For: Ibn Abbaas, Qataada, `Aa'isha (in one report), Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Ibn Seereen: They said it's the length of the required night prayer that was abrogated, but not the mandate. Ash-Shaafi`i, Ibn Al`Arabi, Al-Fakhr Ar-Raazi (implied by one report), An-Nahhaas, Ibn Khuzayma, Makki, Ibn Salaama, Ibn Al-Jawzi, Abu-Abdillah Shu`la (implied), An-Nasfi: He also said that the five prayers abrogated 73:20, Ibn Al-Baarizi, Aş-Şa`di, Az-Zurqaani, As-Suyooti, Shah Waliullah Dehlvi, Muhammad Al-Khudhari (Bek) (implied), As-Saayis (quoted by Nada, from his book تفسير آيات الأحكام, page 116), Dr. Mustafa Zayd, Ali Hasan Al-Areedh, Abdul-Qaahir Al-Baghdaadi and Dr. Hilmi Abdul-Haadi (according to Haani Taahir).
Against: `Aa'isha (in another report), Ka'b Al-Ahbar and Al-Suddi (according to Burton), Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Ibn Seereen: They maintain that night prayer remains a mandate but the length of it was reduced. Al-Asfahaani, Ibn Katheer (implied), Ar-Raazi (implied by another report), Jamaal-ud-Deen Al-Qaasimi (in his exegesis محاسن التأويل, according to Haani Taahir), Az-Zurqaani (quoted bu Nada from his book مناهل العرفان, volume 2, page 165), Muhammad Al-Khudhari (Bek) (according to Jamaal `Ataaya and quoted by Nada), Muhammad Al-Ghazali, M. M. Nada, Dr. Az-Zalmi (who said it's a case of license after resolution), Husaam Al-Ghaali, Dr. Muhammad Saalih Ali Mustafa, Dr. N.A. Tantaawi, Ihab Hasan Abduh, Dr. Ali Jum`a, Haani Taahir, Jamaal `Ataaya.
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