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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, also said: “The best prayer after the
five prescribed is the night vigil.”
Umar ibn al-Khattab said: “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: „If
someone misses his portion of Koran recitation, or part of it, through sleeping at
night, then makes up his reading between the dawn and the midday prayers, it
will be recorded in his favor as if he had done his reading at night‟.”
Traditions of the Companions and their Followers
Among the Traditions of the Companions, it is related that Umar would be going
over the verse from his nightly recitation until he fainted and dropped, so then he
would be visited because of this for several days as a sick man receives visits.
When other‟s eyes were asleep, Ibn Masúd would get up and until morning a
droning sound could be heard from him like the droning of bees. It is said that
Sufyan al-Thawri ate his fill one night saying: “When the donkey gets extra
five prescribed is the night vigil.”
Umar ibn al-Khattab said: “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: „If
someone misses his portion of Koran recitation, or part of it, through sleeping at
night, then makes up his reading between the dawn and the midday prayers, it
will be recorded in his favor as if he had done his reading at night‟.”
Traditions of the Companions and their Followers
Among the Traditions of the Companions, it is related that Umar would be going
over the verse from his nightly recitation until he fainted and dropped, so then he
would be visited because of this for several days as a sick man receives visits.
When other‟s eyes were asleep, Ibn Masúd would get up and until morning a
droning sound could be heard from him like the droning of bees. It is said that
Sufyan al-Thawri ate his fill one night saying: “When the donkey gets extra