The time for Qiyam al-Layl, the number of its rak'ahs, and the rak'ahs of the Dhuha prayer
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Question:
What is the best time for Qiyam al-Layl according to the time zone of the Kingdom? How many rak'ahs are there in Qiyam? What is the Witr? And how many rak'ahs are there in the Dhuha prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The time for Qiyam al-Layl is the entire night, from when the sun sets until the dawn breaks; all prayer during this time is considered Qiyam al-Layl. However, the best time for one who is confident in his ability to stay awake is to delay his Qiyam until the last part of the night, when one-third of the night remains. This is the best time because it is the time of the Divine Descent; our Lord, Exalted and Majestic is He, descends to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains, and He asks: Is there anyone asking, that I may give to him?
Is there anyone supplicating, that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? So striving to catch this time is better. And as for one who is not confident in his ability to stay awake, he prays whatever is easy for him before he sleeps, and he concludes it with the Witr. The Witr is that he prays
two rak'ahs for the Shaf', and then he makes it odd with one rak'ah. This is the Witr. Its minimum is one rak'ah, the least of perfection is three, and the highest of perfection is eleven rak'ahs. This is the Witr, and a person concludes his night prayer with it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 751b He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 453Da'if (Darussalam)
As for the Dhuha prayer, its minimum is two rak'ahs and its maximum is eight rak'ahs. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For every soundness of a person, there is a charity," up to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 720. And when he conquered the Noble Makkah, he prayed in the house of Umm Hani' eight rak'ahs, the Dhuha prayer, which indicates that the minimum of the Dhuha prayer is two rak'ahs and its maximum is eight rak'ahs, every two rak'ahs with one taslim, in pairs.
What is the best time for Qiyam al-Layl according to the time zone of the Kingdom? How many rak'ahs are there in Qiyam? What is the Witr? And how many rak'ahs are there in the Dhuha prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The time for Qiyam al-Layl is the entire night, from when the sun sets until the dawn breaks; all prayer during this time is considered Qiyam al-Layl. However, the best time for one who is confident in his ability to stay awake is to delay his Qiyam until the last part of the night, when one-third of the night remains. This is the best time because it is the time of the Divine Descent; our Lord, Exalted and Majestic is He, descends to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains, and He asks: Is there anyone asking, that I may give to him?
Is there anyone supplicating, that I may answer him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? So striving to catch this time is better. And as for one who is not confident in his ability to stay awake, he prays whatever is easy for him before he sleeps, and he concludes it with the Witr. The Witr is that he prays
two rak'ahs for the Shaf', and then he makes it odd with one rak'ah. This is the Witr. Its minimum is one rak'ah, the least of perfection is three, and the highest of perfection is eleven rak'ahs. This is the Witr, and a person concludes his night prayer with it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Make Witr the end of your night prayer.
اجعلوا آخر صلاتكم بالليل وترا.Indeed Allah is Witr (One), and He loves Al-Witr, so perform Al-Witr
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ فَأَوْتِرُواO people of the Qur'an.
يا أهل القرآن.As for the Dhuha prayer, its minimum is two rak'ahs and its maximum is eight rak'ahs. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For every soundness of a person, there is a charity," up to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
and two rak'ahs which one prays in the forenoon will suffice.
ويجزئ عن ذلك ركعتان يركعهما من الضحى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5016- وقت قيام الليل وعدد ركعاته وركعات صلاة الضحى - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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