# The Prophetic Medicine > A source-faithful reading edition of The Prophetic Medicine by Ibn Qay’em El-Jozeyah, translated by ABD EL-QADER the son of ABD EL-AZEEZ (2003 source edition). This is an unproofread OCR transcription, not a verified edition. Arabic quotations, diacritics, religious symbols, numbers, and some English words may contain recognition errors. Verify exact quotations against the original PDF. Do not silently correct, paraphrase, or present uncertain text as verified. This is historical source material, not medical advice or an endorsement of its remedies. Cite the book and printed page number when referencing a passage. PDF page numbers are printed page numbers + 1. Section headings and page labels below are navigation metadata; the passages retain the reader’s transcription and original order. All paths are relative to this site’s origin. [Section index](/llms.txt) ## The Prophet's guidance on waking Reader: /read/063-the-prophet-s-guidance-on-waking.html ### Printed page 312 Reference: /read/063-the-prophet-s-guidance-on-waking.html#page-312 The Prophet's guidance on waking The Prophet b used to wake up when the rooster crowed and would then praise Allah, affirm His Greatness and Oneness, supplicate to Him, and he would use siwak (natural toothbrush). He would then perform ablution and stand before his Lord reciting His Speech (the Qura'an), praising Him and hoping in Him with eagerness and fear, What actions can be more preserving for the health of the heart, body. soul and genera strength and that acquires the favors of this life and the Next Life than these actions?