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How to Perform Tahajjud Prayer in Islam - Tahajjud Prayer Method

Umrah FAQS by Editorial Staff (July 23, 06:14 AM)

How to Tahajjud

Tahajjud prayer (Salah) method, it is question how to perform Tahajjud prayer, especially by those who (newly) converted in Islam, Method of Tahajjud prayer is written here.

As mentioned Tahajjud’s literally means ‘wake up’ and due to, it is offered at mid night (After Isha and before Fajr Prayer), it is necessary to have a deep sleep before offering Tahajjud, which is the fundamental issue to be taken as start.

As for Tahajjud prayer method, it is repeatedly asked question how to perform Tahajjud prayer in Islam, especially by those who recently (newly) converted to Islam, and by even those lay majority of Muslim who are not used to pray Tahajjud Salah as Tahajjud Prayer is not compulsory on Muslims, i.e. infect Tahajjud is an voluntary prayer (Namaz).

Lest see the method to perform Tahajjud prayer (Night Prayer) at midnight from the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad SAWW so that we could be able to become a good Muslim and able to get blessings of God (Allah the Almighty) due to His blessing, could get better place (Jannah) hereafter. So lets learn how to perform tahajjud prayer to Make it part of your daily routine.

See Also:  Evidence Of Tahajjud Prayer From Quran

Tahajjud Prayer Method

First of all, make sure that you had a deep sleep after Ishah prayer and wake up before Fajr prayer so that you could be able to perform Tahajjud prayer before fajr. Remember, you cannot pray Tahajjud in obligatory prayer times, i.e. during Ishah time and Fajr time. The time of praying Tahajjud Must be offered between Ishah and Fajr, i.e. at midnight or 3rd half of night.

After you woke up, perform Wudu in a same manner you are used to perform it in usual five times of obligatory prayer namely Fajr, Dohr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. Doesn’t matter of which Fiqh (School of Thought) you are belong to, offering Wudu before performing any prayer is compulsory and obligatory on every Muslims, whether you are following Hanafi, Shafai, Maliki, Jafari or Humbali school of thought or any authentic Islamic Jurist.

Moreover, if you could not perform a Wudu due to any reasonable Sharai reason, for example you are in a position that you are unable to find water, water is out of reach, water is not clean enough, or you are ill enough to perform Wudu, you can perform Tayammum in that or similar to that state.

Read About:   How to Perform Wudu

After competing aforementioned two steps, find a pure and clean place to star performing Tahajjud Namaz, take a clean carpet (Jay-Namaz) and give it the direction to Qiblah (Kaba). This is due to taking the name of Allah must be in pure and clean place, and direction must be toward Qiblah (Kaba) as it is obligation on every Muslim take a direction towards kaba from the nasoos of Quran and Sunnah.

Now, stand toward the Kaba direction and be prepared mentally to perform Tahajjud prayer by making intention to perform it with pure mind and pure intention. So perform two Raka’hs (Rakaats) prayer in a same manner you pray Fajr prayer, the only think differentiate between them is you intention for Tahajjud prayer. Finally make salam to end the prayer and so dua whatever you want to do but in beautiful and pure words from your Lord Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala (SWT).

Salaah

In Short:

This was the method to perform Namaz-e-Tahajjud. As for step by step guide, we have shorten above mentioned method to step by step below.

  1. Sleep after Ishah at any time

  2. Woke up at midnight early before Fajr

  3. Prepare to pray Tahajjud before Fajr time starts

  4. Perform Wudu

  5. Find a clean place

  6. Take a direction to Kaba

  7. Start offering two Rakahs of Tahajjud

  8. Make salam to end the prayer

  9. Offer dua recommended


That was regarding the method to perform night prayer i.e. Tahajjud. Please note that you can also perform more than two rakats of Tahajjud as Tahajjud Salah is not limited to fix raka’ats. If you have more question in your mind reading Tahajjud prayer, please asked.



