English
Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when two-thirds of the night had passed 1, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood and said: “O people, remember Allah, remember Allah! The quaking has come, followed by the subsequent. Death has come with all it entails, death has come with all it entails.”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “when two-thirds of the night had passed, he stood” – this provides a basis for those who remind, like muezzins, that they should not rise before two-thirds of the night have passed. It also indicates the strong desirability of standing in prayer during the last third of the night. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : إذا ذهب ثلثا الليل قام إلخ في هذا مأخذ للمذكرين من المؤذنين، وأنه ينبغي لهم أن لا يقوموا قبل مضي الثلثين من الليل، وفيه إشارة إلى استحباب القيام في الثلث الأخير من الليل استحبابا مؤكدا، كذا في «المرقاة».