What is the virtue of sitting until the sun rises?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the reward for sitting until the sun rises? And is it established that the angels seek forgiveness for the one who sits until the sun rises?
Answer:
The angels seek forgiveness for the one who sits waiting for the prayer. Whoever sits in the mosque waiting for the prayer is in prayer, and the angels seek forgiveness for him. As for sitting until the sun rises for the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that it is equivalent to a complete 'Umrah or a complete Hajj. So in it is a great virtue.
The questioner asks: What is the reward for sitting until the sun rises? And is it established that the angels seek forgiveness for the one who sits until the sun rises?
Answer:
The angels seek forgiveness for the one who sits waiting for the prayer. Whoever sits in the mosque waiting for the prayer is in prayer, and the angels seek forgiveness for him. As for sitting until the sun rises for the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that it is equivalent to a complete 'Umrah or a complete Hajj. So in it is a great virtue.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو فضل الجلوس حتى الشروق؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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