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syed inamullah hussaini
syed inamullah hussaini July 15, 11:28 PM

Assalamu alikum
My Dear to all Gentleman's,
MashaaAllah all of comments very nice and every person's in pray and dua all of umma..........Mohammad SAWW Tahajjud prayer (Salah).dua's must be happiness your's life time.
Thanks all of you,(dua's don't miss mother and father).

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Mohd shahzad
Mohd shahzad July 05, 04:06 PM

Sir , is it necessary to take sleep after isha..let I am not going to sleep whole night due to any reason and my heart says me if you are not sleeping, you have time to pray subhana taala
In that time I am able to pray tahajjud just after pray isha at after mid night.?

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yasmin
yasmin July 03, 11:13 PM

Asalam alekum.. How many days we should perform thajjud namaz?? and it should perform daily??? bcs sometym v cant offer daily.. so pls suggest me

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FAISAL
FAISAL June 23, 04:16 PM

Pleas advice if it's necessary to pray witr namaz after tahajuud and let me know if a sleep is necessary to perform tahajuud

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afla faizal
afla faizal June 14, 10:28 AM

Thahajjudh niskaram ethra rakath aaan?????

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afla faizal
afla faizal June 14, 10:26 AM

Thahajjudh is a great think
Cheytha papangal porukkappedanum nallath cheyyanum Allah namme oormippikkum
Nthu chodhichalm utharam tharunna pray

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afla faizal
afla faizal June 14, 10:23 AM

Great thingggg

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Tasleem
Tasleem June 12, 11:29 PM

SHOULD*

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Tasleem
Tasleem June 12, 11:28 PM

Asslam Alaikum ... In niyat what shroud we say in the namaz of Tahajjud.

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Nasir Mehmood
Nasir Mehmood June 12, 12:44 PM

Assalam Wa Alaikum,
If I pray more than 2 rakas in Tahajjud, should I make intention for every 2 rakas? Also in the ending with 1 rakat of Witr what should be our intention?

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Zarina
Zarina May 31, 09:01 AM

Slms is it only 2 Rakaats namaaz to perform tahajud?

Can you explain step by step for a lady to read Taraweeh namaaz.

Jazakallah

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Salaam walikum
Salaam walikum June 06, 08:37 PM

Salaam walikum sister for lady to prat taraweeh
1 you make whudu as usual
2 then you make the intention of praying 4 rakats
3 you pray 20 rakats and also youre allowed to pray at home


fatima
fatima May 28, 02:55 AM

In tarawih i pray only my house coz very far in mosque this ok

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fatima
fatima May 28, 02:48 AM

Sometimes i pray tahjud but only 2 rakaat 11 or 12 1 or 2 oclock .this ok or not and also what pray before sleep sunnat what kind of prayer and how many rakaat

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Md anwar hossain
Md anwar hossain May 20, 02:07 PM

Tahajjud prayer is sunnat or nafal? Pls let me know the full niat of tahajjud praer.

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Nasir Mehmood
Nasir Mehmood June 12, 12:45 PM

Tahajjud prayers are Nawafil


Kenneth Walker
Kenneth Walker May 05, 08:37 AM

Do you have to give the adhan or iqamah

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Mohammad
Mohammad May 15, 06:48 PM

Dear brother u shudnt give adhan or iqama cz its not compulsory salah like fjr-isha

But ofcz its very important prayer as we knw frm hadith that Allah cums near to earth by him-slf
And its timing is at 3rd last night

May Allah grant us good understanding


tausif ahmed
tausif ahmed May 03, 02:42 PM

can i pray tahujjud without sleeping?

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nafisa khan
nafisa khan May 02, 02:39 PM

Salam alecum wa rahmatullah wa abarkatuhu
Thank u so much
It helped me a lot

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Maria
Maria April 10, 07:27 PM

Salam alecum wa rahmatullah wa abarakatuh, i wanted to ask. If i will not sleep after isha prayer and i will sleep after fajr in shaa Allah. When i can offer witr prayer and i can pray tahajjud???
Existing other prayer at Islam?? I know fajr, dohr, asr, magreb, isha, withr, tahajjud and taraweeh at Ramadan. Have others!!!?

