I have heard that Imam Ali used to offer 1000 Rakats of Salat in one night. Is that true? If so, how is that possible because if we assume that Imam Ali used to recite 1 Rakat in 2 minutes it would approximately take him 33 hours to complete them all?
I have heard that Imam Ali used to offer 1000 Rakats of Salat in one night. Is that true? If so, how is that possible because if we assume that Imam Ali used to recite 1 Rakat in 2 minutes it would approximately take him 33 hours to complete them all?
Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 5 years ago
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Thank you for your question. It has been narrated in al-Kafi concerning prayers in the month of Ramadan, that Imam Ali (as) near the end of his life would recite 1000 rakats during the day and night (meaning in a 24hr period).
The possibility of this is improved when the time of each rakat is adjusted. If each rakat took 15 seconds it would take around 4hrs if someone was constantly praying. If it took 30 seconds the 1000 rakats would take around 8hrs, and so on.
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