The Last Third of the Night and the Virtue of Standing in Prayer in It
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Question:
He says: The last third of the night, is standing in prayer in the last third better? Please clarify the time at which we stand in prayer.
Answer:
The last third of the night is known by taking the time from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn and dividing it into three parts. Each part is called a third of the night: the first third, the middle third, and the last third. Voluntary prayer in the last third is better because it coincides with the time of the Divine Descent. Every night, when the last third of the night remains, He, Glorified and Exalted is He, descends to the earth’s sky, as is authentic in the hadith: This is a great opportunity for you with your Lord, Mighty and Majestic, in the last part of the night. Yes.
He says: The last third of the night, is standing in prayer in the last third better? Please clarify the time at which we stand in prayer.
Answer:
The last third of the night is known by taking the time from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn and dividing it into three parts. Each part is called a third of the night: the first third, the middle third, and the last third. Voluntary prayer in the last third is better because it coincides with the time of the Divine Descent. Every night, when the last third of the night remains, He, Glorified and Exalted is He, descends to the earth’s sky, as is authentic in the hadith:
to the earth’s sky and says: “Is there anyone asking, that I may give to him? Is there anyone calling upon Me, that I may answer him?” And so on until the dawn appears: “Is there anyone asking, that I may give to him? Is there anyone calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him?”
إلى سماء الدنيا فيقول هل من سائل فأعطيه؟ هل من داع فأستجيب له؟ وهكذا حتى يطلع الفجر هل من سائل فأعطي؟ هل من داع فأستجيب له؟ هل من مستغفر فأغفر له؟
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/052 — archive.org (4:05)
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