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From the Benefits of Winter (via: www.SayingsOfTheSalaf.com )
Partial quote:
It is reported from ‘Ubayd b. ‘Umayr – Allâh have mercy on him – that he said: It used to be said when winter came:
O people of the Qur`ân, the night has become long so you can pray (more) and the day has become short for you to fast.
Abû Nu’aym,
Hilyah Al-Awliyâ`.
A similar quote in Arabic (via
www.Sahab.net ):
وعن عبيد بن عمير أنه كان إذا جاء الشتاء قال:
"يا أهل القرآن طال ليلكم لقراءتكم فاقرأوا وقصر النهار لصيامكم فصوموا..."
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