By Sheikh Zayd al-Madkhali رحمه
الله
Khawwat ibn Jubayr [رحمه الله] said,
نَوْمُ
أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ خُرْقٌ، وَأَوْسَطُهُ خُلْقٌ، وَآخِرُهُ حُمْقٌ
“Sleeping in the first part of the day
is ignorance, and in the middle of the day [good] character, and in the last
part of the day stupidity.”
[Bukhari
– Book of Manners #1242]
Imâm Bukhari رحمه الله
said:
As for the hadith, “Whoever sleeps after ‘Asr
and loses his mind as a result has no-one to blame but himself,” then it is
a weak [narration] and it is known for its weakness.
The
Sheikh رحمه الله comments on this narration in his
explanation of al-Adab al-Mufrad by Imâm Bukhari on page 363 Vol.
3. He رحمه الله said,
This narration contains beneficial guidance that
relates to mankind’s daily and nightly life and conduct. [This guidance] is
pertaining to the time of sleeping/napping, and the origin of the time to sleep
is during the night.