1 00:00:00,850 --> 00:00:04,799 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:11,720 The life of the righteous between speech and action. 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,720 The virtue of the night prayer and the stories of those who kept vigil. 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:24,350 Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) would pray at night as much as Allah willed for him to pray. 5 00:00:24,350 --> 00:00:27,350 Then, when the last part of the night arrived, 6 00:00:27,350 --> 00:00:29,350 He would wake his family. 7 00:00:29,350 --> 00:00:30,850 He would say to them, 8 00:00:30,850 --> 00:00:32,850 "Prayer, prayer!" 9 00:00:32,850 --> 00:00:34,850 And he would recite this verse: 10 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:36,939 "And enjoin prayer upon your family 11 00:00:36,939 --> 00:00:38,939 and be steadfast therein. 12 00:00:38,939 --> 00:00:40,939 We ask you not for provision; 13 00:00:40,939 --> 00:00:42,939 We provide for you, 14 00:00:42,939 --> 00:00:44,939 and the [best] outcome is for righteousness." 15 00:00:44,939 --> 00:00:47,070 He (may Allah be pleased with him) also said, 16 00:00:47,070 --> 00:00:51,070 "Winter is the spoils of the worshipper." 17 00:00:51,070 --> 00:00:54,329 And regarding Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), 18 00:00:54,329 --> 00:00:57,329 It is narrated that when winter arrived, 19 00:00:57,329 --> 00:00:59,329 He would say, 20 00:00:59,329 --> 00:01:01,329 "O people of the Qur'an, 21 00:01:01,329 --> 00:01:03,329 The night has grown long for your prayer, 22 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:06,329 And the day has grown short for your fasting, 23 00:01:06,329 --> 00:01:08,329 So seize the opportunity." 24 00:01:08,329 --> 00:01:10,420 He (may Allah be pleased with him) also said, 25 00:01:10,420 --> 00:01:15,420 "A man during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him) 26 00:01:15,420 --> 00:01:20,420 would see a dream and relate it to the Prophet (peace be upon him)." 27 00:01:20,420 --> 00:01:22,420 He said, 28 00:01:22,420 --> 00:01:24,420 "I was a young, unmarried man, 29 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:30,420 and I used to sleep in the mosque during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 30 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:34,420 I saw in a dream as if two angels took me 31 00:01:34,420 --> 00:01:36,420 and brought me to the Fire. 32 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:39,420 It was built like a well, 33 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:42,420 and it had two horns. 34 00:01:42,420 --> 00:01:45,420 I saw in it people I recognized. 35 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:47,420 I began to say, 36 00:01:47,420 --> 00:01:49,420 'I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire, 37 00:01:49,420 --> 00:01:52,420 I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire.' 38 00:01:52,420 --> 00:01:54,420 Then another angel met them, 39 00:01:54,420 --> 00:01:56,420 and he said to me, 40 00:01:56,420 --> 00:01:57,420 'Do not be afraid.' 41 00:01:57,420 --> 00:01:59,420 I related this to Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), 42 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:05,420 and Hafsah related it to the Prophet (peace be upon him). 43 00:02:05,420 --> 00:02:07,420 He said, 44 00:02:07,420 --> 00:02:09,419 'Abdullah is an excellent man, 45 00:02:09,419 --> 00:02:11,419 if only he would pray at night.'" 46 00:02:11,419 --> 00:02:13,419 Salim said, 47 00:02:13,419 --> 00:02:15,419 "After that, Abdullah 48 00:02:15,419 --> 00:02:19,419 would not sleep at night except for a little." 49 00:02:19,419 --> 00:02:23,550 He (may Allah be pleased with him) would spend the night in prayer, 50 00:02:23,550 --> 00:02:24,550 then he would say, 51 00:02:24,550 --> 00:02:26,550 "O Nafi', 52 00:02:26,550 --> 00:02:27,550 has the time of suhur arrived?" 53 00:02:27,550 --> 00:02:29,550 I would say, "No." 54 00:02:29,550 --> 00:02:31,550 So he would return to prayer. 55 00:02:31,550 --> 00:02:32,550 Then he would say, 56 00:02:32,550 --> 00:02:34,550 "O Nafi', 57 00:02:34,550 --> 00:02:35,550 has the time of suhur arrived?" 58 00:02:35,550 --> 00:02:37,550 I would say, "Yes." 59 00:02:37,550 --> 00:02:41,550 So he would sit, seek forgiveness, and supplicate until morning. 60 00:02:41,550 --> 00:02:45,060 And regarding Usayd ibn Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him), 61 00:02:45,060 --> 00:02:48,060 It is narrated that while he was reciting one night, 62 00:02:48,060 --> 00:02:50,060 his horse suddenly shied. 63 00:02:50,060 --> 00:02:52,060 He stopped reciting, 64 00:02:52,060 --> 00:02:54,060 then it shied again. 65 00:02:54,060 --> 00:02:55,060 He stopped, 66 00:02:55,060 --> 00:02:57,060 then it shied again. 67 00:02:57,060 --> 00:02:59,060 Usayd said, 68 00:02:59,060 --> 00:03:01,060 "I feared it would trample Yahya, 69 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:03,060 so I stood up toward it, 70 00:03:03,060 --> 00:03:06,060 and there was something like a canopy above my head 71 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:08,060 containing things like lamps. 72 00:03:08,060 --> 00:03:10,060 It ascended into the air 73 00:03:10,060 --> 00:03:12,060 until I could no longer see it." 74 00:03:12,060 --> 00:03:17,099 I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the morning 75 00:03:17,099 --> 00:03:19,099 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 76 00:03:19,099 --> 00:03:24,099 while I was reciting in my enclosure in the middle of the night, 77 00:03:24,099 --> 00:03:26,099 my horse shied." 78 00:03:26,099 --> 00:03:30,129 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 79 00:03:30,129 --> 00:03:32,129 "Recite, O Ibn Hudayr, 80 00:03:32,129 --> 00:03:34,129 recite, O Ibn Hudayr." 81 00:03:34,129 --> 00:03:36,129 "Do you know what that was?" 82 00:03:36,129 --> 00:03:38,129 I said, "No." 83 00:03:38,129 --> 00:03:40,129 He said, 84 00:03:40,129 --> 00:03:42,129 "Those were the angels listening to you. 85 00:03:42,129 --> 00:03:44,129 Had you continued to recite, 86 00:03:44,129 --> 00:03:46,129 the people would have seen them in the morning; 87 00:03:46,129 --> 00:03:48,129 they would not have been hidden from them." 88 00:03:48,129 --> 00:03:52,419 And regarding Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he said, 89 00:03:52,419 --> 00:03:55,419 "The virtue of the night prayer over the prayer 90 00:03:55,419 --> 00:03:57,419 of the day 91 00:03:57,419 --> 00:04:01,419 is like the virtue of secret charity over public charity." 92 00:04:01,419 --> 00:04:04,699 And regarding Abu Uthman al-Nahdi, he said, 93 00:04:04,699 --> 00:04:08,699 "I was a guest of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) for seven days. 94 00:04:08,699 --> 00:04:14,699 He, his wife, and his servant would divide the night into thirds: 95 00:04:14,699 --> 00:04:16,699 one would pray, 96 00:04:16,699 --> 00:04:18,699 then wake the next, 97 00:04:18,699 --> 00:04:20,699 who would pray, 98 00:04:20,699 --> 00:04:22,699 then wake the next." 99 00:04:22,699 --> 00:04:26,019 And regarding Abdullah ibn Abi Mulaykah, he said, 100 00:04:26,019 --> 00:04:32,019 "I traveled with Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) from Medina to Mecca, 101 00:04:32,019 --> 00:04:34,019 and from Mecca to Medina. 102 00:04:34,019 --> 00:04:37,019 He would stand in prayer for half the night." 103 00:04:37,019 --> 00:04:41,220 And regarding 'Ata' al-Khurasani (may Allah have mercy on him), he said, 104 00:04:41,220 --> 00:04:43,220 "It used to be said: 105 00:04:43,220 --> 00:04:46,220 'The night prayer is a life-giver for the body, 106 00:04:46,220 --> 00:04:48,220 a light in the heart, 107 00:04:48,220 --> 00:04:50,220 a radiance for the eyes, 108 00:04:50,220 --> 00:04:52,220 and strength for the limbs.' 109 00:04:52,220 --> 00:04:56,310 When a man stands at night in vigil, 110 00:04:56,310 --> 00:04:58,310 he wakes up joyful, 111 00:04:58,310 --> 00:05:01,310 finding joy in his heart. 112 00:05:01,310 --> 00:05:05,310 But if his eyes overcome him and he sleeps through his portion, 113 00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:08,310 he wakes up sad and broken-hearted, 114 00:05:08,310 --> 00:05:10,310 as if he has lost something, 115 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:14,310 and indeed, he has lost the most beneficial of things for him." 116 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:17,600 And regarding Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him), he said, 117 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,600 "It used to be said: 118 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,600 'Few who stay awake at night are hypocrites.'" 119 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,730 And regarding Sufyan al-Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him), he said, 120 00:05:27,730 --> 00:05:31,819 "I caught up with the early generations, and they were those who stood in prayer at night." 121 00:05:31,819 --> 00:05:35,819 'Ata' (may Allah have mercy on him), after he grew old and weak, 122 00:05:35,819 --> 00:05:37,819 would stand for prayer 123 00:05:37,819 --> 00:05:41,819 and recite two hundred verses of Surah al-Baqarah while standing, 124 00:05:41,819 --> 00:05:46,110 not swaying or moving at all. 125 00:05:46,110 --> 00:05:49,110 And al-Rabi' ibn Khuthaym (may Allah have mercy on him), 126 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:51,110 after his side became paralyzed, 127 00:05:51,110 --> 00:05:55,110 would be supported by two men to the mosque of his people. 128 00:05:55,110 --> 00:05:58,110 The companions of Abdullah would say to him, 129 00:05:58,110 --> 00:06:00,110 "O Abu Yazid, 130 00:06:00,110 --> 00:06:02,110 Allah has granted you a concession; 131 00:06:02,110 --> 00:06:04,110 if only you would pray in your house." 