Hadith 167

(The book) ‘Kitab Al Gayaat’ – from Ibn Abu Yafour, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you-asws! Which time does the servant happens to be closest to Allah-azwj and Allah-azwj is close to him? ’
He-asws said: ‘When he stands in end of the night while the eyes are calm (shut), so he walks to his Wud’u until he performs Wud’u with a perfect Wud’u, then he comes until he stands in his Masjid (praying place) and faces his face to Allah-azwj, and rows his feet, and raises his voice and exclaims Takbeer and begins the Salat. He recites segments (of the Quran) and prays two Cycles and stand to repeat his Salat. A caller calls out to him from heights of the sky on right of the Throne: ‘O servant calling out to his Lord-azwj! The righteousness is sprinkling upon your head from heights of the sky and the Angels are surrounding you from your feet to heights of the sky! ’
And Allah-azwj Calls out: “My-azwj servant! If only you knew Who you are whispering to, then you will not turn (finish)! ”’
He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘May I be sacrificed to you-asws, O son-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww! What is the ‘turning’? ’
He-asws said: ‘Your saying with your face and your body like this! ’ – then he-asws turned around his face – ‘So that is the turning’. And he-asws said: ‘The most hateful of the creatures to Allah-azwj is a corpse at night, and lazy during the day’’. [266]
And Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Best of you are the ones of cleverness! ’
It was said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Who are the ones of cleverness? ’
He-asws said: ‘The ones striving at night while the people sleep’’. [267]