Omar Suleiman – The Noor from Tahajjud
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The transcript describes a conversation between two speakers discussing the benefits of sitting at night to rest and the potential danger of waking up during the day. They also discuss the importance of being mindful of one's thoughts during the night to focus on the Lord.
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Al-Fudayl, رحمه الله تعالى, he said, أَفْرَحُ
بِاللَّيْلِ لِمُنَاجَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَكْرَهُ النَّهَارَ لِلِقَاءِ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ
He said that I love the night prayer,
or I love the night because that's when
I get to meet my Lord.
That's when I get to spend time with
Allah.
And we were talking about the last few
weeks, how people can be exhausting.
He said, in the daytime I'm not so
crazy about because I have to meet the
creation of Allah.
Dealing with the Lord at night, dealing with
people during the day, there is a peace
and a tranquility that comes from that, that
makes what comes throughout the day more bearable.
And that joy is freshening, that joy is
replenishing, that joy is meaningful.
It's, you know, people are searching for it
here and there.
And it's in those few moments at night.
And I'm gonna get to this at the
end, but that doesn't mean praying all night.
That means those few moments, that 10-15
minutes, that 20 minutes of recalibrating every single
night, at some point in the night, between
you and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Al-Imam Hassan al-Basri rahimahullah ta'ala,
he was asked, مَا بَالُ الْمُتَهَجِدِينَ بِالْلَيْلِ مِنْ
أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وجُوهَا He said, how come the
people that sleep the least at night have
the freshest faces during the day?
It's as if they're energized.
قَالَ لِأَنَّهُمْ خَلَوْا بِالرَّحْمَانِ فَأَلْبَسَهُمْ مِنْ نُورِهِ
Subhanallah.
He said, because they spent the night in
seclusion with the Most Merciful.
So Allah dressed them with His light.
Sa'id ibn Musayyib rahimahullah ta'ala, he
said, إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّ بِاللَّيْلِ فَيَجْعَلُ اللَّهَ فِي
وَجْهِهِ نُورًا يُحِبُّهُ عَلَيْهِ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ That a
person spends the night praying to Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala, in seclusion with their Lord.
And so Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives
them nur, gives them light, gives them something
that would connect them with every single Muslim.
To the point, when you talk about الحب
في الله, when we love each other for
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, you see a
brother, you see someone in the masjid, brother
seeing brother, sister seeing sister, and right away
you love that person for Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala.
So, you know, there's a sakinah, there's a
tranquility that is coming from that person.
قَالَ فَيَرَاهُ مَن لَمْ يَرَهُ قَتْ A person
would see that person for the first time.
فَيَقُولْ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ He would say,
you know, I really love that man for
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
I don't know that person, but I love
them for Allah.
Something is being emitted from that person.
And that is that time that they're spending
with their Lord at night.