From where does the night begin, and how is its third and half divided?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: I ask for clarification on the division of the night into halves and thirds; from where does the night begin and when does it end?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The division of the night into thirds, halves, and sixths: from where does it begin and to where does it end?
The Shaykh : It begins from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn, yes. The division of the night begins from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, yes.
May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh: I ask for clarification on the division of the night into halves and thirds; from where does the night begin and when does it end?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The division of the night into thirds, halves, and sixths: from where does it begin and to where does it end?
The Shaykh : It begins from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn, yes. The division of the night begins from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, yes.