2 Raka’at of night – Better than the wealth of the whole world

 The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), who knows the sorrows of the Ummah, has given glad tidings of great reward on small deeds. He has encouraged the Ummah to enliven their nights with worship and prayer and has made clear the importance of doing so: Translation: It is narrated on the authority of
Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with them) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: 2 Raka’at that a slave offers in the last part of the night are better than the world and all that it contains. If I didn’t fear of this being hard on my Ummah, then I would certainly have made this 2 Raka’at obligatory on them. (At Targheeb Fee Fadhaail Al A’amaal Li Ibn Shaheen, Hadith No. 559) Exhortation to spend the night in worship Thus, there is much importance and excellence of offering Salaat in the night, even though a short one that takes only some time. To exhort us to do so, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has given us sinners such leniency that even if one offers Salaat after Salaat Ul ‘Isha, that person will be granted the blessings of night worship. As mentioned in this Hadith: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Ayaas bin Mu’awiya Mizni (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Be it for the time taken to milk a goat, but do offer Salaat in the night. The supererogatory (Nafl) offered after Salaat Ul ‘Isha is also included in this. (Mo’jam Kabeer Tabarani, Hadith No. 785; At Targheeb Wat Tarheeb, Vol. 1, Pg. No. 431)