[8] Excessive Sleep is disliked...

Do not return your eyes to sleeping a lot, for it is a thing of least thankfulness in the body’’ (an extract).

[10] Sleeping is upon Four Postures: (In a long Hadith, Ali -asws Amir Al-Momineen -asws said): ثم قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: النوم على اربعة اصناف الانبياء تنام على اقفيتها مستلقية واعينها لا تنام متوقعة لوحى ربها والمؤمن ينام على يمينه مستقبل القبلة والملوك وابنائها تنام على شمالها ليستمرؤا ما يأكلون وابليس واخوانه وكل مجنون وذي عاهة ينام على وجهه منبطحا، ثم قام إليه رجل آخر، Then Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘The sleeping is upon four (4) postures – (1) The Prophets -as slept upon their -as backs lying down, and their -as eyes did not sleep for the unexpected Revelation of their -as Lord -azwj ; and (2) the Believer sleeps upon their right, facing the Qiblah; and (3) the kings and their sons sleep upon their left in order to adhere to what they are eating; (4) and Iblees -la and his -la brethren, and every insane person, and with disabilities, sleep upon their faces lying down, then another man stands upon him’ (An extract) [11] Also Amir ul-Momineen -asws said: لا ينامن مستلقيا على ظهره One should not lie on his stomach.

[12] For Good Night-Sleep: و من (خواص القرآن): روي عن النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) أنه قال: «من قرأ هذه السورة كان له من الأجر بعدد كل حرف منها مائة ألف رقبة عتيق، And from Khawas Al-Quran – It has been reported from the Prophet -saww having said: ‘The one who recites this Chapter (44 – Surah Al-Dukhan), would have for him the Recompense of freeing one hundred thousand slaves for every letter from it.

و من قرأها ليلة الجمعة غفر الله له جميع ذنوبه And one who recites it on the night (before) Friday (Thursday Night), Allah -azwj would Forgive all of his sins.