Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 50, Hadith 4
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ شُمَيْطٍ، أَوْ سُمَيْطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: النَّوْمُ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، إِنْ شِئْتُمْ فَجَرِّبُوا، إِذَا أَخَذَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَضْجَعَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ فَلْيَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Mahbub related to us: ‘Abd al-Wahid related to us: ‘Asim al-Ahwal related to us, from Shumayt—or Sumayt—from Abu al-Ahwas, who said: ‘Abd Allah said: ‘Sleeping at the time of remembrance is from Satan. If you wish, test it: when one of you lies down and intends to sleep, let him remember Allah, Mighty and Majestic.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The transmitter’s name is given in two alternative forms, Shumayt and Sumayt.
أَوْ سُمَيْطٍ
The source explicitly records two possible forms of the transmitter’s name.
Can the transmitter’s name be resolved from a more authoritative witness, or should both forms remain?