Ramadan :Please tell me the concept how to perform "Tahajud Namaz" ?

Question

Assalam alaikum .

Should i perform like this : I perform Insha Namaz including 3 rakat witr and then mid night i perform only Tahajud namaz .

Or In Insha i must void 3 Rakat witr and must read in Tahajud 2 rakat and at last .\3 rakat witr??????


It is confusing me please tell me is it mandatory to perform Witr only in Tahajud or can it be completed in Insha itself ....????

Answer 1

Or In Insha i must void 3 Rakat witr and must read in Tahajud 2 rakat and at last .\3 rakat witr??????



The above is correct. but if you are afraid you may sleep and loose Thahajud you can do Withre and do thahajud if awakened. But since now so many alarm systems are there to wake up after sleep it is better to do Withre after Thahajud.

Answer 2

Leave the witr from isha and combine it with tahajjud, if you are sure to wake up

Answer 3

The tahajjud prayer is a night prayer which is performed by getting up at night after having a sleep a while after isha prayer. It was obligatory upon every Muslim before five daily prescribed prayers became an obligation during the first periods of Islam. And with the event of miraj (The night of the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) miraculous journey to heaven (the 27th of Rajab)), when the five daily prescribed prayers’ being obligation has been stabilized, the tahajjud prayer has been changed into a nafila worship (a supererogatory and rewarded worship), yet in order to be a peculiar tradition for prophet, it had become an obligatory worship for only Our Prophet (pbuh).



This prayer may be performed as between 2 and 8 rakahs. That is to say, according to the capability, it can be performed as two, four, six or eight rakahs. There is no compulsion like as “it must be absolutely eight rakahs”. As one can perform this prayer at his/her home, so can perform it at suitable places and time, such as at work, at the company etc. where s/he works at night.



There are so many narrated hadiths (Our Prophet’s (pbuh) sayings and deeds) about the virtue of the tahajjud prayer. One of the meanings of a hadith among them is as follows:



“When one third of the night remains, every night, Our Lord, Allah, the All-Mighty says as follows till the dawn to break:

‘Whoever wants me something, I shall give. Whoever supplicates to me, I shall accept his/her pray. Whoever repents, I shall forgive him/her.’”



The narrator of that hadith Hazrath Ebu Hurayra (may Allah grant him peace) adds the following sentence:



“For this reason, the companions of Our Prophet (pbuh) used to prefer performing prayer at the end of the night rather than before the night.” (Ibni Mace, Ikamatu’s-Salat: 182).



Generally, there are so many sound and actual sunnah narrations in the hadith books about reviving the nights with worship. One part of those narrations are generally about the virtue of the night prayers (Muslim, 1163; Tirmizi, 438...) and about Our Prophet’s performing the night prayers without delay and lengthening every rakah as long as he could (Buhari, Tahajjud; Ebu Davud, 874; Ibn Mace, 897...). And one part is about reviving the midnight with prayers, and another part is about reviving the last part of the night with supplication, prayer and repentance and about the quality of that revive (Buhari, Tahajjud, Tacridi Sarih Tere ve Sherhi, H. No: 590,591, 592, 595...). (For all of the different narrations about Our Prophet’s night prayers see Tirmizi, Esshemailul Muhammadiyyai p. 221-236; Baqavi, Sherhu Sunnah, IV, p. 3-135).



The bases which are about how, when and how many rakahs Our Prophet (pbuh) used to perform, and a large majority of the narrations concerning actual sunnah has been transferred by Our Prophet’s wives especially by Hazrath Aisha (may Allah grant her peace).





As an addition to the hadiths about reviving night with prayer, supplication and repentance: According to some scholars, the night prayer was obligatory (fard) for Our Prophet [However, according to the terminology of those except for Hanafis, it was wajip (necessary)> by basing on both the mentioned hadiths and the Qur’an in which it is clearly understood in many verses (Muzzammil, 1-6; Isra, 79; Zariyat, 17-18;...). And according to other scholars, the night prayer was obligatory both for Our Prophet (pbuh) and all Muslims. Then Muslims had been excepted from that obligation and it stayed as a peculiar worship to Our Prophet (pbuh). According to the Selef scholars, it is claimed that it is still wajip for the Ummah (the community of Our Prophet (pbuh)).



