"Those who in their houses at night pray to their Lord" (al-Furqan 64)
//wa allatheena yabeetuna lirabihim sujjadan wa qayiaaman//
Dr:
(يبيتون) //Yabeetuna// means to be housed but particularly refering to night time.
(سجّدا) //Sujjindan// prostrate - in sujjood
(قياما) //qiyiaaman// standing (in this case standing in prayer)
The Mu'min prostrates and stands (sujjadan wa qayiman) in prayer to their Lord Allah the Most High.
There is one opinion that the absolute minimum of night praying to be considered like those refered to in the ayah is 2 raka' after maghrib and 2 raka'a after Isha. I prefer the opinions that the absolute minumum of night prayer is 2 raka'a after maghrib and 2 raka'a after Isha and the witr prayer.
The best of night praying is all of the above plus praying in the last half of the night. That is getting up out of bed after some sleep early before fajr adhan and praying the Qiyam al-Lail prayer.
Allah the Most High says in Surah adh-Dhariyaat 17-18:
They used to sleep but little of the night
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
Also there is a Hadith narrated by Ibn Abbass May ALlah be pleased with him, saying: Whoever prays two raka'at after Isha will be considere like those mentioned in this verse (from al-Furqan ayah 64) and another similar hadith narrated by al-Kindi says: two rakaa't after maghrib and four after Isha will be like those mentioned in the ayah.
Allah ordered the night prayers on His Messenger (Peace be upon him) and Rasool Allah never left the night prayer. This order from Allah to His Messenger is found in Surah al-Muzzamil ayaat 2-3
If we do like what these ayat ordered Rasool Allah , and even if we only pray a little at the end of the night, before the adhan of fajr prayer, we can gain so much benefit and reward. And to be considered amongst Allah's preferred slaves we must pray the qiyam al-ALail, even if it is just a few raka'a.
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