Combining the two verses on standing in night prayer in Surat al-Muzzammil
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Question:
The questioner, Umm Ahmad, says: In the noble verse in Surat al-Muzzammil,[Al-Muzzammil 73:1-2] here Allah obligated the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to stand in prayer during the night. And at the end of the verse, [Al-Isra 17:79] how do we reconcile between the two verses?
Answer:
What is the contradiction between the two verses? He commanded His Prophet to stand in prayer during the night and to perform tahajjud as a voluntary act for him. But the speech in Surat al-Muzzammil at its beginning is "Stand[Al-Muzzammil 73:2] This is a command containing stars, and standing in prayer during the night was obligatory for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a dispensation for him.
And at the end of the surah, it says: "So recite what is easy for you." It says: "So recite what is easy for you"[Al-Muzzammil 73:20] [Al-Muzzammil 73:20] from among you. So the end of the surah abrogates its beginning, and Allah lightened the burden for His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and for the believers, because they stand in prayer for what is easy and recite what is easy of the Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner, Umm Ahmad, says: In the noble verse in Surat al-Muzzammil,
(1) O you who wraps himself [in clothing], (2) Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًاAnd from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship]
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةًAnswer:
What is the contradiction between the two verses? He commanded His Prophet to stand in prayer during the night and to perform tahajjud as a voluntary act for him. But the speech in Surat al-Muzzammil at its beginning is "Stand
the night, except for a little -
اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًاAnd at the end of the surah, it says: "So recite what is easy for you." It says: "So recite what is easy for you"
Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَof the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy
الْقُرْآنِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/260 — archive.org (15:31)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.