Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 661

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بَابُ الْحَثِّ عَلَى حُضُورِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ وَالْعِشَاءِ

192 - Chapter: Encouraging congregational attendance for the Dawn and Night prayers.

فَفِي عَهْدِ الرَّسُولِ لَوْ كَانَ النَّاسُ لَا يَسْهَرُونَ كَمَا يَسْهَرُ النَّاسُ الْيَوْمَ ، يَنَامُونَ مُبَكِّرِينَ مِنْ حِينِ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ، وَالْفَجْرَ يَقُومُونَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُنُّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِقِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُومُ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ، فَهُمَا ثَقِيلَتَانِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ، فَيَنْبَغِي لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَحْرِصَ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ، وَصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ، لَكِنَّ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ لَيْسَتْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ، فَصَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ أَفْضَلُ، وَلِهَذَا صَارَتِ الْفَجْرُ قَرِينَةٌ لِلْعَصْرِ، وَقَرِينَةٌ لِلْعِشَاءِ، فَهِيَ قَرِينَةٌ لِلْعَصْرِ كَمَا سَبَقَ مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»، وَقَالَ : إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ الْقَمَرَ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَلَّا تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى صَلَاةٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ - وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ - وَصَلَاةٍ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا - وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ - فَافْعَلُوا» (٢) ، وَصَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ مَعَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ أَيْضًا إِذَا اجْتَمَعَتَا فَكَأَنَّهَا قَامَ الْإِنْسَانُ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ، كُلَّ اللَّيْلِ.

In the time of the Messenger, people did not stay up late as they do today. They would sleep early after the Night prayer and rise for the Dawn prayer. Some were blessed by Allah with the night vigil, while others rose specifically for the Dawn prayer. These two prayers are heavy for the hypocrites, so one should be diligent in observing them. While the Night prayer is significant, it is not superior to the Afternoon prayer, which holds greater merit. The Dawn prayer is paired with both the Afternoon and Night prayers. It is linked to the Afternoon prayer as the Prophet said, 'Whoever performs the two cool prayers will enter Paradise.' He also said, 'You will see your Lord as clearly as you see the full moon. If you can avoid missing the prayer before sunrise—the Dawn prayer—and the prayer before sunset—the Afternoon prayer—then do so.' Furthermore, performing both the Dawn and Night prayers in congregation is like spending the entire night in worship.

وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي الْعِشَاءِ وَالْفَجْرِ لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا

If people truly understood the reward for the Night and Dawn prayers, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (27 verbs · 45 nouns)

• حَثَّ — to urge
• سَهِرَ — to stay up late
• نَامَ — to sleep
• بَاب — chapter
• حَثّ — urging
• حُضُور — attendance