Does praying 'Isha' and Fajr suffice for standing in night prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He also says in a hadith he read:Mishkat al-Masabih 630 Does this suffice for the Fajr and 'Isha' prayers in congregation in place of standing in night prayer?
Answer:
There is great virtue in these two prayers, 'Isha' and Fajr. This is to clarify the virtue of these two prayers. If one prays during the night and performs tahajjud, that is an additional good. The Muslim needs an increase in good, so he should maintain the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers, as well as the other of the five prayers, maintaining them in congregation. If he prays during the night, he will have an additional reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in congregation, and he would stand in prayer during the night until his feet swelled, (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not abandon standing in night prayer. So it does not mean that if he limits himself to the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers, he gets the reward of one who stands in night prayer. Otherwise, what would be the meaning of this? The virtue of these two prayers and maintaining them. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. He also says in a hadith he read:
God’s Messenger as saying, "If anyone prays the evening prayer in company, it is as though he had remained awake in prayer half the night; but if anyone prays the Morning Prayer in company, it is as though he had prayed the whole night.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم من صلى العشاء في جماعة فكأنما قام نصف الليل، ومن صلى الفجر في جماعة فكأنما قام الليل كله،Answer:
There is great virtue in these two prayers, 'Isha' and Fajr. This is to clarify the virtue of these two prayers. If one prays during the night and performs tahajjud, that is an additional good. The Muslim needs an increase in good, so he should maintain the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers, as well as the other of the five prayers, maintaining them in congregation. If he prays during the night, he will have an additional reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in congregation, and he would stand in prayer during the night until his feet swelled, (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not abandon standing in night prayer. So it does not mean that if he limits himself to the 'Isha' and Fajr prayers, he gets the reward of one who stands in night prayer. Otherwise, what would be the meaning of this? The virtue of these two prayers and maintaining them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6342- هل تكفي صلاة العشاء والفجر عن قيام الليل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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