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And in the morning they asked forgiveness.” The Salat al-Layl was Wajib upon the Messenger of Allah[^1] and no Prophet had been sent before him except that it was obligatory upon them as well.[^2] In the ahadith from the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon all of them), it has been emphatically mentioned that: Salat al-Layl protects one during the daytime.[^3] Salat al-Layl is a Kaffarah for the sins committed in the day.[^4] That house in which Salat al-Layl is recited beams with light for those who are in the heavens just as the stars beam with light for those who are on earth.[^5] The great and noble people of our nation are those who are protectors of the Qur`an and who stay awake the night in worship.[^6] There are three things which raise a person’s rank and station: (i) Initiating the greeting to a fellow Muslim, (ii) feeding poor people, (iii) Salat in the darkness of the night when all other people are busy sleeping.[^7] Salat al-Layl makes one’s face beautiful; beautifies one’s etiquette; gives a pleasant smell to one’s body and increases one’s daily sustenance.