and also means “to make obligatory.” Allah, the Exalted, says: “Fasting has been prescribed for you” (al-Baqarah 2:183), that is, it has been made mandatory.

Points derived from the ḥadīth:
1 – The complete wording—cited earlier in the two Ṣaḥīḥs on the authority of ʿĀʾishah—shows that the night prayer and witr are not obligatory; they are voluntary sunnah practices.
2 – The report proves the legitimacy of performing the night prayer in Ramadan in congregation.
3 – It highlights the Prophet’s ﷺ compassion and mercy toward his community, and his fear that they might be burdened with acts of worship too difficult for them, or that they might neglect them and thus incur sin.
4 – It affirms the legal maxim: “Preventing harm takes precedence over procuring benefit.”