And according to another opinion, it was not obligatory both for Our Prophet (pbuh) and other Muslims; but for Our Prophet (pbuh) it was a nafila prayer which had a more auspicious than other nafila worships and for Ummah, it was a nafila prayer which was an opportunity for redemption and forgiveness. And as a matter of fact, Our Prophet (pbuh) said in a hadith “After obligatory prayers the most virtuous prayer is the night prayer.” (Muslim, 1163; Tirmidi, 438...). Among those who accept that the night prayer is not obligatory for Ummah but is nafila worship; some of them said that that prayer is mandup (doing a deed which is nice). And some said that it is a muakkad sunnah.



With the deed of getting up at night and performing the night prayer, it is meant the deed of tahajjud which is mentioned in a verse of Isra chapter concerning the subject.

Answer 4

Initially Prophet Muhammad salla lahu alaihi wa sallam Prayed In The Mosque

Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh) Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 32 :: Hadith 229Narrated 'Urwa:



That he was informed by 'Aisha, "Allah's Apostle went out in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque and some men prayed behind him. In the morning, the people spoke about it and then a large number of them gathered and prayed behind him (on the second night). In the next morning the people again talked about it and on the third night the mosque was full with a large number of people. Allah's Apostle came out and the people prayed behind him. On the fourth night the Mosque was overwhelmed with people and could not accommodate them, but the Prophet came out (only) for the morning prayer. When the morning prayer was finished he recited Tashah-hud and (addressing the people) said, "Amma ba'du, your presence was not hidden from me but I was afraid lest the night prayer (Qiyam) should be enjoined on you and you might not be able to carry it on." So, Allah's Apostle died and the situation remained like that (i.e. people prayed individually). "







it is clear that there is no fixed limit for the Tarawih Prayer; therefore, one should refrain from getting into any controversy in this regard. However, in mosques, where eight congregational Rakats are offered, it is advisable not to offer further 12 Rakats in congregation, thus avoiding any unwanted disputes amongst the Muslims. For those who wish to offer more Rakats can very well do so at their homes. Similarly, in mosques, where 20 congregational Rakats are offered, it is advisable not to offer 8 Rakats in different congregation so that there is no conflict among the Muslims.



Tahajjud Is 8 Rakat

Prayer at Night (Tahajjud) Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 21 :: Hadith 248 Narrated Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman:



I asked 'Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Apostle during the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's Apostle never exceeded eleven Rakat in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four Rakat-- do not ask me about their beauty and length, then four Rakat, do not ask me about their beauty and length, and then three Rakat." Aisha further said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before offering the Witr prayer?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake'!"







Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh) Bukhari :: Book 3 :: Volume 32 :: Hadith 230 Narrated Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman:



that he asked 'Aisha "How was the prayer of Allah's Apostle in Ramadan?" She replied, "He did not pray more than eleven Rakat in Ramadan or in any other month. He used to pray four Rakat ---- let alone their beauty and length----and then he would pray four ----let alone their beauty and length ----and then he would pray three Rakat (Wiitr)." She added, "I asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before praying the Witr?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."



*Note:The Hadith says “He did not pray more than eleven Rakat in Ramadan or in any other month” so this is not Taraweeh because Taraweeh is only prayed in Ramadhan ,its Tahajjud.







Narrated Nafi



Ibn 'Umar said, "While the prophet was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, ' Pray two Rakat at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one Rakat and that will be the witr for all the Rakat which you have offered." Ibn 'Umar Said, "The last Rakat of the night prayer should be odd, for the prophet ordered it to be so. ( Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith No. 461).







Narrated Amr ibn Anbasah as-Sulami



I asked: "Apostle of Allah, in which part of the night the supplication is more likely to be accepted? He Replied: In the last part: Pray as much as you like, for the prayer is attended by the angels and it is recorded till you offer the dawn prayer. (Abu Dawood, Vol. 1, Hadith No. 1272).







Tahajjud Malik :: Book 7 : Hadith 7.3.13



Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi and Abdullah ibn Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about night prayers. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Night prayers are two by two, and when you are afraid that dawn is approaching, pray one raka to make what you have prayed odd."



*Note: Tahajjud can be prayed 2 Rakat, with further 2,2,2 or with 4 Rakat and further 4.