In Falah al-Sa’il...

In Falah al-Sa’il: From al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali al-’Alawi, from ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Musa al-Rid’a (as) who said: We, the Ahlul Bayt, have ten qualities when we sleep: Purification (by ablution), laying on the right side, reciting “Subhanallah” thirty-three times, reciting “Alhamdulillah” thirty-three times, reciting “Allahu Akbar” thirty-four times, facing the Qiblah, reciting Fatihat al-Kitab (Surah al-Hamd) and Ayat al-Kursi and bearing witness to Allah that there is no god but He and the one who performs these actions has taken his share of benefit from the night.[^16] In al-Kafi: In his narration from Muhammad ibn Marwan who said: Abu ‘Abdillah (as) said: “Should I not tell you what the Holy Prophet (S) used to say when retiring to bed?” I said: “Yes.” He said: “He (S) would recite Ayat al-Kursi [^17] and then he would say: بِسْمِ اللٌّهِ.

O Allah protect me in my sleep and when I am awake .”[^18] In al-Tahdhib: Abu ‘Abdillah (as) said: Keep up the night prayer for verily it is from the sunnah of your Prophet (S).[^19] [^1]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 38, Amali al-Saduq: 377, Bihar al-Anwar 16:217 [^2]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 38, Ihya Ulum al-Din 2:376 [^3]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 39, Muhasibat al-Nafs: 36 [^4]: al-Khisal: 263 [^5]: ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rid’a: 246, al-Faqih 4:365 [^6]: A yellow plant (resembling sesame) that blooms just after the winter and is used as a dye.

(Tr.) [^7]: Majmu’at Warram: 266 [^8]: al-Khisal: 121, Tahdhib al-Ahkam 2:121 [^9]: Tuhf al-’Uqul: 101, al-Mahasin: 53 [^10]: al-Kafi 2:539 [^11]: al-Faqih 1:480, Makarim al-Akhlaq: 39 [^12]: Surat al-Baqarah (2): 255-257 [^13]: al-Kafi 2:536 [^14]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 38 [^15]: Makarim al-Akhlaq: 292 [^16]: Falah al-Sa`il: 280 [^17]: Surat al-Baqarah (2): 255-257 [^18]: al-Kafi 2:536 [^19]: Tahdhib al-Ahkam 2:120, Da`wat al-Rawandi: 272 Previous…