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Allah Almighty does not sleep, and it is not befitting of Him to sleep

ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู‚ูŽุงู…ูŽ ูููŠู†ูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุจูุฎูŽู…ู’ุณู ูƒูŽู„ูู…ูŽุงุชูุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: "ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ูŽ ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽู†ูŽุงู…ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽู†ู’ุจูŽุบููŠ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽู†ูŽุงู…ูŽุŒ ูŠูŽุฎู’ููุถู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูุณู’ุทูŽ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุฑู’ููŽุนูู‡ูุŒ ูŠูุฑู’ููŽุนู ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„ูŽ ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุฑูุŒ ูˆูŽุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุฑู ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„ูŽ ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ูุŒ ุญูุฌูŽุงุจูู‡ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ููˆุฑู -ูˆูŽูููŠ ุฑููˆูŽุงูŠูŽุฉู: ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฑู- ู„ูŽูˆู’ ูƒูŽุดูŽููŽู‡ู ู„ูŽุฃูŽุญู’ุฑูŽู‚ูŽุชู’ ุณูุจูุญูŽุงุชู ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ูู‡ู ู…ูŽุง ุงู†ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุจูŽุตูŽุฑูู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฎูŽู„ู’ู‚ูู‡ู".

Explanation

The Prophet (๏ทบ) stood as a preacher among his Companions and delivered five complete statements, which were: First: Allah Almighty does not sleep. Second: It is impossible for Him to sleep, due to the perfection of His Self-Subsistence and Everlasting Life. Third: Allah Almighty lowers and raises the Scales according to the deeds of His servants that ascend to Him, and according to the provisions that descend from Him to the earth.

Thus, the sustenanceโ€”which is the allotted share of every creatureโ€”He decreases it for some, constricting it, and increases it for others, expanding it as He wills. Fourth: The deeds of the servants are raised to Himโ€”the deeds done at night are lifted before the coming of the following day, and the deeds done during the day are lifted before the coming of the following night.

Thus, the guardian angels ascend with the record of the night's deeds after its end at the beginning of the day, and they ascend with the record of the day's deeds after its end at the beginning of the night. Fifth: His Veilโ€”exalted be Heโ€”is what prevents His being seen; it is light or fire. If He were to uncover it, the glory of His Face would burn everything of His creation as far as His Sight reaches. Indeed, the glory of His Face is His Light, Majesty, and Splendor.

The meaning is: if He were to remove and lift the barrier that prevents seeing Himโ€”that is, the Veilโ€”and were to manifest Himself to His creation, the glory of His Face would burn everything His Sight reaches, which includes all creatures, as His Sight encompasses all created beings.

Source

ุตุญูŠุญ ู…ุณู„ู… (1/ 161) (179)ุŒ ุดุฑุญ ุงู„ู…ุฑู‚ุงุฉ (1/128)ุŒ ูุชุญ ุงู„ู…ู†ุนู… (1/581)ุŒ ุงู„ุจุญุฑ ุงู„ู…ุญูŠุท ุงู„ุซุฌุงุฌ ููŠ ุดุฑุญ ุตุญูŠุญ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงู… ู…ุณู„ู… ุจู† ุงู„ุญุฌุงุฌ (5/ 82).
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