Remember! Pious saints would also do business for earning Halal sustenance and teach manners to their family during the day. Although after working throughout the day everyone loves sleeping in the night, these personages, instead of sleeping, would make their Rab happy and would repent and make Istighfar. If they felt sleepy as they were humans, they would get rid of sleep in different ways and then would get busy with the worship again.

Unique way of getting rid of sleep!

Sayyiduna Shaykh Shibli رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: in the beginning of my spiritual exercises when I would feel sleepy, I would apply salt with the needle (applicator) in my eyes. When I would feel much sleepy, I would move a hot needle in my eyes. Sayyiduna Ibraheem Bin Haakim رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: When my respected father would feel sleepy, he would go into the river and start doing Tasbih of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by hearing which the fishes of the river would gather and they would also start doing Tasbih. When Sayyiduna Wahb Bin Munabbih   رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه made Du’a to get rid of his sleep, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ answered to his Du’a and he did not feel sleepy for forty years. (Mukashafa-tul-Quloob, pp. 38)

Let’s listen to a few parables of worship acts and spiritual exercises carried out by the pious saints’ during the night and create a strong desire for worship.

Humbleness should be like this!

Sayyiduna Habib Najaar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would worship the whole night and would observe Sawm throughout the day. He would give the food he was presented for Iftar to others and would worship himself hungrily the whole night in the blessed court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. When the morning was about to come he would humbly say in the blessed court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ: I remained heedless and continued to commit sins. O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! This disgraceful, sinful and ill bondman of Yours is present at Your door of mercy and beseech Your protection. (Ar-Raud-ul-Faaiq, pp. 246)