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Provisions of night prayer
أحكام قيام الليل
Author: سليمان بن ناصر بن عبد الله العلوان
About this work
هذا الكتاب "أحكام قيام الليل" للمؤلف سليمان العلوان، يُعد جزءًا من تصنيف "بحوث ومسائل". يُغطي الكتاب موضوعات متعلقة بقيام الليل، بما في ذلك وقت الصلاة، عدد الركعات، كيفية الصلاة، القراءة في الوتر، والقنوت. يبدأ الكتاب بذكر فضل قيام الليل وبيان مقاصد الشريعة، ثم ينتقل إلى تناول المسائل المتعلقة بقيام الليل، مثل وقت الصلاة، عدد الركعات، كيفية الصلاة، القراءة في الوتر، والقنوت. يُظهر الكتاب اهتمامًا بالفقه الصحيح والعودة إلى الدليل وفهم مقاصد الشريعة.
Translation
This book, “Rules for Prayer at Night,” by Suleiman Alwan, is part of the “Research and Issues” category. The book covers topics related to the night prayer, including the time of prayer, the number of rak’ahs, how to pray, recitation of Witr prayer, and Qunoot. The book begins by mentioning the virtue of praying at night and explaining the purposes of Sharia, then moving on to address issues related to praying at night, such as the time of prayer, the number of rak’ahs, how to pray, recitation of Witr prayer, and qunoot. The book shows an interest in correct jurisprudence, returning to evidence and understanding the objectives of Sharia.
Topics covered
- the introduction
- Opinion devoid of evidence is a stone on the mind
- The imitator is not counted among the people of knowledge
- The first issue: The time for night prayer
- The best part of the night prayer is the last third
- Witr is not valid until after the Isha prayer
- The ruling on someone who falls asleep or forgets to perform Witr prayer
- Whoever neglects Witr prayer intentionally until dawn comes
- The second issue: (Regarding the number of rak’ahs of night prayer).
- The correct view regarding night prayer and Tarawih prayer is that it is eleven rak’ahs
- Weakening the effect mentioned by twenty three rak’ahs
- More than eleven rak'ahs is neither heresy nor misguidance
- Searching for what is most correct and acting according to the best requirements of Sharia
- A footnote on the heresy of the supplication of completing the Qur’an in prayer
- The third issue: (On how to perform the night prayer)
- Night prayer two by two
- According to Abu Hanifa’s doctrine, it is best to pray four night prayers with one salutation
- Worship is presented in various forms
- The string is rak'ah
- The correct saying is that praying the night prayer and praying the Witr prayer is a confirmed Sunnah
- The answer to the evidence of those who say it is obligatory
- Weakness of the hadith (Witr is a right for every Muslim)
- Weakness of the hadith (Whoever does not perform Witr is not one of us)
- Correcting the saying of Ali, may God be pleased with him (The Witr is not necessarily like the written one)
- The fourth issue: [Concerning what is recited in Witr prayer].
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