The Methodology of the People of the Sunnah in the Nights of Ramadan

Question:
The questioner asks: What is the correct methodology of the People of the Sunnah in the nights of Ramadan, specifically?

Answer:
The methodology of the Muslims, the People of the Sunnah, and the righteous Salaf is to seize the times. They sleep from the beginning of the night so that they may rise in the last part of the night for the tahajjud prayer and the witr prayer. This was the practice of the people of righteousness and uprightness: they would hasten to sleep after the 'Isha' prayer. They would hasten to sleep after the 'Isha' prayer to take their share of rest, then they would rise in the last part of the night for whatever was easy for them.
Allah the Exalted said: . The standing in the night is the prayer performed after sleep. So the Muslim sleeps early in order to stand in the last part of the night. He thereby attains the tahajjud, attains the witr, and attains the Fajr prayer in congregation. But if he stays up all night, standing up becomes heavy for him, or he does not stand for the Fajr prayer, as mentioned previously.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked staying up late; he disliked sleeping before the 'Isha' prayer and disliked staying up late after it, meaning after the 'Isha' prayer. He would hasten to sleep (peace and blessings be upon him) in order to stand in the night. Likewise, whoever wants to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) should hasten to sleep in order to stand in the last part of the night.