Is the command to stand in night prayer specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
Is the command to stand in night prayer specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or for the Ummah in general?
Answer:
It is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the Ummah in general. [Al-Furqan:64], and He says regarding the righteous: [Adh-Dhariyat:17-18].
Is the command to stand in night prayer specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or for the Ummah in general?
Answer:
It is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the Ummah in general.
And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]
وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا(17) They used to sleep but little of the night, (18) And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون
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