Al-Bukhari recorded from `A'ishah that whenever the Prophet would go to bed
every night, he would put his palms together and blow into them. Then he would
recite into them (his palms), `Say: He is Allah, One', `Say: I seek refuge with
the Lord of Al-Falaq', and `Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.' Then
he would wipe whatever he was able to of his body with them (his palms). He
would begin wiping his head and face with them and the front part of his body.
He would do this (wiping his body) three times. The Sunan compilers also
recorded this same Hadith.
[بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ]
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
[قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ
أَحَدٌ - اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ - لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ - وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ
كُفُواً أَحَدٌ ]
(1. Say: "He is Allah, One.'') (2. "Allah As-Samad.'') (3. "He begets not,
nor was He begotten.'') (4. "And there is none comparable to Him.'') The reason
for the revelation of this Surah has already been mentioned. `Ikrimah said,
"When the Jews said, `We worship `Uzayr, the son of Allah,' and the Christians
said, `We worship the Messiah (`Isa), the son of Allah,' and the Zoroastrians
said, `We worship the sun and the moon,' and the idolators said, `We worship
idols,' Allah revealed to His Messenger ,
[قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ
أَحَدٌ ]
(Say: "He is Allah, One.'') meaning, He is the One, the Singular, Who has no
peer, no assistant, no rival, no equal and none comparable to Him. This word
(Al-Ahad) cannot be used for anyone in affirmation except Allah the Mighty and
Majestic, because He is perfect in all of His attributes and actions. Concerning
His saying,
[اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
]
(Allah As-Samad.) `Ikrimah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This means the One
Who all of the creation depends upon for their needs and their requests.'' `Ali
bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas, "He is the Master Who is perfect in His
sovereignty, the Most Noble Who is perfect in His nobility, the Most Magnificent
Who is perfect in His magnificence, the Most Forbearing Who is perfect in His
forbearance, the All-Knowing Who is perfect in His knowledge, and the Most Wise
Who is perfect in His wisdom. He is the One Who is perfect in all aspects of
nobility and authority. He is Allah, glory be unto Him. These attributes are not
befitting anyone other than Him. He has no coequal and nothing is like Him.
Glory be to Allah, the One, the Irresistible.'' Al-A`mash reported from Shaqiq,
who said that Abu Wa'il said,
[الصَّمَدُ]
(As-Samad.) is the Master Whose control is complete.''
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