قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا
Qumil laila illaa qaleelaa
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
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Prayer
73:2Ayah 120
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Stand vigil perform prayer through the night except a little
Related Hadiths
None among the people of the earth except you waits for prayer in the night.
Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears morning is near, he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him.
Hasten to pray Witr before morning.
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delayed A;-'Atamah one night, and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called out to him: 'The women and children have gone to sleep.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and said: 'No one is waiting for it except you.' At that time no prayer was offered except in Al-Madinah. Then he said: 'Pray it between the time when the twilight disappears and when one-third of the night has passed.'"
"When the dawn appears, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would only pray two short Rak'ahs."
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