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recorded in his favor and his sleep is reckoned as alms.”
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said to about Dharr: “If I
were intending to make a journey, would I get provisions ready for it?” He said
“Yes”, “Well, Abu Dharr, how about the journey on the way to the Hereafter?
Shall I not tell you what will be useful to you on that day?” “Of course! You are
more to me than my father and mother.” Fast on a very hot day, in preparation for
the Day of Resurrection; perform two prayer cycles in the darkness of night, in
readiness for the desolation of the tomb; make a pilgrimage, for portentous
events; do an act of charity, by giving alms to a pauper, by speaking a word of
truth, or by holding back a word of evil.”
It is related that in the time of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, there
was a man who, when others took to their beds and closed their eyes, would get
up to pray and recite the Koran saying: “O Lord of the Fire, deliver me from it.”
When this was mentioned to the Prophet, he said: “Notify me when this
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said to about Dharr: “If I
were intending to make a journey, would I get provisions ready for it?” He said
“Yes”, “Well, Abu Dharr, how about the journey on the way to the Hereafter?
Shall I not tell you what will be useful to you on that day?” “Of course! You are
more to me than my father and mother.” Fast on a very hot day, in preparation for
the Day of Resurrection; perform two prayer cycles in the darkness of night, in
readiness for the desolation of the tomb; make a pilgrimage, for portentous
events; do an act of charity, by giving alms to a pauper, by speaking a word of
truth, or by holding back a word of evil.”
It is related that in the time of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, there
was a man who, when others took to their beds and closed their eyes, would get
up to pray and recite the Koran saying: “O Lord of the Fire, deliver me from it.”
When this was mentioned to the Prophet, he said: “Notify me when this