hadith 678
Hadith.678 - Umar ibn Hanthala asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) saying: "We recognize the zenith (midday) of the sun during the day; how can we recognize the zenith during the night?" Imam (as) said: "The night has a zenith just like the zenith of the sun." Umar then asked: "And by what means do we recognize it?" Imam (as) said: "By the stars when they descend”.
678 - سَأَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: زَوَالُ اَلشَّمْسِ نَعْرِفُهُ بِالنَّهَارِ كَيْفَ لَنَا بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «لِلَّيْلِ زَوَالٌ كَزَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ» قَالَ فَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ نَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ «بِالنُّجُومِ إِذَا اِنْحَدَرَتْ.
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