Authentic Supplications
of the Prophet 
The Virtue of Worship at Night (47) |
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Allah The Exalted said:
- <<O thou folded In garments! Stand [to prayer] by night less some
of it. Half of it, or a little less, or a little more; And recite the
Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones. Soon we shall launch down
unto thee a heavy Statement. Truly the rising by night is a time when
impression is more keen and speech more upright>> (68).
- <<And as for the night keep awake a part of it as an
additional prayer for thee: may thy Lord raise thee to a
Praised station>> (69).
- <<And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; And glorify
Him a long night through>> (70).
It is reported of the Prophet that he said: "Our Lord
descends to the lowest sky [of the seven] when the last third of the
night remains, then he says: Who is calling upon Me such that I may
answer him, who is asking Me such that I may grant him, who is
requesting My forgiveness such that I may forgive him(71)".
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Footnotes
(68) Surat Al-Muzammil (#73) Vs. 1-6
(69) Surat Al-lsrã' (#17) V. 79
(70) Surat Al-lnsãn (#76) V.26.
(71) See a
book called "Sharh Hadeeth Annuzool" which means "The Explanation of
the Hadeeth of Down-Coming" by Shaikh Al-lslam Ibn Taymiya, for he has
excelled in clarification of that which the Muslim is required to
believe with respect to the descent of The Divine.
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Reporters
This hadeeth is reported in both Saheeh 'Al-Bukhãri and Saheeh Muslim.
Al-Albãni included it in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #41.
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