The ruling on limiting oneself to the odd nights for standing in night prayer
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The questioner:
Some people, Honorable Shaykh, try to pinpoint the odd nights among the last ten nights and limit their standing in night prayer to just those.
The Shaykh:
These odd nights are the 21st, 23rd, or 27th, but one should not limit oneself to them, as we mentioned, because the Night of Decree may not fall on those specific nights. Even though his standing in prayer is counted by Allah on any night of Ramadan, a person should strive throughout all the nights of the month, from the first night to the last, to combine the two virtues: the virtue of standing in prayer in Ramadan and the virtue of attaining the Night of Decree. Yes.
The questioner:
And one does not know if he will be able to experience this month again or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, and because this season does not last; perhaps he will not be able to experience it again. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Some people, Honorable Shaykh, try to pinpoint the odd nights among the last ten nights and limit their standing in night prayer to just those.
The Shaykh:
These odd nights are the 21st, 23rd, or 27th, but one should not limit oneself to them, as we mentioned, because the Night of Decree may not fall on those specific nights. Even though his standing in prayer is counted by Allah on any night of Ramadan, a person should strive throughout all the nights of the month, from the first night to the last, to combine the two virtues: the virtue of standing in prayer in Ramadan and the virtue of attaining the Night of Decree. Yes.
The questioner:
And one does not know if he will be able to experience this month again or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, and because this season does not last; perhaps he will not be able to experience it again. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 19 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|كلمة توجيهية عن العشر الأواخر من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:59)
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