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Adiba Fatma
Adiba Fatma April 09, 12:20 AM

for performing tahajjud do we have to escape the witr namz during isha prayer....

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Hamid
Hamid March 31, 06:49 PM

I read it somewhere that our nabi Mohammed (saw) offered 11 rakat in tehjjud although for us 8 rakats are considered good. Since there is no fix rakat so it is a personal choice regarding the number of rakats

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syed soliha
syed soliha March 20, 04:05 AM

Main jaana chahti hu kitni rakhats padni hai tahajud main aur kya kya aur kaise padna hai...

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Mohammad
Mohammad May 15, 06:53 PM

Assalam alaikum

Ap tahajjud k namaz isha k baad or fajr k phela pad sakti hai... jo ki ekdum akhiri raat se thoda pehla (jaisa ki agar fajr k namaj 4 baje hai , toh ap 2-3 baje k ander tahajjud k namaj pad sakti hai) tahajjud k namaj 2rakah hai lakin agar app ko zayada padna hai toh app pad sakti hai ........

May Allah grant us good understanding


Dr Abdul Rashid Khan
Dr Abdul Rashid Khan March 16, 06:51 PM

Dear Brother. Is it obligatohry to offer Witar nimaaz afer Tahjjud. Kindly let me know all about nimaaz. Witar.
Regards
Abdul Rashid Khan

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ayan awke
ayan awke March 13, 06:24 PM

Asalamu alayikum warahmatu laahi wabarakatu how are u I wanted to ask can I pray tahajid if I don't sleep after Isha than I wait until tahajud time and pray is That OK please reply back thanks alot

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Ayshasana
Ayshasana March 13, 01:17 AM

It right

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Ismail
Ismail March 11, 09:46 PM

Maximum howmany rakat tahajjud?

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Mohammad
Mohammad May 15, 06:55 PM

Assalam alaikum brother

You can pray tahajjud how much u want thr is no fix rakats for tahajjud but do remember u shud complete it b4 fajr adhaan .... as tahajjud is to pray at 3rd part of the night

May Allah grant us good understanding


Anisa Mohammadi
Anisa Mohammadi March 08, 12:10 PM

how many rakat witr should be perform during isha n tahajjud?

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riyaad
riyaad February 24, 02:31 PM

May ALLAH the most powerfull all knowing ever living bless you for providing this info insha ALLAH I will start tonite with tahajud sallah

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mrs Asiya waseem khan
mrs Asiya waseem khan January 25, 11:40 AM

Asalamu alaikum,,alhamdilulah. this info inshaAllah are v. hlpful to me n my hubby,,,,,we both r offerng tahjud mashaAllah,,,,plz pray for us ,,,,,,,

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ayan awke
ayan awke March 13, 06:35 PM

I wanted to ask I don't no the surats that should be reader at tahajud pray is it OK if I read the surats I no


Navid
Navid November 30, 05:25 AM

can we put alarm to get up for Tahajjud prayer or we should get up on our own....

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Mohammad
Mohammad May 15, 06:57 PM

Assalam alaikum brother.
If u have an intension to pray tahajjud and u wnt to sleep by putting on alarm in sha Allah no harm will be there


May Allah grant us good understanding


moujuhmer Baygon
moujuhmer Baygon November 14, 12:53 PM

How to read thajub namez
I mean sura phathaya and which sura (how many time )

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Rizwan
Rizwan October 28, 02:06 PM

Sir I have one doubt regarding tahajjud namaz .do we have to perform tahajjud namaz in dark without lights.

Thanks
Rizwan
9551559078

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SHANAVAS KHAN
SHANAVAS KHAN November 30, 11:06 PM

Assalamu alaikum , Do we have to perform tahajjud namaz in dark without lights


Fsk
Fsk December 03, 05:37 PM

We can perform tahajjud in light too.


rubel
rubel October 17, 01:14 PM

alhamdu lillah

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Ahamed
Ahamed September 22, 08:11 AM

Assalamu Alaikum,

I understood that Tahajjud Namaz be offered between Ishah and Fajr, i.e. at midnight or 3rd half of night.

