The Legitimacy of Night Prayer and Its Best Times
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Question:
The questioner says, “O His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the beginning of the last part of the night prayer? May Allah reward you with good.”
Answer:
Prayer at night is prescribed in its entirety, from its beginning to its end. The best of it is the last third, and the best of that is the fourth and fifth sixths. The prayer of Dawud (peace be upon him) was that he would sleep half the night, pray a third of it, and sleep a sixth of it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3420 So if a person prays in the fourth and fifth sixths, that is the best time. The sixth sixth, which is part of the remainder of the last third of the night, is also good. It is the time of the Divine Descent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4733Sahih (Al-Albani) So the entire last half is good. The entire last half is a place for the acceptance of supplication and great virtue. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you.
The questioner says, “O His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the beginning of the last part of the night prayer? May Allah reward you with good.”
Answer:
Prayer at night is prescribed in its entirety, from its beginning to its end. The best of it is the last third, and the best of that is the fourth and fifth sixths. The prayer of Dawud (peace be upon him) was that he would sleep half the night, pray a third of it, and sleep a sixth of it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it.
أفضل الصلاة صلاة داود كان ينام نصف الليل ويقوم ثلثه وينام سدسهOur lord gets down every night to the heaven of this world when a third night remains and says: (Is there anyone) who prays to Me so that I may accept his prayer? (Is there anyone) who asks of Me so that I may give him? (Is there anyone) who asks for my forgiveness so that I may forgive him?
ينزل ربنا إلى سماء الدنيا كل ليلة حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر فيقول: من يدعوني فأستجيب له؟ من يسألني فأعطيه؟ من يستغفرني فأغفر له؟The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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