Persistence in Night Prayer When It Is Difficult
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I find it difficult to stay up for the night prayer, and sometimes I may wake up, but I do not pray or I am unable to pray. It has been reported thatMishkat al-Masabih 1242, so does that mean I am abandoning the night prayer since I do not persist in it?
Answer:
No, do not abandon it, even if it is only on some nights. Perhaps the night prayer will become pleasant to you on some nights, and then you will continue with it every night. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I find it difficult to stay up for the night prayer, and sometimes I may wake up, but I do not pray or I am unable to pray. It has been reported that
The acts most pleasing to God are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little.
أحب الأعمال إلى الله أدومها وإن قلAnswer:
No, do not abandon it, even if it is only on some nights. Perhaps the night prayer will become pleasant to you on some nights, and then you will continue with it every night. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (52:39)
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