It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "If I did not fear hardship for my ummah, I would have ordered them to use the miswak at every prayer time, and to delay the ‘Isha prayer until one third of the night had passed, because when the first third of the night passes, Allah (in a manner befitting His Majesty) descends to the lowest heaven and remains there until the break of dawn. A caller continues to call out: 'Is there anyone who asks, so that he may be given? Is there anyone who supplicates, so that his supplication may be answered? Is there anyone ill who seeks healing, so that he may be healed? Is there any sinner who seeks forgiveness for his sins, so that he may be forgiven?'"