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1329. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'At night Satan ties a rope in which there are three knots to the nape of the neck of anyone of you. If he wakes up and remembers Allāh, one knot is untied. If he performs ablution, another knot is untied, and if he gets up to pray, all the knots are untied, so he wakes up energetic and cheerful, he has already earned something good. But if he does not do that, he wakes up lazy and bad-tempered, having earned nothing good." (Sahih)
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Commentary
Satan is a creature invisible to the human eye. We must, therefore, believe in whatever the Qur'an and Hadith tell us about him.
Tying the knots and blowing into them is the way of the magicians and sorcerers.
Remembrance of Allāh is the surest antidote to the guiles of Satan.
Tahajjud (voluntary prayer during night) is an important defence against the evil machinations of Satan.
