What does Tahajjud mean?
Voluntary prayer in the depth of the night, after sleeping.
Tahajjud explained
Tahajjud is prayed after waking from sleep, in the last third of the night by preference, when Allah descends to the lowest heaven and asks who is calling on Him so that He may answer. The Quran describes its people as those whose sides forsake their beds.
Related terms
- Witrوِتْر
The odd-numbered prayer that closes the night prayers, most often one or three rak'ah.
- Qiyamقِيَام
Standing in prayer; also the night prayers of Ramadan and beyond.
- Fajrفَجْر
The dawn prayer, two rak'ah, prayed before sunrise.
- Du'aدُعَاء
Supplication: calling on Allah directly, in any language, for anything.
Questions about Tahajjud
What does Tahajjud mean?
Tahajjud (تَهَجُّد, Tahajjud) means: Voluntary prayer in the depth of the night, after sleeping.
How is Tahajjud written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written تَهَجُّد and pronounced Tahajjud. It is also spelled Qiyam al-Layl.
Where does Tahajjud come from in the Quran or hadith?
Tahajjud is prayed after waking from sleep, in the last third of the night by preference, when Allah descends to the lowest heaven and asks who is calling on Him so that He may answer. The Quran describes its people as those whose sides forsake their beds. Source: Al-Isra 17:79; As-Sajdah 32:16; Sahih al-Bukhari 1145.
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