Salatul Tahajjud in the Hadith

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Tahajjud Salaah begins after half the night has passed; whether one sleeps or not, Tahajjud Salaah can be performed. Sleeping is not a condition for the validity of Tahajjud. This is the accepted opinion. However, it is better to sleep and thereafter to rise and perform the Tahajjud Salaah.

(Fatawa Rahimiyah vol4 p81)(Mahmoodiya vol7 p234)

(Radul Muhtaar vol2 p23)

There is great reward for performing Tahajjud Salāh.

Rasūlulah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“Perform Tahajjud Salāh; for indeed it was the practice of those before you, and it is a means of gaining nearness to your Lord, and it is atonement for bad deeds and it prevents sins.” (Tirmidhi)

“The most noble of my Ummah are the Huffādh and those who perform Tahajjud.” (Bayĥaqi)

“Oh people! Spread Salām, feed the people, perform Tahajjud whilst people are asleep, you will enter Jannah with peace.” (Ibni Mājah)

“The most virtuous Salāh after the Fardh Salāh is Tahajjud and the most virtuous Fast after Ramadhān is Muĥarram.” (Nasāi)

Hazrat Aysha رضي الله عنها said: “Do not leave Tahajjud; verily Rasūlulah صلى الله عليه وسلم would not omit it; when he was sick or tired, he would perform it sitting down.” (Abu dawud)

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum

Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa