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fodder, it works all the harder.” Then he kept vigil that night through till the
morning. When Taús reclined on his bed he would feel as restless as peas in a
frying pan, so he would jump up and pray till morning. Then he would say: “The
recollection of Hell sends the sleep of the worshipful flying!”
Said al-Hasan said: “We know of no harder act of piety than enduring through the
night and offering up our money.” He was then asked: “How is it that those who
observe the Prayers of night vigil are among the people with the most beautiful
faces?” To this he replied: “Because they commune with the All Merciful and He
clothes them in light from His light.”
A certain righteous man came home from his travels. His bed was laid out for him
and he fell asleep on it, missing his recitations. He swore that never again would
he sleep on a bed. Abd ibn Rawwad used to go to bed when night had fallen,
saying as he stroked it with his hand: “You are soft indeed, but by Allah there is
in Paradise a softer one than you!” Then he would spend the whole night in
Prayer. Al-Fudayl said: I approach the night at the outset and the length of it
appalls me; then I start on the Koran and it is already morning before I have
morning. When Taús reclined on his bed he would feel as restless as peas in a
frying pan, so he would jump up and pray till morning. Then he would say: “The
recollection of Hell sends the sleep of the worshipful flying!”
Said al-Hasan said: “We know of no harder act of piety than enduring through the
night and offering up our money.” He was then asked: “How is it that those who
observe the Prayers of night vigil are among the people with the most beautiful
faces?” To this he replied: “Because they commune with the All Merciful and He
clothes them in light from His light.”
A certain righteous man came home from his travels. His bed was laid out for him
and he fell asleep on it, missing his recitations. He swore that never again would
he sleep on a bed. Abd ibn Rawwad used to go to bed when night had fallen,
saying as he stroked it with his hand: “You are soft indeed, but by Allah there is
in Paradise a softer one than you!” Then he would spend the whole night in
Prayer. Al-Fudayl said: I approach the night at the outset and the length of it
appalls me; then I start on the Koran and it is already morning before I have