this article, I will explain some general things about sunnah before going to bed.
As for some general things about the sunnah before sleeping, what I mean is as follows:
Wudu before sleeping
The first Sunnah before sleeping is wudu before going to bed. I think we all know what wudu is and what to do in wudu. In several previous articles I have explained a lot about it. So, I'm not going to explain it all again now.
But one important thing I want to make clear about wudu before going to bed is, that the goal is for Muslims to be in a holy state before they go to sleep. We can find an explanation of wudu before sleeping as a sunnah before sleeping in the hadith below:
قَـالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِلْبَرَّاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ ، فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوْءَكَ لِلصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ اِضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الْأَيْمَنِ… الْحَدِيْثُ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ
The Prophet (Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to Barra' bin 'Azib radliyallahu anhu, "If you are going to sleep, then do your wudu like your wudu for prayer, then lie down on your right side… (al-Hadith)." This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
That is a brief explanation of ablution before sleeping as a sunnah before going to bed. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Pray before sleeping
The second Sunnah before sleeping is pray before sleeping. We can find this explanation in the hadith below:
عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - مَرْفُوْعاً: إِذَا أَوَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَلْيَنْفُضْ فِرَاشَهُ بِدَاخِلَةِ إزَارِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِيْ مَا خَلْفَهُ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُ : بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّيْ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِيْ ، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِيْ فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا ، فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفِظُ بِهَ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
From Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu (hadith marfu'), "If one of you is going to sleep, then let him clean his bed with his clothes, because he does not know what is on it. Then let him pray, "In the mention of Your name, O my Lord, I lay down my side. In Your name I lift it up. If You hold back my spirit, then have mercy on it (my spirit). But if You release it, then guard it (my spirit), as You guard your good servants."
That's a brief explanation of pray before sleep as a sunnah before going to bed. As Muslims, we must understand that.
Clean the bed before sleeping
The third Sunnah before sleeping is to clean the bed. I think you already understand that. The point is that we have to clean our bed. We can find an explanation of that in the hadith about pray before sleeping which I have explained earlier.
Lie on the right side
The fourth Sunnah before sleeping is to lie on the right side. I think you already understand that. We can find an explanation of that in the hadith about ablution before going to bed which I have explained earlier.
That's a brief explanation of "what is the sunnah before sleeping?". Did you understand? If you want to ask, please ask!
I think that's enough for this article. May be useful. Amen!
See you again in the next article!
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