Riyad as-Salihin, 154
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "O Abdullah! Do not be like so-and-so. He used to get up at night for optional prayer but abandoned it later." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا عبد الله لا تكن مثل فلان، كان يقوم الليل فترك قيام الليل" ((متفق عليه)) .
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 154
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) Steadfastness and consistency in doing good deeds is the practice and guidance of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).<br>
2) It warns against starting a good deed then abandoning it.<br>
3) If one missed an act of worship that is tied to a specific time due to an excuse, he can make up for it.<br>
4) If one misses the Witr (odd-numbered) prayer at night, he makes up for it during the day with an even number of Rak‘ahs. For example, if someone usually concludes his night prayer with three Rak‘ahs (and misses performing them), he makes up for them during the day with four Rak‘ahs.<br>
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<b>Benefit:</b><br>
When giving advice, wisdom entails that we do not mention the name of the individual involved. This has two benefits: the first is concealing the flaws of the individual; and the second is that this individual might change to the better, thus he would not deserve the present judgment we made regarding him.