Continuing the discussion on the hadith (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand in prayer at night until his feet swelled up . . . ) .

The Shaykh : And in this is evidence of the virtue of standing in night prayer and prolonging it. Allah has praised those who stand in prayer at night and prolong it, and He said, Mighty and Majestic: meaning they turn away from their beds and their mattresses. out of fear; when they look at their sins, they fear, and out of hope; when they look at the bounty of Allah, they hope for His bounty. I ask Allah to make me and you among them. O Allah, by Your bounty. They are not staying up watching television, or playing cards, or talking about people, or the like of that, but they call upon Allah, worshipping Him, Mighty and Majestic. Where is that which is hidden for them? It has come in the Qudsi hadith what clarifies this. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: Listen to the hadith. O Allah, make us and you among the inhabitants of these gardens, for He is Generous and Bountiful.