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The night prayer, explained
Short, referenced articles on Tahajjud, salah, dua and the Qur'an. Every Islamic claim below carries its Qur'an or hadith source, so you can check it yourself.
Foundations
What is Tahajjud?
Tahajjud is the voluntary prayer offered at night after sleeping. A gentle introduction with Qur'an and hadith references.
Tahajjud for beginners
A realistic first month: what to expect, what to aim for, and what not to worry about.
The virtues of night prayer
What the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah say about the standing of those who pray at night.
What is Qiyam al-Layl?
The broader term for standing in the night — how it relates to Tahajjud, Witr and Taraweeh.
Tahajjud for women: common questions
Menstruation, praying at home, children who wake, safety — the questions women actually ask about the night prayer.
Guarding Fajr: the prayer the night leads to
Tahajjud without Fajr is a night half kept. Why Fajr is the test, and how the night prayer makes it easier.
A glossary of the night
Tahajjud, Qiyam, Witr, Sahar, Laylat al-Qadr — the words used on this site, defined plainly.
The names of Allah: meaning, evidence and how to use them
What the ninety-nine names are, what the hadith actually says, and how to call on Allah by them in dua.
How to pray it
How to pray Tahajjud
A simple, practical walkthrough of praying Tahajjud, from waking to Witr.
The best time to pray Tahajjud
The night is divided into halves and thirds. Understanding the last third — and why no single clock time is required.
How many rak'ahs is Tahajjud?
There is no fixed maximum. What the Sunnah shows, and why two rak'ahs is a complete beginning.
Tahajjud and Witr
How Witr closes the night, how many rak'ahs it can be, and what to do if you have already prayed it.
How to wake up for Tahajjud
Practical, unromantic advice — sleep timing, alarms, intention, and what the Sunnah suggests.
Dua in the night
What to say after Tahajjud, and why the night is described as a time of answer.
If you miss Tahajjud
What the Sunnah offers when sleep wins — and why guilt is not part of the practice.
Duas of the last third of the night
What to ask for when the night is at its quietest — with the words the Prophet ﷺ used, in Arabic, transliteration and translation.
Adhkar before sleep: preparing for the night
The night prayer begins before you sleep. The sunnah of sleeping, the words to say, and the intention that wakes you.
Night prayer times explained: Maghrib to Fajr
What Islamic midnight actually is, how the last third is calculated, and why your app's times differ from someone else's.
Prayers and salah
Salatul Istikhara: how to pray it and the dua
The prayer of seeking good when you face a decision: two rak'ahs, the transmitted dua with meaning, and how to understand the outcome without waiting for a dream.
How to pray Salah: a step-by-step guide
The full order of an obligatory prayer from takbir to tasleem, with what is said at each step.
How to perform wudu: the steps and what invalidates it
The prophetic order of ablution, the obligatory parts, the recommended parts, and what breaks it.
Salat ad-Duha: the forenoon prayer
The time, number of rak'ahs and reward of the Duha prayer — the charity owed by every joint in the body.
Dua and adhkar
Dua Qunoot: Arabic, transliteration and meaning
The supplication recited standing in Witr — the Arabic text, how to say it, when it comes in the prayer, and what to do if you have not memorised it yet.
Morning and evening adhkar: the daily fortress
What to say after Fajr and after Asr — Ayatul Kursi, the three quls, Sayyid al-Istighfar and more, with the narrations they come from.
Duas for anxiety, worry and distress
The words the Prophet ﷺ taught for grief, debt and fear — with their meanings, and what to do when the heart will not settle.
Duas for forgiveness: how to ask and be answered
Istighfar in the Qur'an and Sunnah — the words to say, how often the Prophet ﷺ said them, and why the pre-dawn hour is named for those who seek forgiveness.
Istighfar: how to seek forgiveness and why it opens doors
The words of istighfar, the master supplication of forgiveness, and the reported effects of keeping it on the tongue.
Adhkar after every salah: what to say and how many
The remembrances the Prophet ﷺ said after each obligatory prayer, in order, with their counts and references.
Duas for travel: leaving home, the journey and returning
The prophetic supplications of travel — mounting, the road, entering a town, and coming home — with translation.
Duas for your parents, living and passed away
What the Qur'an teaches us to say for parents, and what continues to reach them after death.
Qur'an
Surah al-Mulk: virtue, meaning and reciting it before sleep
The chapter of thirty verses that intercedes for the one who recites it — what it says, why it is tied to the night, and how to build the habit.
Ayatul Kursi: Arabic, meaning and when to recite it
The greatest ayah in the Qur'an — its text, translation, and the authentic reports about reciting it after salah and before sleep.
Surah al-Kahf on Friday: the virtue and how to read it
Why Muslims read Surah al-Kahf every Friday, what the reports actually say, and a practical way to finish it.
Surah Yaseen: meaning, themes and what is authentic about it
What Surah Yaseen contains, its central message, and an honest look at which reports about its virtue are established.
Ramadan and the seasons
Tahajjud during Ramadan
How Tahajjud, Taraweeh and Qiyam relate during Ramadan, and how to use the last ten nights.
The last ten nights of Ramadan
Laylat al-Qadr, i'tikaf, and how the Prophet ﷺ changed his nights when the last ten arrived.
Laylatul Qadr: the Night of Decree and how to seek it
Why one night is better than a thousand months, when to look for it in the last ten nights, and the short dua the Prophet ﷺ taught Aisha to say in it.
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