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الأرق
Difficulty falling or staying asleep.
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Insomnia
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رقية شرعية: أليس الله بكاف عبده — حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Quran
اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
"Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah."
Surah Az-Zumar · 39:23
This verse describes the physical relaxation (talin) of body and heart through Quranic recitation, a state directly conducive to overcoming insomnia by calming the nervous system.
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
"And say, 'My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.'"
Surah Al-Mu'minun · 23:97-98
Invocation used at night against satanic whispers (waswas) that cause anxiety and disturb sleep, as taught in Prophetic bedtime supplications.
وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُورًا
"And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep as rest and has made the day a resurrection."
Surah Al-Furqan · 25:47
Describes sleep (subāt) as a divine mercy and natural state of rest, establishing the theological basis that night is created specifically for sleep, making insomnia a disruption of divine natural order.
Sahih Hadith
إِذَا أَوَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَلْيَنْفُضْ فِرَاشَهُ بِدَاخِلَةِ إِزَارِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا خَلَفَهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
"When any of you goes to bed, let him dust off his bed with the inside of his garment, for he does not know what may have come onto it after him. Then let him say: 'In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side and by You I raise it up. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You send it back, protect it as You protect Your righteous slaves.'"
Specific bedtime ritual taught by the Prophet to prepare physically and spiritually for sleep, addressing pre-sleep anxiety and establishing a calming routine essential for treating insomnia.
إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ
"When you go to your bed, perform ablution as for prayer, then lie down on your right side."
The Prophet prescribed specific sleep hygiene including pre-sleep wudu and right-side sleeping position, a therapeutic protocol directly addressing insomnia through physical purification and optimal sleep posture.
أَنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ مِنَ الأَرَقِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ كُلِّهِمْ جَمِيعًا أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ يَبْغِيَ عَلَيَّ عَزَّ جَارُكَ وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ
"Khalid ibn al-Walid complained to the Prophet saying: 'O Messenger of Allah, I cannot sleep at night due to insomnia (araq).' The Prophet said: 'When you go to your bed, say: O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and what they shade, Lord of the earths and what they carry, Lord of the devils and whom they misguide, be my protector from the evil of all Your creation, lest any of them wrong me or oppress me. Mighty is Your protection and glorious is Your praise, and there is no god but You.'"
This hadith explicitly addresses insomnia (araq) by name and provides a specific prophetic prescription—a supplication taught directly for the complaint of sleeplessness.
Classical Medical Sources
Ibn Sīnā · Al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb
Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 1, Chapter on Insomnia (al-Araq/Sahar) - categorizes insomnia by temperamental causes (hot, cold, dry, moist) and prescribes cooling remedies for hot temperament insomnia, moistening therapies for dry melancholic insomnia, and specific sleep-inducing simple drugs including lettuce seed oil, poppy preparations, and violet oil head massage.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah · Al-Ṭibb an-Nabawī
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Anxiety and Sorrow (al-Hamm wal-Huzn) and Chapter on Supplications - addresses insomnia as secondary to spiritual anxiety, prescribing prophetic adhkar before sleep, right-side sleeping position, pre-sleep wudu, and talbina for calming the heart's heat which disturbs sleep.
Depression & sleep protocol — sites: 1, 55, 6, 11, 32 with dry cups below the knees. Add site 36 for excessive sleep / sleep regulation (Atlas p.85).
Al-Yafookh (Top of Head/Crown)
اليافوخ
L5 Vertebra
الفقرة القطنية 5
Temple - Right
الصدغ الأيمن
Front of Neck - Throat Area
أمام الرقبة
Left Lung Field Upper
أعلى الرئة اليسرى
Left Rhomboid
العضلة المعينة اليسرى
indicates Sunnah-documented point
التلبينة
Preparation: Cook two tablespoons of ground barley in water until it becomes a thin broth, add one tablespoon of honey, consume warm in the evening before sleep
Duration: Daily for 2-3 weeks or until sleep pattern normalizes
Source: Ibn al-Qayyim, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Talbina - describes its properties of cooling heart heat (hararat al-qalb) and calming anxiety (qalaq) that prevent sleep
التمر مع اللبن
Preparation: Soak 5-7 'Ajwa dates in warm milk for 1 hour, consume the dates and drink the milk one hour before retiring to bed
Duration: Nightly for minimum 21 days
Source: Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 2, section on dates (tamr) - states dates with milk produce beneficial vapors that ascend to the brain inducing natural sleep (naum tabi'i)
الزعفران
Preparation: Steep 3-5 saffron threads in half cup of warm milk or water, add honey to taste, drink 30 minutes before sleep
Duration: Continue for 40 nights or until sleep cycle restores
Source: Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 1, Doctrine on Diseases of the Brain - saffron balances brain temperament (mizaj al-dimagh) and treats insomnia caused by melancholic dryness (yabus sawdawi)
Bratman S. · Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2018)
Honey raises insulin slightly which promotes tryptophan crossing into brain, enhancing serotonin and melatonin.
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2017.0123
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