Is it prescribed to stand in prayer on the night of 'Id al-Fitr?
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The questioner : Is it prescribed to stand in night prayer in congregation on the night following the first day of Ramadan, or on the night of the festival, or on the day of the festival?
The Shaykh : Gathering for night prayer is not permissible except in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan. The first night, if Ramadan is confirmed immediately after the Maghrib prayer, for example, such that we have become obligated to fast tomorrow; this night is prescribed to be kept awake in prayer following the tarawih. It is not so for the last night of Ramadan, where it has been established for us that tomorrow is the festival. This night of the festival is not prescribed to be kept awake in prayer individually, let alone that it is not prescribed to be kept awake in prayer in congregation...
The Shaykh : Gathering for night prayer is not permissible except in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan. The first night, if Ramadan is confirmed immediately after the Maghrib prayer, for example, such that we have become obligated to fast tomorrow; this night is prescribed to be kept awake in prayer following the tarawih. It is not so for the last night of Ramadan, where it has been established for us that tomorrow is the festival. This night of the festival is not prescribed to be kept awake in prayer individually, let alone that it is not prescribed to be kept awake in prayer in congregation...
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