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1360 - «نَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا جَبْرَئِيلُ عِظْنِي» فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ عِشْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَ أَحْبِبْ مَنْ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مُفَارِقُهُ وَ اِعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّكَ مُلاَقِيهِ شَرَفُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ صَلاَتُهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ عِزُّهُ كَفُّ اَلْأَذَى عَنِ اَلنَّاسِ.

Hadith.1360 - Archangel Jibril (as) descended upon the Prophet (sw) and said to him: "O’ Muhammad, live as long as you wish, for you will surely die; love whomever you wish, for you will be separated from them; and do whatever you wish, for you will be recompensed for it. The honor of a believer lies in their night prayer, and their dignity is in refraining from harming people”.

1361 - وَ رَوَى بَحْرٌ اَلسَّقَّاءُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ رَوْحِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثَلاَثَةً اَلتَّهَجُّدَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ إِفْطَارَ اَلصَّائِمِ وَ لِقَاءَ اَلْإِخْوَانِ.

Hadith.1361 - Bahr al-Saqqa' reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) Ali who said: "Indeed, among the blessings and comfort from Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, are three things: praying in the late hours of the night (Tahajjud), breaking the fast (iftar) of a fasting person, and meeting with one's brothers (fellow believers)."

1362 - وَقَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «وَ رَهْبٰانِيَّةً اِبْتَدَعُوهٰا مٰا كَتَبْنٰاهٰا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلاَّ اِبْتِغٰاءَ رِضْوٰانِ اَللّٰهِ» قَالَ «صَلاَةُ اَللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.1362 - Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as) said regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "But as for monasticism, they innovated it; We did not prescribe it for them except [that they did so] seeking the pleasure of Allah (swt)" (Surah Al-Hadid 57:27). Imam (as) said: "It refers to the night prayer (salat al-layl)."

1363 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِصَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهَا سُنَّةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَ أَدَبُ اَلصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَ مَطْرَدَةُ اَلدَّاءِ عَنْ أَجْسَادِكُمْ.

Hadith.1363 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "You must engage in the night prayer (salat al-layl), for it is the tradition (sunnah) of your Prophet and the practice of the righteous before you, and it drives away illness from your bodies."

1364 - وَ رَوَى هِشَامُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «إِنَّ نٰاشِئَةَ اَللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئاً وَ أَقْوَمُ قِيلاً » قَالَ «قِيَامُ اَلرَّجُلِ عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لاَ يُرِيدُ بِهِ غَيْرَهُ.

Hadith.1364 - Hisham ibn Salim reported that Imam (as) said regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, the rising by night is [more effective] for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words" (Surah Al-Qiyamah 73:6). Imam (as) said: "It refers to a person rising from their bed for the sake of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, seeking nothing but His pleasure.

1365 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَقُومُ اَلنَّاسُ مِنْ فُرُشِهِمْ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةِ أَصْنَافٍ صِنْفٍ لَهُ وَ لاَ عَلَيْهِ وَ صِنْفٍ عَلَيْهِ وَ لاَ لَهُ وَ صِنْفٍ لاَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لاَ لَهُ فَأَمَّا اَلصِّنْفُ اَلَّذِي لَهُ وَ لاَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُومُ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَ يُصَلِّي وَ يَذْكُرُ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَذَلِكَ اَلَّذِي لَهُ وَ لاَ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَمَّا اَلصِّنْفُ اَلثَّانِي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَذَلِكَ اَلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ وَ لاَ لَهُ وَ أَمَّا اَلصِّنْفُ اَلثَّالِثُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ نَائِماً حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ فَذَلِكَ اَلَّذِي لاَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لاَ لَهُ.

Hadith.1365 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "People rise from their beds in three categories: one for whom it is in their favour and not against them, one for whom it is against them and not in their favour, and one for whom it is neither in their favour nor against them. As for the one who is in their favour and not against them, they rise from their sleep, perform wudu (ablution), pray, and remember Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. This is the one for whom it is in their favour and not against them. As for the second category, they remain engaged in disobedience to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic; this is the one for whom it is against them and not in their favour. As for the third category, they continue sleeping until morning; this is the one for whom it is neither in their favour nor against them."

1366 - وَ سَأَلَهُ عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «سِيمٰاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ مِنْ أَثَرِ اَلسُّجُودِ» قَالَ «هُوَ اَلسَّهَرُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ.

Hadith.1366 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)) about the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration" (Surah Al-Fath 48:29). Imam (as) said: "It refers to staying awake for prayer."

1367 - وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ اَلْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اَلْبُيُوتَ اَلَّتِي يُصَلَّى فِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ بِتِلاَوَةِ اَلْقُرْآنِ تُضِيءُ لِأَهْلِ اَلسَّمَاءِ كَمَا تُضِيءُ نُجُومُ اَلسَّمَاءِ لِأَهْلِ اَلْأَرْضِ.

Hadith.1367 - Al-Fudayl ibn Yasar reported from him (Abu Abdullah (as)) who said: "Indeed, the houses in which the Qur'an is recited during the night and where prayer is performed shine for the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars of the sky shine for the inhabitants of the earth."