I am not sure about this point here, "I must get up from my deep sleep to perform the Thajjud Namaz." Is it true?

But what happen if I am working on a rotational Night Shift.

Can I perform the Solat when I am at work during the night will awake.
Will it be accepted by Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala?

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Mrs. Zeenath burveen
Mrs. Zeenath burveen September 12, 12:44 PM

Assalamu alaikum. Alhamdulillah this information are really helpful to me. Insha Allah. Our sins vl b forgive by Allah grace.

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Maryam Alhassan
Maryam Alhassan September 09, 11:10 PM

Am glad to have it, it helps me a lot. May the Almaighty Allah accept our prayers ameen

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Sanaullah Sheq
Sanaullah Sheq August 29, 08:48 PM

Gone thru all ur efforts 2 xplain bout performing Tahajjud salaa't.
My questn is which of da salaa'ts is it 2 b performed, lyk Sunna, Nafeel.
Plz confirm

Thnx

Sheqs

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Ksatriawan
Ksatriawan August 18, 08:44 AM

see prayer salat tahajud, clik now doa sholat tahajud

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yaseen mehdi
yaseen mehdi August 13, 04:42 AM

Tahajjud namaz me kunsa sura padna hai..

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Navas Koya
Navas Koya July 13, 12:19 AM

Can we do Tahajjudh namaz with Imam?

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abdul rahman
abdul rahman July 09, 04:14 PM

If I absent ishah namaz possible to perform tahajud namaz

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Anika Tahsin
Anika Tahsin July 08, 04:21 PM

I sleep after fajr prayer so can i pray tahajjud ? Will it be counted as tahajjud if I dont wake up after sleep and pray?

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Shoukath ul bari
Shoukath ul bari July 08, 06:10 AM

Nice n helpful

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kubura Ali
kubura Ali July 07, 10:44 PM

Jazakallahu khaki for your effort

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Mustafa
Mustafa July 07, 03:44 PM

Is it possible to pray tahjud namza without going deep sleep? What i really mean, "if i don't sleep and stay awake and when the midnight comes." Can i perform it?

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Ibrahim Nassr
Ibrahim Nassr July 07, 09:21 PM

Great help


Tasleem
Tasleem July 29, 08:26 AM

We were taught to pray 12 rakats tahajud namaz. In first Rakat 12 times surah Ikhlas, second Rakat 11 times and subsequently reduce surah Ikhlas to 1 time in the twelfth Rakat .Is this the right method?Please let me know.


irfan
irfan July 04, 01:46 PM

should we pray 3 witr of isha before tahajjud namaz or after tahajjud namaz ?

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NAdra
NAdra July 06, 03:34 AM

Salam Irfan,

You can either pray witr after isha if you feel that you are unable to wake up for Tahajjud as you must end the night with odd number of prayers. but if you were to wake up for Tahajjud, pray even numbers cause there is no 2 witr in a night. Wallahua'lam


Ismail shaik
Ismail shaik May 30, 03:46 PM

Thank you.

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mehnaz
mehnaz May 28, 04:41 PM

as it is said above that offer tahajjud just same like two rakats of fajr salah but my question is we have total 4 rakats in fajr and that are 2 sunnah(optional) 2 faraz (compulsury) , so now how will I perform it as sunnah style or as faraz style . please response . thanks in advance

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Shoaina
Shoaina May 28, 04:53 AM

What duaa to make after performing tahajud salah. What and all surahs should i include? And what special duaas. And what niyyath to make befor starting salah
Thank you

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rahamati
rahamati March 04, 07:33 PM

what is tahajjud namaz niyat how make niyat in before entering namaz ??? pls tell me any body

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irfan
irfan March 19, 08:36 AM

By praying tahajjud can allah completes our wish its really happen?


FAISAL FAREED
FAISAL FAREED March 02, 10:10 AM

JAZAKALLAH FOR GIVING GUIDNESS

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