Omar Suleiman

I'm sure you'll ask me about the whole concept of prophethood.

You're hearing Abraham and David and others, right?

So David, peace be upon him, he said that

David used to fast every other day and he used to pray the last third of the night.

He'd stand up and pray in the last third of the night.

So fasting is a big part of who we are and praying in the last third of the night, meaning before that early morning prayer, you know, waking up if you can at 4 a.m., 4.30 a.m., 5 a.m.,

And praying even for a few minutes, there's something in the serenity of the night that can unlock in you a sense of inner joy and peace that nothing else in the world can give you.

So when we think about access, in the last third of the night, we're taught that God says, is there anyone seeking forgiveness that I may forgive them?

Is there anyone seeking refuge that I may grant it to them?

Is there anyone asking for anything that I may give it to them?

So whatever you're calling upon him with at that time, he's responding to you in a way that befits him.

And so it's closeness as well.

And you would think that you sleep less, so you're probably more cranky, but the happiest people in the world are the people that stand up in that last third of the night and pray.

aspect to it today that i think um probably strengthens your sleep if anything else once you return to it there you go see people underestimate that there's a great sage in islam he was asked he said how come the people who pray at night are uh the most beautiful of people and they're they're fresh in the day it doesn't make sense and he said because they secluded themselves with the most merciful and he dressed them in his light

And so there's a beauty that it generates.

And that's why we're to aspire to that really.

As believers, that's kind of your highest thing.

Like don't just pray the five prayers.

If you can pray at night, pray at night and connect at that time.

We have amazing, I don't want to cut you off, but we have amazing hygiene because of how much we have to wash up for prayer.