*Tahajjud, The Night Vigil Prayer*


Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, ""“The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer.”""
*_[Muslim]_*
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Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and
companions) was asked, ""“What prayer is most virtuous, after the obligatory prayers?”"" He said, “Prayer in the depths of the night.”
*_[Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah]_*
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Abd Allah ibn Salam (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family,
and companions) said, ""“O people! Spread the Salams, feed others, maintain family ties, and pray at night when others sleep and you will enter Heaven safely.”""
*_[Tirmidhi, Hakim]_*
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Abu Umama al-Bahili (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, ""“Hold fast to night prayer, for it was the way of the righteous before you, a way of drawing closer to your Lord, an expiation for wrong deeds, and a shield from sin.”""
*_[Tirmidhi, and others]_* In some narrations, there is an addition, “And it repels sickness from the body.”
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Ibn Mas`ud (Allah be pleased with him) said, ""“The virtues of night prayer over day prayer is like the virtue of secret charity over open charity.”""
*_[Tabarani]_*
The scholars explain that this refers to voluntary prayers.


Hasan [al-Basri] said,
_‘It used to be that a person would have guests staying over and he would pray at night without his guests knowing…’_
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It is recommended to start the night vigil with two short rakats, because of the hadith of..

Abu Hurayra that tge Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, ""“It you get up for night prayer, start with two short rakats.”""
*_[Muslim, Ahmad, Abu Dawud]_*



```Supplications in the depths of the night are answered,``` as the hadiths have mentioned...

Ibn Mas`ud (Allah be pleased with him) was asked, ‘I cannot pray at night.’ He said, ‘Your sins have prevented you.’ And Allah alone gives success.
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*Sources:*
"In the Early Hours" by Khurram Murad chapter two
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"Riyad-us-Saliheen" Book Eight Chapter 212
www.themodernreligion.com/basic/pray/qiyam-ul-layl.html