Tahajjud Prayer Time is from 08:44 pm to 04:36 am in your area today. You can offer tahajjud nawafil between this time. You can offer any number of rakat of tahajjud, but offering these rakts in pairs is preferable. In Islam, the minimum rakats for tahajjud are 2, and the maximum is 12, which a person can pray at night. 

Tahajjud Prayer Times for Muslims

Tahajjud Prayer Time Today

Prayer time for Tahajjud starts after the Isha prayer and ends before the Fajr prayer. So, if you are not sure about your region’s Tahajjud prayer time today, then you can offer this namaz between the Isha and Fajr prayers. Although the Tahajjud prayer is not a Fard but a Nafl, it still has great importance in Islam, and offering it at midnight results in the quick exception of dua. 

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What Is Tahajjud Prayer

Tahajjud prayer is a nafl prayer in Islam that is not mandatory for Muslims, but offering it increases the person’s rewards. This prayer is also known as the night or lail prayer, offered only at night. Tahajjud is one of the prayers that makes the person closer to Allah almighty, opens the doors for miracles, and allows talking to Allah in loneliness. 

How To Offer Tahajjud Prayer

To perform the tahajjud salah accurately, go through the mentioned steps:

How to Pray Tahajjud
  • Sleep after the isha prayer for even half an hour.
  • Walk up at midnight or before the fajr azan.
  • Make intension for tahajjud and perform wadu.
  • Take a prayer mat and stand towards the qiblah direction with the tahajjud niyya.
  • Perform the tahajjud nafl prayer takbeer and offer two Rakat.
  • Always try to perform rakat as a pair of 2.
  • Complete your prayer with desired rakats even 2 or 12.
  • End the prayer with dua and zikar of Allah SWT And Hazrat Muhammad SAW. 

Benefits Of Tahajjud Prayer 

Tahajjud prayer has countless benefits and is considered superior to other nafl prayers. You can see the benefits and advantages of tahajjud in the below section:

  • The Quran itself told the blessings of tahajjud prayer, which shows its importance. 
  • Praying this prayer makes the person close to Allah almighty.
  • It opens the door of blessings and brings brightness to those lives who pray tahajjud.
  • This prayer is beneficial for attaining the attention of Allah SWT.
  • The Holy Prophet regularly prayed tahajjud and also recommended it to Muslims, saying that two tahajjud rakats are better than this world and all that it contains.
  • It gives peace and satisfaction that no ibadat can give.
  • Tahajjud is the path of getting your duas answered quickly. 
  • This nafl prayer helps resolve problems and provide relief. 

Meaning Of Tahajjud

Tahajjud prayer is also known as the night prayer and Qiyam ul lail as it is prayed at night and in the darkest phase. This prayer is not obligatory but is recommended in the holy Quran and by the last prophet of Allah for protection from evil and to gain maximum rewards. Because in the previous part of the night, a person becomes closer to Allah and feels free from all life’s worries and distractions. 

Tahajjud Prayer Dua

After offering the tahajjud prayer, you can recite the following dua, which Hazrat Muhammad used to pray in tahajjud. See the following dua wisely: 

Tahajjud Dua 

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ وَلا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ

Translation

(O Allah! All the praises are for you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true, And Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true.

O Allah! I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help, I argue (with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed, And You are the One who makes (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none to be worshipped but you. 

Salat Al Lail And Qiyam Ul Lail

Both (salat-al-lait and Qiyam-al-lail) prayers are the prayers of night, similar to the tahajjud, which can be offered only at night after the isha prayer and before the fajr salah. Salat al lail prayer time is after the isha prayer or in the third half of the night, and the qiyam ul lail prayer time starts after the isha prayer and ends before sleeping. You can pray both these prayers in pairs of rakats and at night in tahajjud prayer time. 

Salat-al-Lail and Qiyal-al-Lial Prayer

Conclusion

The best tahajjud prayer time is after the isha prayer when you wake up at midnight and ends before the fajr prayer. Sleep is necessary to offer the tahajjud, so you must try to sleep before offering this prayer. But in case you do not sleep at night, then you can offer salat-al-lait or Qiyam-al-lail nafl prayers, which are also similar to the tahajjud salah.

FAQs

Tahajjud prayer time starts after the isha prayer and ends before the fajr azan. 

No, tahajjud is not fard but a nafl prayer encouraged to get maximum rewards and become closer to Allah SWT. 

Sleep is necessary after the isha prayer to perform the tahajuud namaz. 

You can pray a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 rakats in pairs for tahajjud. 

Yes, you can offer tahajjud namaz without praying the isha.