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EPISODE 5️⃣ – THIRD CHARACTERISTIC: THEY ARE DILIGENT AND CONSISTENT IN THEIR TAHAJJUD
وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا
And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]
[Sura Al-Furqan, 25:64]
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This ayah tells us the third beautiful characteristic of Ibad-ur Rahman: they are dedicated, consistent and diligent in their night prayers i.e. Tahajjud. They love to wake up for Tahajjud for nothing else but for the pleasure of Allaah. They will do their absolutely very best to never miss Tahajjud.
As Allaah says in the Qur’an:
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ▪وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
They used to sleep but little of the night, And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
[Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:17-18]
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ
Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Rabb in fear and hope and from what We have provided them, they spend.
[Surah As-Sajdah 32:16]
There is hardly a night that would pass by that Ibad-ur Rahman do not pray to Allaah even if it’s just a little part of the night. They will forsake their sleep and comfortable beds just to seek the pleasure of Allaah, invoking Him in fear of punishment, hoping for His reward, and seeking His forgiveness right before dawn.
What is the difference between Tahajjud and Qiyamul-Layl?
Linguistically, Qiyam means to stand. Therefore Qiyamul-Layl means to stand in the night, and it was understood by the ulama’ that it also includes all types of worship performed throughout the night.
Tahajjud comes from the word Hujood which linguistically means doing the opposite of something. So in essence it means going to sleep, and then doing the opposite by waking up. Therefore Tahajjud means waking up after sleeping and it became a name for prayer, because a person wakes up for it.
To be continued… إن شاء الله
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