أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ أَتَی فِرَاشَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْوِي أَنْ يَقُومَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَغَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنَاهُ حَتَّی أَصْبَحَ کُتِبَ لَهُ مَا نَوَی وَکَانَ نَوْمُهُ صَدَقَةً عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَالَفَهُ سُفْيَانُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1792
It was narrated from Abu Ad-Darda’ who attributed it to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم : “Whoever goes to his bed intending to get up and pray Qiyam at night, then sleep overwhelms him until morning, will have recorded that which he intended, and his sleep is a charity given to him by his Lord, the Mighty and Sublime.” Sufyan contradicted him. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020