132 00:06:04,110 --> 00:06:08,110 He would say, "It is as you say, 133 00:06:08,110 --> 00:06:11,110 but I heard the caller saying, 134 00:06:11,110 --> 00:06:13,110 'Come to success.' 135 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:15,209 So whoever among you hears it, 136 00:06:15,209 --> 00:06:17,209 let him answer it, even if by crawling, 137 00:06:17,209 --> 00:06:19,209 even if by creeping." 138 00:06:19,209 --> 00:06:23,689 Thabit al-Bunani (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 139 00:06:23,689 --> 00:06:26,689 "I struggled with prayer for twenty years, 140 00:06:26,689 --> 00:06:29,689 then I enjoyed it for twenty years." 141 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:33,100 Al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 142 00:06:33,100 --> 00:06:35,100 "Whoever lengthens his night prayer, 143 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:39,100 Allah will make the standing on the Day of Resurrection easy for him." 144 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:42,329 Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) 145 00:06:42,329 --> 00:06:44,329 would divide the night: 146 00:06:44,329 --> 00:06:46,329 the first third he would write, 147 00:06:46,329 --> 00:06:48,329 the second he would pray, 148 00:06:48,329 --> 00:06:50,329 and the third he would sleep. 149 00:06:50,329 --> 00:06:52,329 Al-Dhahabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 150 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:56,329 "All three of his actions were worship through intention." 151 00:06:56,329 --> 00:06:59,519 And regarding Ibrahim ibn Shammas, 152 00:06:59,519 --> 00:07:00,519 he said, 153 00:07:00,519 --> 00:07:04,519 "I knew Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) when he was a boy, 154 00:07:04,519 --> 00:07:06,519 and he would spend the night in worship." 155 00:07:06,519 --> 00:07:09,709 Abu Sulayman al-Darani (may Allah have mercy on him) said, 156 00:07:09,709 --> 00:07:12,709 "The people of obedience in their night 157 00:07:12,709 --> 00:07:15,709 find more pleasure than the people of amusement in their amusement. 158 00:07:15,709 --> 00:07:17,709 Were it not for the night, 159 00:07:17,709 --> 00:07:20,709 I would not have loved to remain in this world." 160 00:07:20,709 --> 00:07:23,870 Muhammad ibn Abi Hatim said, 161 00:07:23,870 --> 00:07:26,870 Muhammad ibn Isma'il (al-Bukhari) (may Allah have mercy on him) was invited 162 00:07:26,870 --> 00:07:28,870 to the orchard of one of his companions. 163 00:07:28,870 --> 00:07:31,870 When he led the people in the Dhuhr prayer, 164 00:07:31,870 --> 00:07:33,870 he stood to perform voluntary prayers. 165 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:35,870 When he finished his prayer, 166 00:07:35,870 --> 00:07:37,870 he lifted the hem of his garment, 167 00:07:37,870 --> 00:07:40,870 and said to some of those with him, 168 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:41,870 "Look, 169 00:07:41,870 --> 00:07:43,870 do you see anything under my garment?" 170 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:49,870 There was a wasp that had stung him in sixteen or seventeen places, 171 00:07:49,870 --> 00:07:52,870 and his body had swollen from it. 172 00:07:52,870 --> 00:07:55,870 Some of the people said to him, 173 00:07:55,870 --> 00:07:58,870 "Why did you not stop the prayer the first time it stung you?" 174 00:07:58,870 --> 00:08:00,870 He said, 175 00:08:00,870 --> 00:08:04,870 "I was in the middle of a surah and I wanted to complete it." 176 00:08:04,870 --> 00:08:08,920 The virtue of the Duha prayer. 177 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:13,240 Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 178 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,240 "Whoever misses his portion of the night prayer, 179 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,240 let him pray it during the prayer before Dhuhr, 180 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,240 for it is equivalent to the night prayer." 181 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,459 Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) 182 00:08:26,459 --> 00:08:29,459 would pray a long prayer before Dhuhr, 183 00:08:29,459 --> 00:08:31,459 and when he heard the adhan, 184 00:08:31,459 --> 00:08:34,460 he would tighten his clothes and leave. 185 00:08:34,460 --> 00:08:39,450 The month of Ramadan and fasting. 186 00:08:39,450 --> 00:08:43,179 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) 187 00:08:43,179 --> 00:08:46,179 and his companions, when they fasted, 188 00:08:46,179 --> 00:08:48,179 would sit in the mosque. 189 00:08:48,179 --> 00:08:51,340 They would say, "We are purifying our fast." 190 00:08:51,340 --> 00:08:54,340 And Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said, 191 00:08:54,340 --> 00:08:57,340 Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) 192 00:08:57,340 --> 00:09:01,340 would not fast during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) 193 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:03,379 because of military expeditions. 