The ruling on staying up late after the Isha prayer
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Question:
A questioner says: Is it the Sunnah to refrain from talking after the Isha prayer? Is this the default ruling? And what is your opinion?
Answer:
The default is to refrain from staying up late, except out of need or for a benefit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay up after Isha for the benefit of the Muslims, with Abu Bakr, with 'Umar, and with his family at times. He would stay up a little for the interests of the Muslims, in studying knowledge, in studying the Qur'an, and there is no harm in that. However, staying up late that prevents him from the Fajr prayer, or a little staying up that stands between him and the Fajr prayer, or causes him to sleep through the Fajr prayer, or light, brief staying up late for the public interest,
A questioner says: Is it the Sunnah to refrain from talking after the Isha prayer? Is this the default ruling? And what is your opinion?
Answer:
The default is to refrain from staying up late, except out of need or for a benefit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay up after Isha for the benefit of the Muslims, with Abu Bakr, with 'Umar, and with his family at times. He would stay up a little for the interests of the Muslims, in studying knowledge, in studying the Qur'an, and there is no harm in that. However, staying up late that prevents him from the Fajr prayer, or a little staying up that stands between him and the Fajr prayer, or causes him to sleep through the Fajr prayer, or light, brief staying up late for the public interest,
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع ابن باز - ٨ — archive.org (1:50)
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