What does a Muslim lose if he abandons night prayer (Qiyam al-Layl)? And does he thereby lose the titles of "Ibād al-Raḥmān" (Servants of the Most Merciful), "al-Muttaqīn" (the Pious), and "al-Qānit" (the Devout)? And does he lose the distinguished status of those who pray at night, the opportunity for their supplications to be answered, Allah's care, and the ability to bear the weighty word? And will his good deeds not expiate his bad deeds, and will he not be resurrected to a praised station? And does he lose the contentment that Allah promised him and His care for him, and patience with His decree, and what Allah has hidden for those who pray at night as a comfort to their eyes? And does he lose his adherence to our master, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and to the Companions?

The answer can be summarized as follows:

There has been a spread of admonitory messages that involve an artificiality in preaching and remembrance, by disseminating fabricated hadiths and strange stories, and by daring to speak about the Glorious Quran without knowledge. An example of this is the exaggeration regarding the matter of night prayer (qiyam al-layl), even though it is a voluntary act and not obligatory by the consensus of scholars. Therefore, it is incorrect to deny the attribute of "servants of the Most Gracious" or "the righteous" to one who does not perform night prayers, or to deny that they follow the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The most that can be said is that they did not follow them in performing night prayers. Some of the verses mentioned in these messages are not even about night prayer, and some are specific to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, such as His saying, the Exalted: "And during a portion of the night, wake up for it as an additional prayer for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station." And the claim that His saying, the Exalted: "And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of night. Indeed, good deeds do away with evil deeds," indicates that whoever does not perform night prayers loses the benefit of their good deeds removing their evil deeds, is an astonishing claim. The verse indicates that all good deeds expiate sins. As for His saying, the Exalted: "No soul knows what has been hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do," this refers to the delights of Paradise for all Muslims, and is not specific to those who perform night prayers.