Hazrat Mak’hool (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man came to the service of the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and said,“People have fought in the way of Allah and I was left behind due to some compulsion. Please tell me of an action by which I may become equal to them.”The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked him,“Are you able to stand in prayer at night?”He replied,“I will do so.”The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم then asked,“Are you able to fast every day?”The man replied,“Yes! I will do so.”The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said,“Your standing in prayer at night and fasting during the day cannot be equal to their sleep.”