The ruling on the hadith: “Whoever prays 'Isha' in congregation is as if he stood in prayer for half the night”
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Question:
Please, Nasser, come up to the microphone with us, Nasser. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, please, Nasser. Your uncle, Shaykh Salih. May Allah welcome you. Lower your voice, may Allah keep you safe. Lower the voice a little, lower the voice. I love you for the sake of Allah, O Shaykh. Lower the volume of the microphone, it is long, O brothers. Please, the question, O... No, I have a hadith, O Shaykh, and I am asking about its authenticity. Fine, from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Please. “Whoever prays 'Isha' in congregation is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays Fajr is as if he stood in prayer for the whole night.”
Answer:
Yes, this is it. Praying 'Isha' in congregation and Fajr, one obtains the reward of the Night of Decree. Listen to the answer, thank you, Muhammad. What is up? “Whoever prays 'Isha' in congregation is as if he stood in prayer for half the night.” Yes, the hadith means in terms of virtue, as if he stood in prayer for half the night in terms of virtue, because the obligatory prayer has a great reward, greater than the reward of a voluntary prayer, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Please, Nasser, come up to the microphone with us, Nasser. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, please, Nasser. Your uncle, Shaykh Salih. May Allah welcome you. Lower your voice, may Allah keep you safe. Lower the voice a little, lower the voice. I love you for the sake of Allah, O Shaykh. Lower the volume of the microphone, it is long, O brothers. Please, the question, O... No, I have a hadith, O Shaykh, and I am asking about its authenticity. Fine, from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Please. “Whoever prays 'Isha' in congregation is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays Fajr is as if he stood in prayer for the whole night.”
Answer:
Yes, this is it. Praying 'Isha' in congregation and Fajr, one obtains the reward of the Night of Decree. Listen to the answer, thank you, Muhammad. What is up? “Whoever prays 'Isha' in congregation is as if he stood in prayer for half the night.” Yes, the hadith means in terms of virtue, as if he stood in prayer for half the night in terms of virtue, because the obligatory prayer has a great reward, greater than the reward of a voluntary prayer, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4532] ما المراد بحديث: «من صلّى العشاء في جماعة فكأنما قام نصف الليل...»؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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