How Much Sleep?

[Scorpian]

I read earlier in an islamic book, think it was an hadith one but ain`t sure,that the body should only get 5 hours sleep.Any more than that and it`s bad for your health.So i`m just wandering how much sleep do people get on here?

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam

never heard of this hadith. Normally i sleep for 8 hours.

[Asiyah3]

I normally sleep around 9 hours. (I'm 17) I haven't heard of that hadith before.

[~Raindrop~]

Do you have a source for it? It's always best to be absolutely positive about Ahadith.
If I'm lucky, I manage 7 hours. Otherwise, anything from 4-6.

[Caller الداعي]

8 hrs i think sumtimes less thats before and after fajar

[Scorpian]

Ok thanks all.Like i said i can`t remember wether it was an hadith i know it was by muhammed(PBUH)/in a book to do with muhammed(PBUH) though.

[marwen]

Hi Scorpian ! Happy to see you around !

concerning the question :

There is nothing in sharee’ah to suggest that a Muslim has to sleep at a certain time and wake up at a certain time, and Islam does not tell the Muslim to sleep a certain number of hours
read more : How many hours is it permissible for a person to sleep? .. [IslamQA]

[جوري]

Never heard of it either but I personally only get 4~5 hours except on the weekend unless on call there too, and can tell you that I am two steps from death every day I feel so bloody tired and unwell.. not sure the body is meant for this type of lifestyle.....

[Zafran]

salaam

I dont think there is any hadith on that but I've heard 8 hours sleep is good for you.

peace

[glo]

I think general health advice (non-Islamic) is to aim for 7-9 hours sleep per night.
People have individual sleep patterns and varying need for sleep, but I think there is some evidence which suggests that ongoing lack of sleep can have a negative effect on ones health.

Perhaps you can find the hadith which mentioned 5 hours sleep and post it here? People might be interested.

[Caller الداعي]

i dont think specific hours would be mentioned in hadith as clocks were invented much later!

[aadil77]

what the hell, how do people only sleep for 5 hours? its impossible for me to wake up unless I've a good 8 hours, on weekends atleast 10 hours

[~Raindrop~]

^^ some of us don't have much of a choice, you see. Just last year, I used to sleep for at least 12 hours on Sunday, with a Fajr break in between.
Now, miraculously, I can survive on 2 or 3. Something I would have thought impossible.

[aadil77]

^how? you must be dead throughout the day, a walking zombie

[~Raindrop~]

Two Words: Red Bull.

lol I also walk 4 miles a day. That sounds pretty impressive when it's written like that

[aadil77]

but why, do you just not have the time to get some sleep?

living off caffiene sounds unhealthy

[~Raindrop~]

but why, do you just not have the time to get some sleep?

After I've finished marking, lesson planning and preparing for the next day's class, I want some 'me-time' before my brain goes bust. Unfortunately, it's pretty late by then.

living off caffiene sounds unhealthy

True. It's not very healthy for my wallet either lol.
But desperate times call for desperate measures.

[Rabi'ya]

I usually get between 6-7 hours. i feel grateful when I get this amount of sleep. but on some days I get only 4 hours. The joys of being a working mother/housewife I guess.

[yahia12]

i cant sleep more then 6- 7 hours. i have heard that research says 8 hours is limit. only 5 hours? i would need couple of espressos to manage stay up..

[aadil77]

I'd hate to live a lifestyle where you can only sleep 5 hours - that would be depressin