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Each night before he slept, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) would lay down on
his right side and supplicate: "O Allah, in Your Name I live and die." When he awoke he
would supplicate: "Praise be to Allah, who restored to us life, having caused us to die
and to Him shall be the Resurrection."
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that before he slept he would cup
his hands together, blow on them then recite the chapters Al Ikhlas, Al Falak, and An
Naas then wipe his hands over the parts of his body he could reach, this he did three
times starting with the head, then his face, followed by the front part of his body.
The Prophet’s Worship
Everything our beloved Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) said and did was an act of
worship, and the following are but a few of the numerous examples.
Although he was absolutely sinless and promised the highest rank in Paradise, a rank in
which no other prophet has attained, it did not prevent him from offering multiple
voluntary prayers, which is an indication of our own need to increase and maintain the
number of voluntary prayers we offer. The importance for us to offer voluntary prayer
his right side and supplicate: "O Allah, in Your Name I live and die." When he awoke he
would supplicate: "Praise be to Allah, who restored to us life, having caused us to die
and to Him shall be the Resurrection."
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that before he slept he would cup
his hands together, blow on them then recite the chapters Al Ikhlas, Al Falak, and An
Naas then wipe his hands over the parts of his body he could reach, this he did three
times starting with the head, then his face, followed by the front part of his body.
The Prophet’s Worship
Everything our beloved Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) said and did was an act of
worship, and the following are but a few of the numerous examples.
Although he was absolutely sinless and promised the highest rank in Paradise, a rank in
which no other prophet has attained, it did not prevent him from offering multiple
voluntary prayers, which is an indication of our own need to increase and maintain the
number of voluntary prayers we offer. The importance for us to offer voluntary prayer