The ruling on being lazy about standing in prayer during the last ten nights after seeing the sign of the Night of Decree
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The questioner : If a person sees a sign in the morning of the Night of Decree, for example, the sun without rays, is this a justification for him to be lazy or the like?
The Shaykh : This is a good question. It says: If he knows that the Night of Decree has passed when he sees the sun white with no rays, does that mean he should leave the rest of the ten nights?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And he says: The Night of Decree has ended, so the remaining nights are like the other nights of the month. I fear that he will be deprived of the reward due to his laziness, and that standing in prayer in the nights after it will be like voluntary prayer after the obligatory prayer, meaning he completes the reward of attaining it.
The Shaykh : This is a good question. It says: If he knows that the Night of Decree has passed when he sees the sun white with no rays, does that mean he should leave the rest of the ten nights?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And he says: The Night of Decree has ended, so the remaining nights are like the other nights of the month. I fear that he will be deprived of the reward due to his laziness, and that standing in prayer in the nights after it will be like voluntary prayer after the obligatory prayer, meaning he completes the reward of attaining it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2283 - إذا رأى الأنسان في صبيحة ليلة القدر علامة مثلا ظهرت الشمس بلا شعاع فهل يكون هذا...؟ — youtube.com
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