And we believe in what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about Him, that He descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says:
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The Shaykh : He said "And we believe in what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about Him, that He Muwatta Malik 15:32" Mishkat al-Masabih 2601 How does He descend
The student : Allah knows best
The Shaykh : Allah knows best. If someone asks us and says, "How does He descend?" we say, "You are an innovator," just as Malik said to the one who asked, "How does He rise above the Throne? How did He rise above it?" "I do not see you as anything but an innovator" or "I do not see you as anything but an innovator" We say, "You are an innovator. Say, 'He descends,' and do not say, 'How does He descend?' Because Allah, the Messenger informed us that He descends, but He did not inform us how He descends. And if that had been good for us, He would have informed us.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3498Sahih (Darussalam) And from where does the night begin and to where does it end? The night begins, by consensus, from the setting of the sun, by the saying of Allah the Exalted [Al-Baqarah 2:187] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sahih al-Bukhari 1954 meaning from the east, Sahih al-Bukhari 1954 meaning from the west, The sun has set. So the night begins, O Hamid.
The student: From the setting of the sun.
The Shaykh : Yes, by consensus and by evidence as well.[Al-Baqarah 2:187] That is, until the setting of the sun, as the hadith explained it. And to where does it end?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : There are two opinions among the linguists. It was said that it ends with the appearance of the dawn, and it was said that it ends with the rising of the sun. And we say that astronomically, it ends with the rising of the sun, because the rising and setting of the sun is the divider between night and day, not the light that comes from the sun. If it were the light that comes from the sun, we would say that the night does not enter until the twilight disappears. So we say, if the astronomical night is intended, it ends with what, O Ward? Yes, that is correct.
The student: ... the astronomical one, and it ... ends with the rising of the sun.
The Shaykh : With the rising of the sun. Well done. And if we say the legal night, it ends with the appearance of the dawn. It ends with the appearance of the dawn, by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his saying So that indicates that the end of the night is when the dawn appears. And this is also indicated by the fact that the fasting person begins his fast when, with the appearance of the dawn. And on this basis, the night legally is from the setting of the sun to the appearance of the dawn, and astronomically from the setting of the sun to the rising of the night. So what is the statement of the Messenger to be understood as?
The student: The Shari'ah ruling.
The Shaykh : Here and here.
The student: Legal
The Shaykh : Now, do you agree with this?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is to be understood as the legal night. And on this basis, we say that the third of the night, whose night begins from the setting and ends with the appearance of the dawn, this is the closest.Sunan Abi Dawud 4733Sahih (Al-Albani) to the end of it. And it will come, if Allah wills, in the next lesson. Yes.
descends every night to the heaven of this world when the last third of the night is still to come and says, 'Who will call on Me so that I may answer him? Who will ask Me so that I may give him? Who will ask forgiveness of Me so that I may forgive him?'
ينزل كل ليلة إلى السماء الدنيا حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر فيقول من يدعوني فأستجيب له من يسألني فأعطيه من يستغفرني فأغفر لهdescends to the lowest heaven
ينزل إلى السماء الدنياThe student : Allah knows best
The Shaykh : Allah knows best. If someone asks us and says, "How does He descend?" we say, "You are an innovator," just as Malik said to the one who asked, "How does He rise above the Throne? How did He rise above it?" "I do not see you as anything but an innovator" or "I do not see you as anything but an innovator" We say, "You are an innovator. Say, 'He descends,' and do not say, 'How does He descend?' Because Allah, the Messenger informed us that He descends, but He did not inform us how He descends. And if that had been good for us, He would have informed us.
to the nearest heaven, until the last third of the night remains
إلى السماء الدنيا حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخرThen complete the fast until the sunset
ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليلWhen night falls from this side
إذا أقبل الليل من هاهناand the day vanishes from this side
وأدبر النهار من هاهناand the sun sets
وغربت الشمسThe student: From the setting of the sun.
The Shaykh : Yes, by consensus and by evidence as well.
Then complete the fast until the sunset
أتموا الصيام إلى الليلThe student: ...
The Shaykh : There are two opinions among the linguists. It was said that it ends with the appearance of the dawn, and it was said that it ends with the rising of the sun. And we say that astronomically, it ends with the rising of the sun, because the rising and setting of the sun is the divider between night and day, not the light that comes from the sun. If it were the light that comes from the sun, we would say that the night does not enter until the twilight disappears. So we say, if the astronomical night is intended, it ends with what, O Ward? Yes, that is correct.
The student: ... the astronomical one, and it ... ends with the rising of the sun.
The Shaykh : With the rising of the sun. Well done. And if we say the legal night, it ends with the appearance of the dawn. It ends with the appearance of the dawn, by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Make your last prayer of the night an odd number
اجعلوا آخر صلاتكم في الليل وتراIf one of you fears the dawn, let him pray one unit, so that what he has prayed is an odd number
إذا خشي أحدكم الصبح صلى واحدة فأوترت ما صلىThe student: The Shari'ah ruling.
The Shaykh : Here and here.
The student: Legal
The Shaykh : Now, do you agree with this?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is to be understood as the legal night. And on this basis, we say that the third of the night, whose night begins from the setting and ends with the appearance of the dawn, this is the closest.