Muslim 179 — God does not sleep; His veil is light
مسلم 179 — إن الله لا ينام ولا ينبغي له أن ينام؛ حجابه النور
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«قام فينا رسول الله بأربع، قال: «إن الله لا ينام ولا ينبغي له أن ينام، يخفض القسط ويرفعه، يرفع إليه عمل الليل قبل عمل النهار وعمل النهار قبل عمل الليل، حجابه النور، لو كشفه لأحرقت سبحات وجهه ما انتهى إليه بصره من خلقه»»
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- Muhammad· Abu Musa al-Ashari
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The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Muslim 637 — Whoever prays the two cool-hour prayers enters Paradise· Muslim 779 — The house where God is remembered and the house where He is not are like the living and the dead· Muslim 797 — The believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron· Muslim 1904 — Whoever fights so that God's word is uppermost is in God's path· Muslim 2282 — The rain parable of guidance and knowledge· Muslim 2283 — The likeness of the plain warner
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- Sahih Muslim
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