1368 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «إِنَّ اَلْحَسَنٰاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ اَلسَّيِّئٰاتِ» قَالَ «صَلاَةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ بِاللَّيْلِ تَذْهَبُ بِمَا عَمِلَ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ بِالنَّهَارِ.

Hadith.1368 - Imam (as) said regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, good deeds remove bad deeds" (Surah Hud 11:114). He (as) explained, "The night prayer of a believer erases the sins committed during the day."

1369 - وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُصِيبَ أَهْلَ اَلْأَرْضِ بِعَذَابٍ قَالَ لَوْ لاَ اَلَّذِينَ يَتَحَابُّونَ بِجَلاَلِي وَ يَعْمُرُونَ مَسَاجِدِي وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ لَوْ لاَ هُمْ لَأَنْزَلْتُ عَذَابِي.

Hadith.1369 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Indeed, when Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, intends to afflict the people of the earth with punishment, He says, 'Were it not for those who love one another for My Majesty, who populate My mosques, and who seek forgiveness during the pre-dawn hours, I would surely send down My punishment.'" '"

1370 - وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ كَثُرَ صَلاَتُهُ بِاللَّيْلِ حَسُنَ وَجْهُهُ بِالنَّهَارِ.

Hadith.1370 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever increases their prayers during the night will have a radiant face during the day."

1371 - وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ اَلْحَاجَةَ فَأَفْرَطَ فِي اَلشِّكَايَةِ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَشْكُوَ اَلْجُوعَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «يَا هَذَا أَ تُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ» فَقَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ نَعَمْ فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «كَذَبَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ وَ يَجُوعُ بِالنَّهَارِ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى ضَمَّنَ صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ قُوتَ اَلنَّهَارِ.

Hadith.1371 - A man came to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) and complained to him about his dire need, exaggerating his complaint until it seemed as though he was on the brink of starvation. Abu Abdullah (as) asked him, "Do you pray at night?" The man replied: "Yes." Abu Abdullah (as) turned to his companions and said: "The one who claims to pray at night but goes hungry during the day is lying. Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has guaranteed the sustenance of the day for those who perform the night prayer."

1372 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى يُحِبُّ اَلْمُدَاعِبَ فِي اَلْجَمَاعَةِ بِلاَ رَفَثٍ اَلْمُتَوَحِّدَ بِالْفِكْرِ اَلْمُتَخَلِّيَ بِالْعِبَرِ اَلسَّاهِرَ بِالصَّلاَةِ.

Hadith.1372 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, loves one who engages in light-heartedness in a gathering without indecency, one who reflects deeply while alone, one who contemplates lessons from life in solitude, and one who stays awake for prayer."

1373 - وَقَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحْمَةُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اِحْفَظْ وَصِيَّةَ نَبِيِّكَ تَنْفَعْكَ مَنْ خُتِمَ لَهُ بِقِيَامِ اَللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَلَهُ اَلْجَنَّةُ. Hadith.1373 - The Prophet {saws}, at the time of his death, said to Abu Dharr (may Allah {SWT} have mercy on him): "O’ Abu Dharr, uphold the advice of your Prophet, and it will benefit you: Whoever's life concludes with performing the night prayer and then dies will have Paradise."

