So you went to sleep in Wudu'
reciting Ayatul Kursi
reciting the Adhkar
the remembrances that are required for the night.
Throughout that night,
you had an angel that was protecting you
and an angel that was seeking forgiveness for you
as you were in that state of purification.
And if you meet Allah in that state, you are good
because you left this world in a state of remembrance
and in a state of purification.
Now, how does this affect however,
the next day when you wake up?
Allah (S.W.T.) mentions
in the Qur'an: Inna Qur'an alfajri Kaana mashhuuda
that the Qur'an that's recited
at the Fajr time
is witnessed, it's widely witnessed.
And the prophet (PBUH) explained
that when you wake up in the morning,
you have angels that have shifts,
and so we talked about the two angels that guard you,
the two angels that record.
Those angels shift out at Fajr time
and at 'Asr time.
So you have the angels of the night,
and you have the angels of the day.
And the prophet (PBUH) said,
they switch those shifts
at the time of Fajr
and at the time of 'Asr
and so Allah (S.W.T.) gathers them
at the time of Fajr
around that person,
as that person is reciting the Qur'an
at Fajr and this also connected to
Salaat alJama'a
the congregational prayer of Salat alFajr
when everyone is coming together.
You woke up Tayyib alnafs, nasheetan tayyib alnafs
energetic, with a good spirit,
you know directed towards Allah, longing towards Him,
and then you made your way to Salaat alFajr
and all of the angels of each person there,
your angels that worked the morning shift,
and your angels that worked the evening shift
are gathered around, listening to the recitation
of that Qur'an at the time of Fajr
what a glorious moment that was.
And so Allah (S.W.T.)
asks those angels that he sent to you,
and those angels that are coming back
because they all report back to Allah after their shift.
And Allah (S.W.T.) says to them,
"How did you find my servants?"
They say, Taraknahom wa hom yosalloon, wa atainahom wa hom yosalloon.
We left them while they were in a state of prayer,
and we came to them while they were in a state of prayer.
They're constantly in a state of prayer
because they're being found by the angels
that are gathering at the time of the switching of shifts
at Fajr
and a state of reciting the Qur'an,
and of course the Qur'an of Fajr
is supposed to be the longest recitation of the Qur'an
where we really start our days off
connected to Allah (S.W.T.)
and this by the way, connects to the Hadith
where the prophet (PBUH)
asked about a person who sleeps through the night
and then wakes up after the sunrise.
Okay?
So sleeps through the night, wakes up after the sunrise
and the prophet (PBUH) said
that's a person Baal asshaitana fee odhonaih
that the shaitan urinated in their ears.
So the difference between the angels
being at your bed side, seeking forgiveness for you,
protecting you and then you wake up in the day time
and the angels assemble for you,
your angels that worked the morning shift,
Malaa'ikatul nahaar
Malaa'ikatul lail
the angels that work the evening shift
all gathered around you as you recite the Qur'an
and reporting to Allah,
that this person was in a state of prayer
when we came to them
and this person was in a state of prayer
when we left them.
This also has implications
for our Adhkar
for the remembrances that we make.
The prophet (PBUH) he said,
Saddidu wa qaaribu waghdu wa roohu
Wa shai'un min aldhuljatil walqasd alqasd ablughu.
The prophet (PBUH) said
to be sincere and moderate in your good deeds.
Saddidu wa qaaribu
Do your best, aim for perfection
but know that you have to be moderate
in that pursuit of perfection.
waghdu wa roohu
And use the Forenoon
use the time in the morning
after Fajr until the sunrise,
and use the evening, between 'Asr
and Maghreb to get ahead.
Ibn Rajab (R.A.) said
the way the prophet (PBUH)
talked about the first type of deeds,
he gave us the Manhaj
the methodology for how we do our deeds.
We set the standard of perfection,
but we moderately you know, pursue that perfection.
And then he mentioned Alghadwa walRawha
which is the morning time
between Fajr and sunrise,
and the evening time between 'Asr
and Maghreb
the prophet (PBUH)
gave us the best of times, afdal al'awqaat
if we make use of those times, we can get ahead
and that's when the angels are gathered around us
as they're switching shifts
and they find us in a state of Dhikr
and a state of remembrance.
And the prophet (PBUH) of course
also said Bourika li'ommati fi bukouriha
that my nation is blessed in its mornings.
The way that you start off your morning,
with Fajr with recitation,
and even you know, getting a head start on your day
in terms of your Halal
worldly pursuits.
You know, one of the companions,
took the advice of the prophet (PBUH)
and started to work earlier than everyone else
and he always found himself ahead of everyone else.
So using that early morning time to remember Allah,
as the angels that work your morning and night shift
are together, and then beginning your own work shift
earlier than everyone else, allows you to get ahead.