What is meant by “while people are sleeping” in the hadith: “O people, spread the salam, feed people, and pray at night while people are sleeping”
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The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : A question over the phone. Yes, if you please, I have a question.
The Shaykh : In the hadith, what is meant by “while people are sleeping,” Honorable Shaykh?
The questioner : night prayer."
The Shaykh : Yes, and tell us also about the rulings of the salam. Please, go ahead.
The questioner : The night includes the 'Isha' prayer, the Fajr prayer, and the tahajjud prayer. Some people sleep through the 'Isha' prayer, some sleep through the Fajr prayer, and some sleep through the tahajjud. If one prays 'Isha', performs tahajjud, and prays Fajr, he has prayed at night while people are sleeping. Most likely, the intended meaning of this phrase is the tahajjud in the middle of the night.
The Shaykh : In this great hadith, Shaykh, what are the rulings related to the salam?
The questioner : Enter Paradise in safety, meaning: safety from punishment and retribution, and safety from calamities in the future. No illness, no old age, no death, and no misery. We ask Allah the Exalted to make us among its people.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : A question over the phone. Yes, if you please, I have a question.
The Shaykh : In the hadith
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whose meaning is: Spread the salam, feed people, and pray at night while people are sleeping,
الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم الذي ما معناه أفشوا السلام، وأطعموا الطعام، وصلوا بالليل والناس نيام،The questioner : night prayer."
The Shaykh : Yes, and tell us also about the rulings of the salam. Please, go ahead.
The questioner : The night includes the 'Isha' prayer, the Fajr prayer, and the tahajjud prayer. Some people sleep through the 'Isha' prayer, some sleep through the Fajr prayer, and some sleep through the tahajjud. If one prays 'Isha', performs tahajjud, and prays Fajr, he has prayed at night while people are sleeping. Most likely, the intended meaning of this phrase is the tahajjud in the middle of the night.
The Shaykh : In this great hadith, Shaykh, what are the rulings related to the salam?
The questioner : Enter Paradise in safety, meaning: safety from punishment and retribution, and safety from calamities in the future. No illness, no old age, no death, and no misery. We ask Allah the Exalted to make us among its people.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2483- ما المراد والناس نيام في حديث أيها الناس أفشوا السلام وأطعموا الطعام وصلوا بالليل والناس نيام — youtube.com
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