1374 - وَ رَوَى جَابِرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ قِيَامِ اَللَّيْلِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَبْشِرْ مَنْ صَلَّى مِنَ اَللَّيْلِ عُشْرَ لَيْلَةٍ لِلَّهِ مُخْلِصاً اِبْتِغَاءَ ثَوَابِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى لِمَلاَئِكَتِهِ «اُكْتُبُوا لِعَبْدِي هَذَا مِنَ اَلْحَسَنَاتِ عَدَدَ مَا أَنْبَتَ فِي اَللَّيْلِ مِنْ حَبَّةٍ وَ وَرَقَةٍ وَ شَجَرَةٍ وَ عَدَدَ كُلِّ قَصَبَةٍ وَ خُوصٍ وَ مَرْعًى» وَ مَنْ صَلَّى تُسْعَ لَيْلَةٍ أَعْطَاهُ اَللَّهُ عَشْرَ دَعَوَاتٍ مُسْتَجَابَاتٍ وَ أَعْطَاهُ اَللَّهُ «كِتٰابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ » وَ مَنْ صَلَّى ثُمُنَ لَيْلَةٍ أَعْطَاهُ اَللَّهُ أَجْرَ شَهِيدٍ صَابِرٍ صَادِقِ اَلنِّيَّةِ وَ شُفِّعَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى سُبُعَ لَيْلَةٍ خَرَجَ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ وَ وَجْهُهُ كَالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ اَلْبَدْرِ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ عَلَى اَلصِّرَاطِ مَعَ اَلْآمِنِينَ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى سُدُسَ لَيْلَةٍ كُتِبَ فِي اَلْأَوَّابِينَ وَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى خُمُسَ لَيْلَةٍ زَاحَمَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ اَلرَّحْمَنِ فِي قُبَّتِهِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى رُبُعَ لَيْلَةٍ كَانَ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلْفَائِزِينَ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ عَلَى اَلصِّرَاطِ كَالرِّيحِ اَلْعَاصِفِ وَ يَدْخُلَ اَلْجَنَّةَ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى ثُلُثَ لَيْلَةٍ لَمْ يَبْقَ مَلَكٌ إِلاَّ غَبَطَهُ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ مِنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ قِيلَ لَهُ اُدْخُلْ مِنْ أَيِّ أَبْوَابِ اَلْجَنَّةِ اَلثَّمَانِيَةِ شِئْتَ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى نِصْفَ لَيْلَةٍ فَلَوْ أُعْطِيَ مِلْءَ اَلْأَرْضِ ذَهَباً سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ لَمْ يَعْدِلْ جَزَاءَهُ وَ كَانَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ رَقَبَةً يُعْتِقُهَا مِنْ وُلْدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، وَ مَنْ صَلَّى ثُلُثَيْ لَيْلَةٍ كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ اَلْحَسَنَاتِ قَدْرُ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ أَدْنَاهَا حَسَنَةٌ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ جَبَلِ أُحُدٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى لَيْلَةً تَامَّةً تَالِياً لِكِتَابِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَاكِعاً وَ سَاجِداً وَ ذَاكِراً أُعْطِيَ مِنَ اَلثَّوَابِ مَا أَدْنَاهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ اَلذُّنُوبِ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنَ اَلْحَسَنَاتِ وَ مِثْلَهَا دَرَجَاتٌ وَ يَثْبُتُ اَلنُّورُ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَ يُنْزَعُ اَلْإِثْمُ وَ اَلْحَسَدُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ وَ يُجَارُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اَلْقَبْرِ وَ يُعْطَى بَرَاءَةً مِنَ اَلنَّارِ وَ يُبْعَثُ مِنَ اَلْآمِنِينَ وَ يَقُولُ اَلرَّبُّ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى لِمَلاَئِكَتِهِ «يَا مَلاَئِكَتِي اُنْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي أَحْيَا لَيْلَةً اِبْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِي أَسْكِنُوهُ اَلْفِرْدَوْسَ وَ لَهُ فِيهَا مِائَةُ أَلْفِ مَدِينَةٍ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ جَمِيعُ مَا تَشْتَهِي «اَلْأَنْفُسُ وَ تَلَذُّ اَلْأَعْيُنُ» وَ لَمْ يَخْطُرْ عَلَى بَالٍ سِوَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ مِنَ اَلْكَرَامَةِ وَ اَلْمَزِيدِ وَ اَلْقُرْبَةِ».

Hadith.1374 - Jabir ibn Isma'il narrated from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father (as), that a man asked Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) about praying during the night with recitation. Ali (as) said to him, "Rejoice! Whoever prays a tenth of the night for the sake of Allah (swt) with sincerity, seeking His reward, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, will say to His angels: 'Write for My servant the good deeds equal to every seed, leaf, and tree that grows in the night, and the number of every stalk, frond, and pasture.' Whoever prays a ninth of the night, Allah (swt) grants him ten answered supplications and gives him his book (record) in his right hand. Whoever prays an eighth of the night, Allah (swt) grants him the reward of a patient martyr with sincere intention, and he will intercede for his family. Whoever prays a seventh of the night will rise from his grave on the Day of Resurrection with a face as bright as the full moon and cross the Sirat (bridge) with the secure ones. Whoever prays a sixth of the night is counted among the Awabin (those who frequently turn to Allah (swt) in repentance), and their past sins are forgiven. Whoever prays a fifth of the night will be beside Ibrahim (as), the Friend of the Merciful, in his dome. Whoever prays a fourth of the night will be among the first to succeed and cross the Sirat like a fierce wind, entering Paradise without reckoning. Whoever prays a third of the night will have all the angels envy his rank with Allah (swt) and be told, 'Enter any of the eight gates of Paradise you wish.' Whoever prays half the night would not find the equivalent of his reward even if given the earth's fill in gold seventy thousand times, and it would be better than freeing seventy slaves from the descendants of Isma'il (Ishmael). Whoever prays two-thirds of the night will have good deeds equivalent to the grains of sand in Alij [a desert area that has a lot of sand], and even the least of them is heavier than Mount Uhud ten times. Whoever prays an entire night reciting the Book of Allah (swt), bowing, prostrating, and remembering Him will be given such a reward that he emerges from his sins like the day he was born, with good deeds equal to all that Allah (swt) has created and the same in degrees. Light will be established in his grave, envy and sin will be removed from his heart, he will be protected from the punishment of the grave, and he will be granted freedom from the Fire. He will be resurrected among the secure, and Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, will say to His angels: 'Look at My servant who spent his night seeking My pleasure. Make him dwell in Firdaws (the highest part of Paradise), where he will have one hundred thousand cities, each containing all that souls desire and eyes delight in and more, beyond what has ever crossed the heart of anyone, prepared for him as an honor and increase and closeness to Me.'"