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satisfied my craving.”
Al-Hasan said: “A man commits a sin and because of it he is deprived of night
vigil.” Al-Fudayl said: “If you are incapable of keeping night vigil and of fasting by
day, you must know that you are under interdiction because of your many faults.”
Sila ibn Ashyam used to pray throughout the night. Shortly before dawn he would
say: “My Allah, it is not for the likes of me to ask for Paradise, but deliver me by
Your mercy from the Fire!” A man said to one of the wise: “I am really too weak to
keep the night vigil.” So the wise man told him: “My brother, do not disobey Allah,
the Almighty, and you need not stay up at night.”
Al-Hasan ibn Salih had a slave girl, whom he sold to some people. This slave girl
got up in the middle of the night, crying: “People of the house, prayers, prayers!”
They said: “Is it morning already? Has the dawn broken?” She said: “Do you
mean to say you only observe the five set prayers?” When they said yes, she
went back to al-Hasan saying: “Master, would you sell me to people who only
Al-Hasan said: “A man commits a sin and because of it he is deprived of night
vigil.” Al-Fudayl said: “If you are incapable of keeping night vigil and of fasting by
day, you must know that you are under interdiction because of your many faults.”
Sila ibn Ashyam used to pray throughout the night. Shortly before dawn he would
say: “My Allah, it is not for the likes of me to ask for Paradise, but deliver me by
Your mercy from the Fire!” A man said to one of the wise: “I am really too weak to
keep the night vigil.” So the wise man told him: “My brother, do not disobey Allah,
the Almighty, and you need not stay up at night.”
Al-Hasan ibn Salih had a slave girl, whom he sold to some people. This slave girl
got up in the middle of the night, crying: “People of the house, prayers, prayers!”
They said: “Is it morning already? Has the dawn broken?” She said: “Do you
mean to say you only observe the five set prayers?” When they said yes, she
went back to al-Hasan saying: “Master, would you sell me to people who only