Hadith.1391 - Abu Ubaydah al-Haddha’ reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام regarding the verse of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted,
"Their sides forsake their beds" (Surah As-Sajdah 32:16).
Abu Ja’far عليه السلام said: "Perhaps you think that these people did not sleep?"
I replied: "Allah
سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger know best."
Imam
عليه السلام said: "This body must be allowed rest so that the soul can depart and the body can rejuvenate. When the soul returns, it restores the body's strength for action.
This verse refers to those who rest their bodies but then rise in devotion, praying to their Lord
عز وجل out of fear and hope.
This was revealed concerning The Commander of the Faithful
عليه السلام and his followers among our Shia. They sleep in the early part of the night, then when two-thirds of the night have passed or as much as Allah
سبحانه وتعالى wills, they hasten to their Lord
عز وجل, desiring Him, fearing Him, and hoping for what He has. Allah
سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, mentioned them in His Book to His Prophet
صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and informed them of what He had granted them—settling them near Him, entering them into His Paradise, granting them security from fear, and calming their dread."
I said: "May I be your ransom, if I rise during the last part of the night, what should I say?"
Imam
عليه السلام said: "Say, 'All praise is due to Allah
سبحانه وتعالى, the Lord
عز وجل of the worlds, the God of the Messengers. All praise is due to Allah
سبحانه وتعالى, who gives life to the dead and resurrects those in the graves.' When you say this, the evil whisperings of Shaytan will depart from you, if Allah
سبحانه وتعالى wills."