Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

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m, who said to him, "0 Uqba bin Aamir! Maintain ties of kinship with those
who sever them, give to those who deprive you and forgive those who do you
wrong." When he met Rasulullaah again afterwards, Rasulullaah said,
"0 Uqba bin Aamir! Should I not inform you of a few Surahs, the likes of which
Allaah has neither revealed in the Torah, the Zaboor or in the Injeel. Not a single
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Hadhrat Uqba !&&% says, "After Rasulullaah -W had instructed me to do this,
not a night has passed by without me reciting these Surahs because it is only
appropriate that I should never omit them after receiving the instruction from
Rasulullaah @@%."(I)
Hadhrat Aa'isha W3W4-3 reports that whenever Rasulullaah @@ lay down to
sleep, he would place his palms next to each other, recite Surah Ikhlaas and
Surah Falaq and then blow into them. Thereafter, he would pass his hands over
as much of his body as he could reach, bkginning with his head, face and front
portion of his body. This he would repeat thrice. (2)
According to another narration, when he lay down to sleep, Rasulullaah @@
used to blow into his palms after reciting the complete Surahs Ikhlaas, Falaq
and Naas. He would then pass his hands over his face, his arms, his chest and as
far over his body as his arms would reach. Hadhrat Aa'isha @%Wj reports
further that when
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his illness intensified, Rasulullaah @@ would ask her to do it
for him. (3)
What Rasulullaah Used to Recite Before
Going to Sleep
Hadhrat Jaabir narrates that Rasulullaah @& would not go to sleep
until he had recited Surah Alif Laam Meem Sajdah and Surah Mulk Hadhrat
Tawoos mentioned that these two Surahs rate seventy virtues higher than the
other Surahs of the Qur'aan. (4)
Hadhrat lrbaadh bin Saariya !BW% narrates that when he lay down, Rasulullaah
@%% would recite the Musabbihaaat before sleeping. He would say, "In these
Surahs is a verse that is better than a thousand verses." (6)
Hadhrat Aa'isha liW3W reports that Rasulullaah @?% would not go to sleep until
he had recited Surah Zurnar and Surah ~ ani Israa'eel. (7)
Hadhrat Farwah bin Naufal %lEW6 reports that he once approached Rasulullaah
@@ with the request, "0 Rasulullaah @@! Teach me something to recite when I
lie down to sleep." Rasulullaah k%.% said, "~ecite(~&kh~~jj) (Surah
(1) Ibn Asaakir, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.1 Pg.223).
(2) Nasa'ee.
(3) Ibn Najjaar, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vo1.8 Pg.68). Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vol. Pg.) has reported a
similar narration from Bukhaari, Muslim, AbuDawood, Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah.
(4) Tirmidhi, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vo1.2 Pg.76).
(5) Those Surahs that begin with the words "Sabbaha" () or 'Yusabbihu" 0.
(6) Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood.
(7) Tirmidhi, as quoted in Jam'ul Fawaa'id (Vo1.2 Pg.260).