194 00:09:03,379 --> 00:09:07,379 But when the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away, 195 00:09:07,379 --> 00:09:09,379 I never saw him break his fast 196 00:09:09,379 --> 00:09:12,379 except on the days of Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha. 197 00:09:12,379 --> 00:09:16,659 Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays (may Allah have mercy on him) wanted to fast, 198 00:09:16,659 --> 00:09:18,659 and he was asked about that. 199 00:09:18,659 --> 00:09:20,659 He said, 200 00:09:20,659 --> 00:09:24,659 "I am preparing it for a day whose evil is long-lasting." 201 00:09:24,659 --> 00:09:26,659 Then he recited, 202 00:09:26,659 --> 00:09:29,659 “Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;” (76:11) 203 00:09:29,659 --> 00:09:33,080 Some of the salaf, may Allah have mercy on them, 204 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,080 would complete the entire Qur'an every night during Ramadan, 205 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,080 sleeping only between the Maghrib and Isha prayers. 206 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,080 Others would complete it every two nights during Ramadan, 207 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:48,080 also sleeping between the Maghrib and Isha prayers. 208 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,340 Abu al-'Aliyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 209 00:09:51,340 --> 00:09:55,340 "The fasting person is in a state of worship as long as he does not backbite," 210 00:09:55,340 --> 00:09:58,340 "even if he is asleep in his bed." 211 00:09:58,340 --> 00:10:01,620 Musabbih ibn Sa'id said: 212 00:10:01,620 --> 00:10:05,620 "Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him," 213 00:10:05,620 --> 00:10:09,620 "would complete a full reading of the Qur'an every day during the daylight hours of Ramadan," 214 00:10:09,620 --> 00:10:14,620 "and he would complete another reading every three nights during the night prayers after Tarawih." 215 00:10:14,620 --> 00:10:20,700 Preparing for worship and getting ready for it: 216 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:26,440 Tamim al-Dari, may Allah be pleased with him, bought a cloak for a thousand dirhams, 217 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,659 and he would pray in it. 218 00:10:29,659 --> 00:10:32,659 Whenever he, may Allah be pleased with him, would rise at night, 219 00:10:32,659 --> 00:10:34,659 he would call for his siwak, 220 00:10:34,659 --> 00:10:37,659 and then he would call for his finest garment, 221 00:10:37,659 --> 00:10:42,659 which he would only wear when he rose at night to perform the tahajjud prayer. 222 00:10:42,659 --> 00:10:45,860 Waki' ibn al-Jarrah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 223 00:10:45,860 --> 00:10:49,860 "Whoever does not prepare for the prayer before its time arrives," 224 00:10:49,860 --> 00:10:51,860 "has not truly honored it." 225 00:10:51,860 --> 00:10:58,240 Al-Mughirah ibn Hakim, may Allah have mercy on him, whenever he intended to rise for tahajjud, 226 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,240 would put on his finest clothes, 227 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,240 and apply the perfume of his family. 228 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,240 He was among those who performed the night vigil. 229 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:10,379 Other benefits: 230 00:11:10,379 --> 00:11:15,440 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 231 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,440 "Be more concerned with the acceptance of your deeds," 232 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,440 "than you are with the performance of the deeds themselves." 233 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,440 Have you not heard Allah say: 234 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:27,440 “But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil).” (5:27) 235 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,919 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi said: 236 00:11:30,919 --> 00:11:34,919 "If it were said to Hammad ibn Salamah, may Allah have mercy on him," 237 00:11:34,919 --> 00:11:36,919 "'You will die tomorrow,'" 238 00:11:36,919 --> 00:11:39,919 "'he would not be able to add anything more to his deeds.'" 239 00:11:39,919 --> 00:11:45,370 Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about a man praying: 240 00:11:45,370 --> 00:11:48,370 "What should he intend with his prayer?" 241 00:11:48,370 --> 00:11:52,370 He replied, "He should intend to commune with his Lord." 242 00:11:52,370 --> 00:11:58,779 The life of harmony between speech and action.