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Best Night Prayer In Islam? by elhakiimed(m): 11:39am On Apr 25, 2015 |
All perfect Praise is to Allah. peace and blessings be upon the noble prophet and those who follow in his path till the end of time. Firstly: Al-Bukhaari (1131) and Muslim (1159) narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to him: “the dearest of prayer to Allah is the prayer of Dawood (peace be upon him). He used to sleep for half the night, get up and pray for one third of it, and sleep for one sixth of it, and he used to fast one day and not the next.” What the hadith means is that the best of night prayers is the prayer of the Prophet of Allah Dawood (peace be upon him) as he – firstly – used to sleep for half the night. Whoever wants to put this into practice today should work out the time from after ‘Isha’ prayer until Fajr, then sleep for half of that time. Shaykh ‘Abd al-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad said: Sleeping for half of the night means after ‘Isha’ prayer; he should work out the time from after ‘Isha’ prayer until the break of dawn, spend half of it sleeping, then after that wake up for one third of it. Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood (13/287) Then after that time, Dawood ( peace be upon him) would get up to pray, and he would pray for one third of the night, then he would sleep for one sixth, until dawn (Fajr prayer). The wisdom behind that is so that one will not get tired or bored, and so that one will get up to pray Fajr and recite the morning adhkaar with energy, and will not feel tired or lazy, and so that he will start his daily activities in this manner. Then he will be able to do what is required of him of duties towards his family, children and other people, and towards his regular work, so he will not go to work feeling sleepy. And there are other benefits as well. Al-Haafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Al-Muhallab said: Dawood (peace be upon him) used to rest by sleeping at the beginning of the night, then he would get up at that time when Allah calls out: “Is there anyone who will ask, so that I may give him?” Then he would sleep for the remainder of the night in order to rest after spending time praying. This way is dearest to Allah because it is easier for the individual and helps him to avoid getting tired. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah does not tire until you tire.” And Allah loves to bestow His grace constantly and grant one favour after another. That is kinder to oneself because sleeping after praying qiyaam allows the body to rest, takes away any harm that results from staying up at night and protects one from feeling weak, unlike staying up all night until dawn. It also serves another interest, which is that one will be able to pray Fajr and recite the adhkaar with energy and focus, and it is closer to avoiding showing off, because the one who sleeps for the last sixth of the night will wake up with a regular colour (as opposed to looking pale and tired), which is more likely to help him conceal what he did at night, if anyone sees him. This was pointed out by Ibn Daqeeq al-‘Eid. End quote. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This clearly indicates that it is only dearer to Allah for this reason, which is that it gives the individual a break in fasting and praying qiyaam, during which he may rest and re-energise himself, which will help him to fulfil his various duties. End quote from Tahdheeb Sunan Abi Dawood (1/475) Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Praying tahajjud at night is one of the best acts of worship and is the best of prayers after the obligatory prayers. Prayer at night is better than prayer during the day, especially in the last third of the night. The best way to divide the night is the prayer of Dawood; he used to sleep for half of the night, get up and pray for one third of it, and sleep for one sixth. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) also used to do that sometimes; in fact he used to do that most of the time. Based on that, we say: the best of night prayers are those that are done after one half of the night has passed, until one sixth of the night is left. End quote. Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (1/161) to be coontinued. http://islamqa.info/en/194615 5 Likes |
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