Hazrat Aisha (Radhiyallahu anha) was asked, “How was the night Ibaadat of Rasulullah?” She replied, “He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part (to make Ibaadat).” (Bukhari)
Whenever Hazrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) would see a person engaging in futile or unnecessary conversation after Esha Salaat, he would order the conversation to stop. He would add: “Go to bed early, for perhaps you may be granted the fortune of rising for (Tahajjud) Salaat.”
Indulgence in unnecessary and futile talk after Esha Salaat is prohibited in the Hadith.
Allah Ta’ala has created the night for rest and the early hours before Fajr, for Ibaadat, i.e. Tahajjud, Du’a, etc.
The night is not meant to be wasted in worldly conversation or any other activity which brings about a degeneration in spiritual progress.
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