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Night vigil prayer before sleep. And: The difference between night worship (qiyam al-layl) and

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Night vigil prayer before sleep. And: The difference between night worship (qiyam al-layl) and night vigil (tahajjud)

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate

Voluntary (nafl) prayer at night (qiyam al-layl) is more virtuous than voluntary prayer during the day. ‘Night prayer’ is any prayer performed after Isha time.

However, the full reward mentioned in the Qur’anic verses and Prophetic hadiths refers to worship that was preceded by sleep. This is also understood from the very linguistic meaning of ‘tahajjud’ (night vigil), which is to struggle rid oneself of sleep. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, quoting Ibn Amir Haajj’s Halba]

Faraz Rabbani

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