Winter: The Spring of the Believer, His Fasting, and His Night Prayers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a report that winter is the spring of the believer, and that fasting in it is recommended because of its short days, and that standing in prayer at night is recommended because of its long nights?
Answer:
Yes. They used to rejoice in it. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to rejoice in the nights of winter because of their length, for the sake of tahajjud. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a report that winter is the spring of the believer, and that fasting in it is recommended because of its short days, and that standing in prayer at night is recommended because of its long nights?
Answer:
Yes. They used to rejoice in it. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to rejoice in the nights of winter because of their length, for the sake of tahajjud. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (1:10:07)
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