Remembrance of Allah — Page 68
68 From all appearances this may not seem to be true because the Holy Prophet s as would also go to sleep as did all the other believers as well. But the reality is that because they go to sleep while performing tasb ih, their sleep is not sleep; it is, in fact, a form of tasb ih. They appear to be sleeping, but in reality they are not asleep. Their sides keep away from their beds; and they are busy in the remembrance of God. 5. THE FIFTH METHOD is that at the time of going to sleep resolve firmly that one will certainly get up for Tahajjud. God Almighty has placed this ability in man that when he gives his self some command forcefully, it obeys him. And this is one of those things that all wise people have been accepting. So at the time of going to sleep make a resolve firmly that you will definitely get up for Tahajjud. By doing this, although you will have gone to sleep, your soul will stay awake, for it has been given a command to awaken at such and such a time and exactly at that time you will awaken on your own. 6. THE SIXTH METHOD is something I only permit to be employed by a person who sees that his faith is really strong and it is that instead of performing Vitr [three rak‘ a t prescribed as essential] after ‘Ish a’ , leave Vitr for Tahajjud time. In general, people are strict in performing the obligatory worship, but show slackness in the voluntary. * Thus, when a W a jib [essen- tial] is combined with the Naw a fil, the soul of the person will * Vitr are W a jib — an essential act of worship, not Far d but more impor- tant than the voluntary. [Publisher]