I searched for this subject, but I found that the Hanbali, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanafi madhhab differed in the ruling on the night prayer.
- وقال تعالى: ﴿أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ ءانَاء ٱلَّيْلِ سَـٰجِداً وَقَائِماً يَحْذَرُ ٱلآخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُواْ رَحْمَةَ رَبّهِ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [الزمر:9]
The Almighty said: "He is safe, he is a priest, a prostitute, a prostitute, and he who preaches the Hereafter, and pleases the mercy of his Lord. Say: Are they equal to those who know and those who do not know?" [Al-Zumar: 9]
1- عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
أفضل الصيام ، بعد رمضان ، شهر الله المحرم . وأفضل الصلاة ، بعد الفريضة ، صلاة الليل
الراوي: أبو هريرة المحدث: مسلم - المصدر: صحيح مسلم - الصفحة أو الرقم: 1163 1- From Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The best fast, after Ramadan, the month of God Muharram. The best prayer, after the obligatory prayer, is the night prayer. Narrator: Abu Hurayrah Hadith: Muslim - Source: Sahih Muslim - page or number: 1163
Is the night prayer obligatory or desirable?