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SURAH Al-Muzzammil 73: (The Wrapped up one)
This Surah is Makki, and it has 20 verses and 2 Sections.
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful

'Stand at night (for prayer) except a little-' [2]

COMMENTARY: This verse not only prescribes the night-prayer but it also prescribes to stand up in prayer from at least one quarter of the night, because the verse under comment basically commanded to stand up all night to pray except a little portion of it.

Imam Baghawi RA says, on the basis of narration of Ahadith, that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) and the noble Companions, in compliance with this command, spent the major portion of the night in Tahajjuds, so that their feet would swell and this exertion caused hardship and difficulty to them. This situation continued for a year. After that, towards the end of the Surah, the following injunction was revealed: '...Therefore, recite as much of it as is easy'- [73:20]

It repealed the obligation of staying up for a long time, and granted them concession and permission to stay up for prayer as much as they could easily manage. This is transmitted by Abu Dawood and Nasa'i on the authority of Sayyidah 'Aishah RA. Sayyidna Ibn 'Abbas RA says that when the five prescribed prayers became obligatory on the night of Meraj, the obligatory nature of Tahajjud was abrogated. It was, however, retained as Sunnah, because the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) performed it most regularly. Most of the blessed Companions RA were regular with their Tahajjud as well. [Mazhari].

Let us now analyze the wordings of the verses: 'stand at night (for prayer) except a little-' [73:21]. The word al-layl with the definite article 'all connotes 'the entire night', signifying that he should stay up the whole night for prayer except a little portion of it. As the word 'little' is indefinite.

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Ingredients:

1 kg steak
2 tsp salt
2 tsp crushed jeeru
(Cumin)
2 tsp lemon pepper
3 tsp red chillies
2 tsp chilli sauce
2 tsp ground garlic
2 tsp barbeque sauce
4 tblsp vinegar
Oil for cooking

VEGETABLES

3 onions
2 green peppers
2 red peppers
2 yellow peppers
Oil

SAUCE:

4 tblsp peri – peri sauce
3 tblsp mayonnaise
3 tblsp Worcesteshire sauce
2 tblsp tomato sauce

Method:

Cut steak into small strips. Marinate the steak in the spices, sauces and vinegar for 2-3 hours. Heat the oil and cook until steak is tender. Add water if required.

Method for Vegetables:

Slice onions thinly. Cut green, red and yellow peppers into strips. Heat oil and stir fry the onions and peppers and add to steak. Mix all the sauces together. Add sauce to steak and vegetables. Simmer until slightly thick.

NOTE: Chicken may be substituted for steak

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