Imaam Muhammad AI-Baaqir Radiyallahu 'Anhu says that someone asked Ummul
Mu'mineen 'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha:
'How was the bed of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam in your house?' She
replied: 'It was made of leather, in which was filled the coir of the date
palm'. Hafsah Radiyallahu 'Anha was asked how was the bed of Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam in your house? She replied: 'It was a canvas folded
into two, which was spread for Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam to sleep
on. On one night I thought if I folded it into four and spread it, it would
become softer. I folded it and spread it that way. In the morning Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam asked: 'What did you spread for me last night? I
replied: 'It was the same bed, I only folded it into four so that it may become
softer'. Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: 'Leave it in its original
form. Its softness deprived me of my prayers (tahajjud) at night'.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْخَطَّابِ زِيَادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ
مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سُئِلَتْ عَائِشَةُ،: -.
وَسُئِلَتْ حَفْصَةُ، مَا كَانَ فِرَاشُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي
بَيْتِكِ؟ قَالَتْ: مِسْحًا نَثْنِيهِ ثَنِيَّتَيْنِ فَيَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ،
فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، قُلْتُ: لَوْ ثَنَيْتَهُ أَرْبَعَ ثَنْيَاتٍ،
لَكَانَ أَوْطَأَ لَهُ، فَثَنَيْنَاهُ لَهُ بِأَرْبَعِ ثَنْيَاتٍ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ،
قَالَ: مَا فَرشْتُمْ لِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَتْ: قُلْنَا: هُوَ فِرَاشُكَ،
إِلا أَنَّا ثَنَيْنَاهُ بِأَرْبَعِ ثَنْيَاتٍ، قُلْنَا: هُوَ أَوْطَأُ لَكَ،
قَالَ: رُدُّوهُ لِحَالَتِهِ الأُولَى، فَإِنَّهُ مَنَعَتْنِي وَطَاءَتُهُ صَلاتيَ
اللَّيْلَةَ.