It was mentioned before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about a man who slept throughout the night until morning. He said, "That is a man in whose ears—or, he said, in whose ear—the devil urinated
Narrator in the source: ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd reported that the Messenger of Allah
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: It was mentioned before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about a man who slept throughout the night until morning. He said, "That is a man in whose ears—or, he said, in whose ear—the devil urinated."- Grade in the source
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- HadeethEnc · 3714 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بنِ مسعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ نَامَ لَيْلَهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ، قَالَ: «ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ بَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ، أَوْ قَالَ: فِي أُذُنِهِ».Understand this hadith
It was mentioned before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about a man who slept until morning and sunrise and did not get up to perform the obligatory prayer. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: He is a man in whose ear the devil urinated.
Lessons from the hadith
- Abandoning the night prayer is disliked and the devil is the cause behind that.
- Be cautious of the devil who lies in wait for man on every route to prevent him from obeying Allah Almighty.
- Ibn Hajar said: His statement: (And did not get up to perform the prayer) refers either to prayer in general or to the covenant, and it means the night prayer or the obligatory prayer.
- At-Tībi said: He specifically mentioned the ears, even though the eyes would have been more appropriate in the context of sleep, to indicate the heaviness of sleep. Ears are more associated with attention. He also mentioned urine because it goes easily and quickly into cavities and veins, thereby afflicting the whole body with laziness.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (4/ 122) (3270). صحيح مسلم (1/ 537) (774). بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 328). نزهة المتقين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 834). فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري، لأحمد العسقلاني (3/ 28). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (5/ 193). المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم بن الحجاج، النووي (6/ 64).