SLEEP AFTER SAHUR, GOOD OR BAD?
SLEEP AFTER SAHUR, GOOD OR BAD?
Author: HAFIDZ WA'IDZ AL QORNI – 15711033
One of the main enemies in carrying out sahur is drowsiness. Moreover, at night we stay up late to increase worship. then is it good to sleep after sahur?
Sleep Advice from a Medical Perspective
Sleep is the body's attempt to reset and summarize the body's metabolism to return to normal. Having good or enough sleep hours has many benefits for the body. Starting from maintaining an ideal body weight, reducing the risk of stress, to maintaining a better mood
The recommended bedtime for adults may depend on when you wake up in the morning, then count down 7 hours (the recommended minimum amount of time for adults). This depends on the age group. A baby needs up to 17 hours of sleep.
Then do we need to sleep after sahur to meet the need for sleep duration?
Advice not to sleep after Sahur
But Rasulullah SAW said, "Thaw your food with dhikr to Allah SWT and pray, and don't sleep immediately after eating, because it can make your heart hard." (HR Abu Nu'aim from Aisyah ra).
Sleeping after sahur can increase the risk of several things happening, including:
1. Chest feels hot and constipated
Supine will inhibit gastric emptying. This can cause constipation. A filled stomach induces gastric acid production. If it is empty for a long time, apart from food and stomach acid, it can come back up. The parasympathetic state of sleep also increases stomach acid production. This increases the risk of gastric ulcers.
2. Weight gain which can trigger Diabetes
Weight gain occurs when the calories consumed are more than the calories expended. Sleeping after eating eliminates the opportunity to burn calories, and during sleep parasympathetic activation occurs, so absorption is faster. This causes the calories absorbed to immediately increase sharply in the blood, so that the excess is immediately stored as fat in the cells.
not only health, it turns out that sleeping after dawn can also prevent good luck as Ibn Qayyim Al – Jauziyyah Rahimahullah said
وَنَوْمُ الصُّبْحَةِ يَمْنَعُ الرِّزْقَ؛ لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ وَقْتٌ تَطْلُبُ فِيهِ الْخَلِيقَةُ أَرْزَاقَهَا، وَهُوَ وَقْتُ قِسْمَةِ الْأَرْ زَاقِ، فَنَوْمُهُ حِرْمَانٌ إِلَّا لِعَارِضٍ أَوْ ضَرُورَةٍ،
"Sleep after dawn prevents sustenance, because dawn is the time when creatures seek their sustenance and the time they distribute it. Sleeping after dawn is something that is prohibited [makruh] unless there is a cause or necessity
Seeing all the problems and inconveniences that can arise, it turns out that it would be better if we didn't go to bed right after Suhoor and Fajr.
Combination for Optimizing Health in the Month of Ramadan
The National Sleep Foundation in its 2015 article suggests that the recommendation for sleeping hours for adults is from 20.00 pm to midnight, because it is considered to match the adult circadian clock cycle. When drawn conclusions with sleep 6-7 hours so it is very appropriate if you sleep at 20.00 – 20.30 and wake up right at dawn. And after that, because you have had enough sleep, it is recommended not to sleep after sahur. It is hoped that in the month of Ramadan besides getting blessings in various aspects, of course health.[1]
Source
- https://www.sleepfoundation.org/press-release/national-sleep-foundation-recommends-new-sleep-times
- https://www.sehatq.com/artikel/alasan-mengapa-anda-tidak-boleh-tidur-setelah-sahur
- Zadul Ma'ad fi Hadyi Khairil 'Ibaad 4/222, Muassah Treatise, Beirut, cet. 27th, 1415 A.H