HOW TO PRAY SALATUT TAHAJJUD IN ENGLISH - The time for Salatut TAHAJJUD begins after midnight until the time for Salatul Fajr (morning prayers). The

HOW TO PRAY SALATUT TAHAJJUD IN ENGLISH

Tt consists of a total of 11 raka'ts, divided into the following prayers:

1. Nefilah of Layl: 8 rakats (4 x 2 raka'ats)

2. Salatush Shafa: 2 rakdats

3. Salat ul Witr: 1 rakaat

The time for Salatut TAHAJJUD begins after midnight until the time for Salatul Fajr (morning prayers). The best time for it is just before Fajr Salao. Salatut Tahajjud is so important that even if you cannot reciter all 11 raka'ts, then recite only one rakat of Salatul Witr. Method

1. Nafilah of Layl

The 8 rakaats of Nafilah are divided into four prayers of two raka's each just like Salatul Fajr. With the niyya of Salatul Layl. It is recommended to recite Suratul Kafirun after Suratul Fatiha in the first 2 rakats. In the other six recite any small sura or even leave out the sura after Suratul Fatiha. For Qunoot you can recite salawat or ‘the recommended duas.

2. Salat al-Shaf'a

Two rakats with Suratun Naas I the first rakat after Suratul Fatiha ‘and Suratul Falaq in the second rakat after Suratul Fatiha, There is 1o qunoot in Salatus Shafa.

3 salatul Witr

One rakat with Suratul Tkhlas 3x, Suratul Falag 1x, and Suratun Naas 1x after Suratul Fatiha. Then raise your hands for qunoot and recite:

QUNOOT OF SALATUL WITR

(You can hold a book and/or tasbee in a mustahab salaa)

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

لآ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ الْحَلِيْمُ الْكَرِيْمُ لآ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيْمُ

سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ رَبِّ الاَرْضِيْنَ السَّبْعِ

وَ مَا فِيْهِنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَ مَا فَوْقَهُنَّ وَ مَا تَحْتَهُنَّ

رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَ سَلاَمٌ عَلى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ وَ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

There is no god except Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous There is o god except Allch, the High the Almighty Glory be to Allah, 

Rabb of the seven heavens and Rabb of the seven earths and whatever-is in them, and between them and above. them and below them, Rabb of the Mighty Throne and peace be on the Messengers.

All praise is for Allah Rab of the worlds.

0 Allah bless Muhammad and his pure family.

Recite 70 x

اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ

T seek forgiveness of Allah my Rabb and T turn to Him

Ask for the forgiveness of forty believers who have died or are living, by saying 40x followed by the name of the person:

َللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِ   o Allak, forgive.........

Or say

اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

0 Allch forgive all believers, male and female.

Then say:

 

َسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ الَّذِي لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لِجَمِيْعِ ظُلْمِي وَ

جُرْمِي وَ اِسْرَافِي عَلى نَفْسِي وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ

T seek forgiveness of Allah, He who there is no god but He, the Ever living, the subsisting, from all my oppressions and my sins and my excesses on my soul, and I turn (repentant) to Him 

Repeat 7x:

هذَا مَقَامُ الْعَآئِذِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

BTINE R A TN

This is the position of one who seeks refuge in You from the fire

Say 300x

اَلْعَفْوَ

(T ask for Your) pardon

Then say:

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ ارْحَمْنِي وَ تُبْ عَلَيَّ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ

My Rabb, forgive me and have mercy on me, and turn to me Surely You are the Oft-returning, the Merciful

Complete the rakat with rukoo, sujood, tashahhud and salaam and recite a tasbee of Sayyida Fatima Zahra (A.S.)