Discussing Sawdah* [[----- Part 4-of-8 -----]]

*Discussing Sawdah*
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Amongst the wives of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Nana Saudah did not carry last position in night prayer (that's - "Tahajjud"). Yes. Saudah led a simple and pious life. She was punctual in her blessings, both obligatory and voluntary. Once the Prophet (saw) woke up to offer Tahajud and she got up to pray behind him. Later, she related to him that she was in ruku for so long that she feared her nose would bleed out from the posture and held onto it. The Holy Prophet was surprised and extremely pleased to hear her devotion.

*Lessons:*

Don't be like a day old baby by using ALL the hours of the night sleeping everyday - without waking up for Tahajjud

The reality is,

Any one you see waking up EVERYDAY for Tahajjud are not pushed to doing so because they are having sleepless nights 😃. No!.. They also enjoy sleeping but choose to press down their desires for sleeping in order emulated righteous people, please Allah (swt) and enjoy the sweet life in their graves and later enter paradise with ease.

Servants of Allah!

"Wise is the one who continually assesses himself and performs good deeds for the life after death. But foolish is the one who follows his desires and entertains very high hopes from Allah" 📚 (Timidhi).

And,

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, *“When a man awakens during the night and he wakes his wife and they pray together two cycles (raka’ah), then they will both be recorded among the وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ - men and women who remember Allah often (a statement in Surah - Al-Ahzab 33 verse 35).”* 📚[Sunan Abu Dawud]

This is the Quran verse:

"وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

"and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so -  for them, Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward". 📚Al-Ahzab 33:35

Now,

*Whether Married or Single:*

Goodies are shared to whoever his or her bed for the sake of Allah. And night is accord biggest opportunity to the people of Tahajjud. Yes. Allah (swt) answer all our Du'a, especially the Du'a done in the middle of the night.

Evidence:

“Every night Allah Tabaraka Wa Ta’ala descends (to the heavens of the world) when it is the third of the last night. He said: “Whoever calls me, I will allow his appeal. Whoever asks me, I allow his request. And whoever asks forgiveness of Me, I forgive him. “ 📚(Bukhari and Muslim)

Muslim Faithful!

Consistency is the key in any act of worship because we are all in this world to work after which we expect a retirement benefits but this time around from Allah (swt). Infact, we get retirement benefits from Allah (swt) even before retirement and even after death😳. Yes. Unlike worldly employer who will stop paying you immediately you die. This is evident in the hadeeth of Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (ra) who reported:

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: *"If a person falls ill or travels, he shall be credited with whatever good deeds he used to perform while at home and in good health."* 📚[Al-Bukhari]

My People!

If a person becomes unable to do certain good deeds he or she habitually performs due to a lawful excuse, like travel or illness, while having a firm intention to resume it once he or she is able, he or she will have the full reward exactly as if he or is healthy and in residence.

*The Truth of the Matter is:*

“The best of all nawafil prayer is prayer in the depths of the night. ”📚[Muslim]

Therefore,

If u have not yet set ur phone alarm in a repeating mode, to wake u up for midnight nawafil *(at least 2 rakaats every night, then, go back to catch up with your sleep)* till the end of ur life, pls do so immediately. Yes. It's not difficult bcos people are doing it everyday without missing.. It's all about priority

TO BE CONTINUED