Comparing the Seeking of Knowledge with Standing in Night Prayer

The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it better to prioritize seeking knowledge, or to prioritize standing in night prayer?

The Shaykh:
Hmm?

The questioner:
He says: Is it better to prioritize seeking knowledge, or to prioritize standing in night prayer, given the limited time?

The Shaykh:
There is no conflict between them. There is no seeking of knowledge in the night. Seeking knowledge is during the day: after Fajr, after Zuhr, after 'Asr, and after Maghrib. In the middle of the night, there is none. There are no people sitting in the middle of the night, and we do not recite the dhikr in the middle of the night. So, assign a time for the night prayer, and another time for seeking knowledge.

The questioner:
We have obtained it.

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.