Al-Layl
الليل"The Night"
- Number
- 92 of 114
- Verses
- 21
- Revealed
- Makkah
The one who gives and fears — we will ease his way.
24 passages reference this surah
From 17 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Ibn al-Zubayr said this night is Laylat al-Qadr. As for the other nine nights: the first night of Muharram, the night of Ashura, the first night of Rajab, the night of its middle, and the night of the twenty-seventh, known as the night of Ascension."
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"And also: "Truly, the rising by night is most potent for governing [the soul] and most suitable for [reciting] the Word. Furthermore, "Their sides forsake their beds," and "Is he who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night," as well as "And those who spend the night prostrating and standing for their Lord."
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"His performing the action at home, so as not to be emulated, testifies to this. Chapter Two: On the Causes Facilitating Night Prayer, the Nights Recommended for Keeping Vigil, and the Merit of Reviving the Night and the Time Between the Two Evening Prayers, and Dividing the Night"
Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"on Saturday night with Al-An'am to Hud, on Sunday night with Yusuf to Maryam, on Monday night with Taha to Al-Naml, on Tuesday night with Al-Ankabut to Sad, and on Wednesday night with Al-Zumar to Al-Rahman, concluding on Thursday night."
Book 32: Patience and Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"So, we spent that night in prayer and did not engage with each other. On the second night, we said the same, and we prayed throughout the night. For seventy or eighty years, we have been like this every night."
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"The Gospel was revealed 13 nights before Ramadan, and the Quran was revealed on the 24th night of Ramadan. This is supported by a narration from Jabir Ibn Abdullah. For this reason, some companions in Tabian believe that the night of decree, Layla Qadr, is on the 24th night."
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"There was no night among us on the day of Badr, and I saw us all asleep except for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, under a tree praying and weeping until morning. The night of Badr was the night of Friday, the seventeenth of Ramadan in the second year"
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"of Jumad al-Akhirah. It is suggested that perhaps Jumadah was a shortened month and they believed it lasted until the 30th night with the crescent sighted that night. Al-Aufi narrated from Ibn Abbas that this occurred on the last night of Jumadah and"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"night there. Then we departed from it. When night fell again, he said to me, O Abu Sufyan, I replied, what do you want? He said, do you wish to do as we did last night? I asked, do you wish to? He replied, yes. So we traveled on two swift camels until we emerged. He then"
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"head at night. Umar questioned him, did you not know that Luqman said, covering the head during the day is a humiliation while at night it is an excuse? So why do you cover your head at night? Ibn Jurayj replied, Luqman had no debt upon him."
Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"which consists of two parts with a sitting in between. After completing the tawaf, the pilgrim returns to Mina to spend the night and perform the stoning. This night in Mina is known as the Night of Settling, as people remain in Mina the following day and do not depart."
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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Journey in the early part of the night because the earth is traversed during the night in a way it is not during the day. It is also recommended to reduce sleep at night to ensure vigilance."
Book 12: Book of Marriage
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"which is why he promised paradise. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, shared an experience from his night journey. One night, while I was led on my night journey, I saw a palace in paradise with a maiden in its courtyard. I asked, Whose palace is this?"
Ayyuhā al-Walad — O Beloved Son
Imam al-Ghazali · Timeless Classics
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"«What an excellent man he is if only he would pray at night.» The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to one of his companions: «O so-and-so, do not sleep much at night, for excessive sleep at night leaves a person poor on the Day of Resurrection.»"
Book 1: The Book of Knowledge
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman narrated that he used to awaken the whole night. It is also narrated that he would awaken half of the night, and one day as he was walking, someone pointed at him and said to another, "There goes the man who awakens the entire night."
Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"At night, it is important to be wary when sleeping. The Prophet, peace be upon him, when he slept at the beginning of the night during travel, would lay his arms out, and in the last part of the night, he would raise them up and place his head in his palm."
Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"At night, she would say, "This is the night I die," and prayed until dawn. Abu Sulayman al-Darani shared an experience: "I spent a night with Rabi'ah. She rose to her prayer niche, and I stood in another part of the house, remaining in prayer until dawn."
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"During the day, he would say, "The heat of Hellfire banishes sleep," and he would not sleep until evening. At night, he would say, "Whoever fears (the consequence) travels by night, and at dawn, the people praise their night journey.""
Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Know that a man may find himself in a place with people engaged in night prayers, or some may pray the entire night or part of it. In his own home, he may not have the practice of praying at night but sees them and is inspired to increase his prayer."
Book 6: The Book of Fasting
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"This makes night prayers and devotions easier, allowing one to gaze upon the dominion of the heavens. Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, is when something of the dominion is unveiled, as Allah says, "Indeed, We revealed it in the Night of Decree."
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"He spent the night with Tughay Khatun and sent word to me saying, Tonight, I will spend the night at your place. The advice is to gather the emirs and armies. When he sneaks up to the fortress for the night, you can seize him, and God will handle"
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"'I find no relief in the day or night, so I do not care if the night is long or short.' Then he said: 'With your Lord, there is neither night nor day.'" This indicates that he is not concerned with times but is with the One who decreed the"
Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"May I tell you about his night and his day? I replied, "Yes, please do." Regarding the night when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, decided to leave Mecca due to the threat from the polytheists, he departed during the night."
Book 4: The Book of Prayer
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"He also said: "Increase your prayers upon me on the bright night and the shining day, which are the night and day of Friday." On the night of Saturday, Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,"
Books referenced
Arrangement of Litanies
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 40m
Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 48m
Patience & Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · 5h 38m
First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · 15h 55m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m
The Mysteries of Pilgrimage
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 50m
Etiquette of Marriage
Imam al-Ghazali · 3h 10m
Ayyuhā al-Walad
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 9m