Regarding the night prayer, is it to be estimated in hours, or should one just assume it to be after the ‘ishaa prayer, and [if he then] prays the night prayer will it suffice him?
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What time is my flight?
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Dr. ‘Aasim al-Qaryooti said: “My flight is at exactly 12 noon!” [So] how long will you continue to sleep? How will you get to the airport [in time] so you don’t miss the flight? Or how will you get to the train station? Okay, [so in contrast] have […]
The Witr prayer
[Regarding] the Witr [prayer, then] its time begins from the moment [you] finish the ‘Ishaa prayer…
Fajr prayer in congregation
«Whoever prays ‘Ishaa in congregation, it is as if he spent half the night in prayer, and whoever prays Fajr in congregation, it is as if he spent the whole night in prayer»
From the virtues of the Fajr prayer
«…and if they knew what there is [of reward] in the ‘Ishaa and Fajr prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl»
The epitome of humility
For fourteen years, ‘Abdoos prayed the morning (Fajr) prayer with the [same] wudhoo [as he had prayed] the ‘Ishaa [prayer]. And he was the epitome of humility.
Discipline and perseverance
Asad ibn ‘Amr said that for forty years, Abu Haneefah prayed the ‘Ishaa [prayer] and the morning (Fajr) prayer with [the same] wudhoo.
In prayer and supplication until the morning
Every day, my father would read a seventh [of the Qur.aan], and he would take a very light sleep after ‘Ishaa. He would then [awake and] stand [the night] in prayer and supplicate until the morning.
Divide the night into thirds
Abu Bakr al-Anbaaree said that al-Imaam, al-Haafith Abu ‘Ubayd would divide the night into thirds; so he would pray a third of it, and sleep a third of it, and author books [during] a third of it.
Should she just pray the ‘Asr prayer, or Zhuhr as well?
If the menstruating woman [completes her menses and] purifies herself after the the time of ‘Asr has arrived, should she pray the Zhuhr and ‘Asr prayers, or is she just required to pray the ‘Asr prayer?