The ruling on praying the last third of the night for one who prayed tarawih with the imam
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The questioner : I am a young man, praise be to Allah, and I pray tarawih with the congregation in the mosque. But, Honorable Shaykh, sometimes I want to pray in the last third of the night. Is that permissible for me, Honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that one who stands with the imam until he departs does not pray in the last part of the night. The Companions themselves asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to let them complete the rest of their night, and he said, "Whoever stands with the imam until he departs, it is written for him as if he stood the whole night." And in this, and knowledge is with Allah, there is an indication that a person should not burden himself; he should be content with his prayer with the imam. If he is content with his prayer with the imam, that is sufficient, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "Stand up, you, if you wish, stand up; the door is open." He did not say that. Rather, he said, "Whoever stands with the imam until he departs, it is written for him as if he stood the whole night." But as we know, the imams in the past would perform the prayer properly, meaning they would allow people to make du'a, ask for mercy, and recite the Qur'an in the manner it should be. This is unlike many of the imams today. May Allah guide us and them. Many of the imams today rush with great speed; a person does not feel at peace, and they do not make du'a, nor do they recite the chapters, because they want people to fill their mosques, except as Allah wills. And people generally like haste; most people like haste. So many people do this. I was told by a trustworthy man, may Allah have mercy on him, that he entered a mosque in a time past. But praise be to Allah, people now hold the mosques, and praise be to Allah, they are good, committed young men, and it has become better than before. But in the past, I witnessed them running with great speed. He said he entered and prayed tarawih with the congregation, and when he slept at night, he said, "It was as if I entered this mosque and found its people braying. Do you know what braying is?"
Braying is like dancing, as if they are dancing. That is, the prayer in his dream became like play, with no benefit. And this is undoubtedly correct, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who does not settle in his prayer, what did he say to him?
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the virtue of the thing. He interpreted it otherwise. He interpreted it otherwise. Pray. Pray with someone else, pray with someone else, yes.
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that one who stands with the imam until he departs does not pray in the last part of the night. The Companions themselves asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to let them complete the rest of their night, and he said, "Whoever stands with the imam until he departs, it is written for him as if he stood the whole night." And in this, and knowledge is with Allah, there is an indication that a person should not burden himself; he should be content with his prayer with the imam. If he is content with his prayer with the imam, that is sufficient, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "Stand up, you, if you wish, stand up; the door is open." He did not say that. Rather, he said, "Whoever stands with the imam until he departs, it is written for him as if he stood the whole night." But as we know, the imams in the past would perform the prayer properly, meaning they would allow people to make du'a, ask for mercy, and recite the Qur'an in the manner it should be. This is unlike many of the imams today. May Allah guide us and them. Many of the imams today rush with great speed; a person does not feel at peace, and they do not make du'a, nor do they recite the chapters, because they want people to fill their mosques, except as Allah wills. And people generally like haste; most people like haste. So many people do this. I was told by a trustworthy man, may Allah have mercy on him, that he entered a mosque in a time past. But praise be to Allah, people now hold the mosques, and praise be to Allah, they are good, committed young men, and it has become better than before. But in the past, I witnessed them running with great speed. He said he entered and prayed tarawih with the congregation, and when he slept at night, he said, "It was as if I entered this mosque and found its people braying. Do you know what braying is?"
Braying is like dancing, as if they are dancing. That is, the prayer in his dream became like play, with no benefit. And this is undoubtedly correct, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who does not settle in his prayer, what did he say to him?
go back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصل فإنك لم تصل،That is the prayer of the hypocrite, that is the prayer of the hypocrite, that is the prayer of the hypocrite. He watches the sun until it is between the two horns of Shaytan, meaning at sunset. This is in the 'Asr prayer. He stands and taps four times, not mentioning Allah in it except a little.
تلك صلاة المنافق، تلك صلاة المنافق، تلك صلاة المنافق، يرقب الشمس حتى إذا كانت بين قرني شيطان يعني عند الغروب هذا في صلاة العصر قام فنقر أربعا لا يذكر الله فيها إلا قليلا
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اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1410هـ - 1 — binothaimeen.net (1:02:17)
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