The Prophet’s Night Prayer at Muzdalifah

The questioner:
The questioner says in his second question: We saw Your Eminence praying the night prayer at Muzdalifah, whereas the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Maghrib and 'Isha', then slept until he prayed Fajr. This indicates that the night prayer is dropped during Hajj. Please inform us, may Allah reward you?

The Shaykh:
What is known from his Shari'ah is that he would perform tahajjud at night during all his travels, and he would pray witr at night during all his travels (peace and blessings be upon him). Jabir’s statement that when he prayed the combined prayer, he slept, indicates that he did not get up to pray. It is possible that he did get up and pray, but Jabir did not know, because the default is continuity. Thus, the Shari'ah of witr continues on the night of the Day of Sacrifice and other nights. This is what we understood from the scriptural evidence. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you. He says: Professor, I heard the Shaykh say that a man died in a traffic accident, and many people of good will donated

The Shaykh:
It is possible that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was criticized, or that sleep overtook him so he did not get up, because they (peace and blessings be upon him) did not wake him. They did not wake him; they might leave him until he woke up on his own, because they feared that revelation might be sent to him (peace and blessings be upon him). It is possible that sleep overtook him; sleep would overcome him and he would not get up until late in the Fajr time (peace and blessings be upon him). Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), if he did not pray witr at night due to pain or sleep . This indicates that sleep might overcome him and he would not pray witr at night. It is possible that on that night he stopped the night prayer at 'Arafah on his mount due to the extreme heat, and if he continued until the sun set, he might have been very tired (peace and blessings be upon him). So when he lay down after the combined prayer, he did not get up; sleep overtook him. This is possible. It is also possible that he got up and prayed witr, but Jabir did not witness it. Jabir might have slept as people sleep; he did not witness that he got up. It is not as if Jabir was watching; he stayed up all night, watching until he did not get up, so that it could be said this. It is possible that Jabir slept with the people too; the people slept. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.