Hazrat Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed awake one night while he was beside me. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What has happened to you? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Would that some righteous man from my Ummah would guard me tonight. Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, says: While we were in this state, I heard the sound of weapons, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Who is it? A voice replied: I am Sa’d bin Malik. He, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Why have you come? He said: O Messenger of Allah! I have come to guard you. Hazrat Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, says: Then I heard the sound of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, snoring in his sleep.