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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On the son of Adam, there are three knots at night. When he wakes up at night and remembers Allah, one knot is loosened. When he performs ablution, another knot is loosened. And when he stands up for prayer, all the knots are loosened. If the person goes to sleep without remembering Allah, without performing ablution, and without praying, he wakes up in the morning with all the knots still in place."  

أحمد:١٠٤٥٣حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ ثَلَاثُ عُقَدٍ بِجَرِيرٍ إِذَا بَاتَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنْ هُوَ تَعَارَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَذَكَرَ اللهَ ﷻ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِنْ قَامَ فَعَزَمَ فَصَلَّى انْحَلَّتِ الْعُقَدُ جَمِيعًا وَإِنْ هُوَ بَاتَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللهَ ﷻ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ أَصْبَحَ وَعَلَيْهِ الْعُقَدُ جَمِيعًا