“O Allah, to You belongs all praise. You (1) are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise. You are the Sustainer (2) of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise. You are the Truth, Your promise is true (3), meeting You is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, upon You I have relied, and to You I have turned. With Your aid I have argued, and to You I have referred my disputes for judgment. Forgive me, then, for what I have done before and what I have done since, and for what I have concealed and what I have made public. You are my God; there is no god but You” (4).

He would sleep during the early part of the night and rise for prayer during its latter part. Sometimes he would remain awake during the early part of the night attending to the Muslims’ affairs. His eyes would sleep, but his heart would not. When he slept, they would not wake him, but would wait until he awoke on his own (5).

When he stopped to rest while travelling (6) at night, he would lie on his right side. When he stopped to rest shortly before dawn, he would prop up his arm and rest his head on his palm. This is how al-Tirmidhī reported it (7). Abū Hātim said in his Sahīh (8): When he stopped to rest while travelling at night, he would use his right hand as a pillow; when he stopped to rest after (9)