﴿ إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًۭٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا ﴾

“[and,] verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice,”

Rising at night makes a deeper impression�He said:That is, [rising for] the whole night, and the night worship that the servant performs makes a deeper impression on the hearing and heart [due to] [one�s increased] attentiveness (iṣghāʾ) and understanding (fahm) [at that time]; �and more upright with respect to speech, that is, firmer in [spiritual] station (athbatu rutbatan). It is also said, more correct in speech because of being further away from ostentation.Ḥasan said (may God have mercy on him), �I met people who were able to perform acts [of worship] in secret, but preferred to do them openly. I also met people [whose custom was] that if one of them received guests, he would get up at night for prayer in order that none of his guests would notice him.� Luqmān used to say to his son, �O my son! Do not be less than this cockerel which crows at night.� His words, Exalted is He: