night in prayer

  • 1 Offering the Fajr prayer in a congregation after praying the Isha prayer in a congregation equal spending the whole night in prayer

    'Uthman bin 'Affan ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    I heard the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) saying: "One who performs 'Isha' prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for half of the night. And one who performs the Fajr prayer in congregation is as if he has performed prayer the whole night."

    [ Muslim ]

  • 2 To offer the best of the prayers excluding the obligatory prayers

    Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "The best month for observing Saum (fasting) after Ramadan is Muharram, and the best Salat after the prescribed Salat is Salat at night."

    [Muslim]

  • 3 To follow the guidance of the righteous predecessors

    That was narrated to us by Al-Qasim bin Dinar Al-Kufi (who said):

    “Ishaq bin Mansur narrated to us, from Isra’il” with this (Another chain) Bilal narrated that the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Hold fast to Qiyam al-Lail, for it is the practice of the righteous before you, and indeed Qiyam al-Lail is a means of nearness to Allah, a means of prevention from sin, an expiation for bad deeds, and a barrier for the body against disease.”

  • 4 To apply the traits of real men

    The Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said,

    "Abdullah is a good man. I wish he prayed Tahajjud." After that `Abdullah (i.e. Salim's father) used to sleep but a little at night.

    [ Bukhari ]

  • 5 It is one of the traits of the praised men mentioned in the verses

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

    { And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer] }

    Quran ( 25 : 64 )

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

    { Those will be awarded the Chamber1 for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace, Abiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence. }

    Quran ( 25 : 75 - 76 )

  • 6 To be of the pious

    Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

    { Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good. They used to sleep but little of the night,1 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, }

    Quran ( 51 : 15 -18 )

  • 7 It is an honor for the believers

    “Jibreel came to me ( the Prophet may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) and said: ‘O Muhammad, live as long as you want, for you will die. Love whomever you want, for you will leave him. Do whatever you want for you will be requited for it. Remember that the believer’s honor is his praying at night, and his pride is his being independent of people.” (Al Haakim, classed as hasan by al-Albaani).

  • 8 To share in the worthy competitions

    It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud ( May Allah be pleased with him ) that the Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “There is no ( permissible ) envy except in two cases: A man whom Allah has given wealth and caused him to dispose of it in a proper manner, and a man to whom Allah has given wisdom, and he acts in accordance with it and teaches it (to others).”

  • 9 To walk up in a good mode

    Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "When any one of you sleeps, Satan ties three knots at the back of his neck. He recites this incantation at every knot: 'You have a long night, so sleep.' If he awakes and remembers Allah, one knot is loosened. If he performs Wudu', the (second) knot is loosened; and if he performs prayer, (all) knots are loosened. He begins his morning in a happy and refreshed mood; otherwise, he gets up in bad spirits and sluggish state."

    [ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].

  • 10 To attain the love of Allah

    'Abdullah bin 'Amr ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "The Salat which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud; and As-Saum (the fasting) which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud. He used to sleep half the night, get up to perform Salat for one-third of it, then sleep through the remaining one-sixth of it; and he used to observe Saum on alternative days."

    [ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].

  • 11 To be admitted into the heavens

    'Ali ( May Allah be pleased with them ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    "Indeed in Paradise there are chambers whose outside can be seen from their inside, and their inside can be seen fom their outside." A Bedouin stood and said: "Who are they for O Prophet of Allah?" he said: "For those who speak well, feed others, fast regularly, and perform Salat for Allah during the night while the people sleep."

     

  • 12 To be in the nearest state to my Lord

    ‘Amr bin ‘Abasa ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “The nearest the Lord comes to a servant is in the course of the last part of the night, so if you are able to be among those who make mention of Allah at that time, do so."

    [ Tirmidhi ]

  • 13 To have the intercession of the Quran which I read in the night prayer

    ‘Abdallah bin ‘Amr ( May Allah be pleased with them ) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said

    , “Fasting and the Qur’an intercede for a man. Fasting says, ‘O my Lord, I have kept him away from his food and his passions by day, so accept my intercession for him.’ The Qur’an says, ‘I have kept him away from sleep by night, so accept my intercession for him.’ Then their intercession is accepted."

    [ Baihaqi ]

  • 14 To have the special mercy of the man who gets up during the night and performs prayer and awakens his wife to pray

    Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, "May Allah show mercy to a man who gets up during the night and performs Salat, awakens his wife to pray and if she refuses, he sprinkles water on her face (to make her get up). May Allah show mercy to a woman who gets up during the night and performs Salat, awakens her husband for the same purpose; and if he refuses, she sprinkles water on his face."

    [ Abu Dawud ]

  • 15 To be one of those who remember Allah much

    It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed and Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with them ) said that the Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: ‘When a man wakes up at night and wakes his wife, and they pray two Rak’ah, they will be recorded among the men and women who remember Allah much.”

  • 16 To receive the reward of offering the night prayer even if I fall asleep

    It was narrated that Abu Darda’( May Allah be pleased with him ) conveyed that the Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said:

    “Whoever goes to bed intending to wake up and pray during the night, but is overwhelmed by sleep until morning comes, what he intended will be recorded for him, and his sleep is a charity given to him by his Lord.”

  • 17 Not to be of the negligent but rather to be recorded among the obedient

    Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As ( May Allah be pleased with him ):

    The Prophet ( may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: If anyone prays at night reciting regularly ten verses, he will not be recorded among the negligent; if anyone prays at night and recites a hundred verses, he will be recorded among those who are obedient to Allah; and if anyone prays at night reciting one thousand verses, he will be recorded among those who receive huge rewards.

    [ Abu Dawud ]