What is the correctness of some people's statement that the best in night prayer is to vary the times of the parts of the night?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some say that it is best for a person to vary his night prayer, sometimes praying at the beginning of the night, sometimes in the middle, and sometimes at the end, and that this variation is the best. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
No, that is not the best. However, there is nothing wrong with varying it. But what is the best? The best is the last part of the night. The best is the middle of the night and the last part of the night. This is the best. The best night prayer is the prayer of Dawud, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3420 Meaning, he prays in the middle of the night. This is the best. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some say that it is best for a person to vary his night prayer, sometimes praying at the beginning of the night, sometimes in the middle, and sometimes at the end, and that this variation is the best. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
No, that is not the best. However, there is nothing wrong with varying it. But what is the best? The best is the last part of the night. The best is the middle of the night and the last part of the night. This is the best. The best night prayer is the prayer of Dawud, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it
وكان يقوم ينام نصف الليل ويقوم ثلثه وينام سدسه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2959- 4717] ما صحة قول بعضهم الأفضل في قيام الليل التنويع في أوقات أجزاء الليل؟ -الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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