Illumination for the heart

Reference: https://twitter.com/Osaimi0543/status/1254777805985873925

Shaykh Saalih al-‘Usaymee mentioned that some of the Salaf would say:

The darkness of the night is illumination for the heart.

In other words, hidden acts of worship [done] at night, [such as] the night prayer, [engaging in] supplication, and reading the Qur.aan – [all] benefit the heart more than some of the visible [acts of] worship [done in the presence of] the people.


Translation originally published on 28 May, 2020.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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