Firstly: Sleep is one of the signs of Allaah in this universe, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And among His Signs is your sleep by night and by day, and your seeking of His Bounty. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who listen” [al-Room 30:23]. In principle, sleeping is to be at night, but sleeping during the day is also possible. Allaah has created the day for work and going out seeking provision, and He has created the night for rest; so sleep takes place at night and work during the day. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) a repose, and makes the day Nushoor (i.e. getting up and going about here and there for daily work, after one’s sleep at night or like resurrection after one’s death)” [al-Furqaan 25:47] “See they not that We have made the night for them to rest therein, and the day sight‑giving? Verily, in this are Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for the people who believe” [al-Naml 27:86] “And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest. 10. And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness), 11. And We have made the day for livelihood” [al-Naba’ 78:9-11]. Imam Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: i.e., among the signs is that which has been created for you of sleep by night and by day, in which you get rest and stillness, and exhaustion and tiredness are taken away; and wakefulness and striving for one’s livelihood have been ordained during the day. Tafseer Ibn Katheer (6/310). Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest” means: to put an end to tiredness, because sleep puts an end to that which comes before it of tiredness, and a person renews his energy thereby for what lies ahead. Hence you see that if a man becomes tired and sleeps, he is refreshed and his energy is renewed. This is a blessing and it is also one of the signs of Allaah, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And among His Signs is your sleep by night and by day, and your seeking of His Bounty” [al-Room 30:23]. “And We have made the day for livelihood” i.e., living whereby people seek their provision according to their status and circumstances. This is the blessing of Allaah upon His slaves.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 06:42:13 +0000
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