⚠️ ʿAbdul Malik Al-ʿAlwān: I asked my father about his ﷺ 's saying about his Lord:

(من يدعوني فأستجيب له؟)
"Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation?" ⁽¹⁾

Is this conditional upon the ˹night˺ prayer?

He replied: This is not conditional upon the ˹night˺ prayer. The one who is in a state of Junub (ritual impurity) may supplicate while in bed, as may the menstruating woman, the one who is walking on the road, and others as well.

The last third of the night is a time when every supplicant is answered, and the Lord descends at this time and says: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation?"

So, Al-Qiyām (i.e., the night prayer) during these hours, as well as supplicating to the Lord in prayer and outside of prayer, is recommended. (While It is proven that) when one is in prayer and prostrating, it is closer to being answered.

~ Answer by Shaykh Sulaymān Al-ʿAlwān (text)

— Galandān 🖋


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[1] Ḥadīth: Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī 1145

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَغَرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَنْزِلُ رَبُّنَا تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا حِينَ يَبْقَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ مَنْ يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ مَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ ‏"‌‏.‏