even if it were not incumbent upon our kings to guard their sleep and protect it from every eye that blinks and ear that hears the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace would have done so and he is from god in his special place of protection over him and the guardianship of the faithful spirit over him. it would have been right for them to follow his example and comply with his action. the polytheists intended to kill him but gabriel may god bless them both informed him from god may his praise be exalted of that. so he called ali ibn abi talib peace be upon him and made him sleep on his bed and he may god bless him and grant him peace slept in another place. when the polytheists came to his bed and ali got up from it they turned away from him.
ولو لم يجب على ملوكنا حفظ منامهم، وصيانته عن كل عين تطرف، وأذن تسمع، غلا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فعله، وهو من الله بمكانه المخصوص من كلاءته إياه، وحراسة الروح الأمين له، لقد كان يحق عليهم أن يقتدوا به، ويمتثلوا فعله. وقد كان المشركون هموا بقتله، فأخبره جبريل، صلى الله عليهما، عن الله، جل ثناؤه، بذلك، فدعا علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام، فأنامه على فراشه، ونام هو، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بمكان آخر. فلما جاء المشركون إلى فراشه، فنهض منه علي، انصرفوا عنه.