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]
[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.
