“What is a healthy amount of sleep?” This question is one that people have been desperately trying to answer. The most common reply is eight hours. Many people especially mothers have already proven this wrong. But if people did have eight hours of sleep, would it be ideal and healthy?
There was a recent study involving 1.1 million people proving to us that five hours of sleep is healthier than eight. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) professor conducting the research observed that there is no health reason to sleep longer than 6.5 hours. This proves to us that sleeping for eight hours is not reasonable.
There are many examples to show us that eight hours of sleep is not necessary. Muhammad bin Wasi’ a Muslim scholar and tabi’i, would wake up in the middle of the night to pray by himself, then he would wake up his wife and they would pray together. There are other examples of righteous men who would cry all night, and their wives would not know until they saw the pillow wet. These examples show us that there was no way that these people slept for even close to 8 hours.
Our own homes give us another example. When kids are born, mothers don’t sleep too much. Most people say that eight hours is like a dream, if they even got close to it. The fact of the matter is that we don’t have time to sleep for eight hours, so we shouldn’t even be feeling bad about it. In fact, sleeping for eight hours is unhealthy. According to the research, eight hours of sleep increases the chance of heart attack by 12%.
God mentions in surah Muzzammil that Muslims should stand up a little less than half the night in prayer, which is still less than eihht hours. At the time this was obligatory upon the companions, most of which who were slaves that woke up with the sun. All these people are legacies and are mentioned by people every day.
In conclusion, there are living, and non-living proofs that humans do not need eight hours of sleep. Another fact obtained from the analysis is that surprisingly, eight hours of sleep is bad for you, and is more of a threat than only five hours. (According to the research by the UCSD professor)
There was a recent study involving 1.1 million people proving to us that five hours of sleep is healthier than eight. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) professor conducting the research observed that there is no health reason to sleep longer than 6.5 hours. This proves to us that sleeping for eight hours is not reasonable.
There are many examples to show us that eight hours of sleep is not necessary. Muhammad bin Wasi’ a Muslim scholar and tabi’i, would wake up in the middle of the night to pray by himself, then he would wake up his wife and they would pray together. There are other examples of righteous men who would cry all night, and their wives would not know until they saw the pillow wet. These examples show us that there was no way that these people slept for even close to 8 hours.
Our own homes give us another example. When kids are born, mothers don’t sleep too much. Most people say that eight hours is like a dream, if they even got close to it. The fact of the matter is that we don’t have time to sleep for eight hours, so we shouldn’t even be feeling bad about it. In fact, sleeping for eight hours is unhealthy. According to the research, eight hours of sleep increases the chance of heart attack by 12%.
God mentions in surah Muzzammil that Muslims should stand up a little less than half the night in prayer, which is still less than eihht hours. At the time this was obligatory upon the companions, most of which who were slaves that woke up with the sun. All these people are legacies and are mentioned by people every day.
In conclusion, there are living, and non-living proofs that humans do not need eight hours of sleep. Another fact obtained from the analysis is that surprisingly, eight hours of sleep is bad for you, and is more of a threat than only five hours. (According to the research by the UCSD professor)