Advice for the one who abandons standing in prayer in the last third of the night on the pretext of fear of Allah

Question:
Among her questions, this questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I sometimes get up at night and pray whatever I am able to, and praise be to Allah. I have heard that Allah the Exalted descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of the night, and the hadith is well known. However, I am overcome by intense fear, and as I imagine the greatness of Allah the Exalted, I absolutely do not get up from my bed. Instead, I glorify Him, seek His forgiveness, and read the end of Surat al-Baqarah, trembling and fearful. What is the reality of this fear? Please know that it is gradually diminishing. Guide us, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
This is a discouragement from Shaytan, so she should seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, rise to perform the tahajjud prayer, and seize the opportunity of the divine descent in the last third of the night, as is authentic in the hadith. She should be present with her Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) at this time in her supplication, asking, and seeking forgiveness from Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: "And those who seek forgiveness in the last hours of the night." He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: "And those to whom We have given the Scripture, they recite it. And those who believe in it, they truly believe in it. And whoever believes in it, they are the ones who are guided." So she must resolve to rise, pray whatever is easy for her, conclude with the witr prayer, and occupy herself with the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and seeking forgiveness. She should ask Allah for what she desires in the rectification of her religion and her worldly affairs. Nothing compensates for her except that she remains asleep, that she seeks forgiveness and supplicates, and that she reads from the Qur'an. This does not compensate for standing in night prayer.