How to Perform Tahajjud Prayer: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide

Tahajjud Prayer is a prayer performed during the night after the Isha prayer and after waking up from sleep. It is also known as Qiamullail.

Intention (Niyyah)

أُصَلِّي سُنَّةَ التَّهَجُّدِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

Meaning: "I intend to pray two raka'at of the sunnah Tahajjud prayer for the sake of Allah Almighty."

Recitations in Tahajjud Prayer

First raka'at: Recite Surah al-Fatihah followed by any preferred surah.

Second raka'at: Recite Surah al-Fatihah followed by any preferred surah.

Supplication After Tahajjud Prayer

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ

Meaning: "O Allah, to You belongs all praise. You are the light of the heavens and the earth and everyone within them. To You belongs all praise; You are the sustainer of the heavens and the earth and everyone within them. To You belongs all praise; You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everyone within them. You are the Truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, Hellfire is true, and the Day of Judgment is true."

(Narrated by Ibn Majah from Abdullah Ibn Abbas)

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ، أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

Meaning: "O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, upon You I have relied, to You I have turned in repentance, with Your help I have striven, and to You I have taken judgment. So forgive me for what I have sent forth and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed. You are the One who brings forward and You are the One who delays. You are my God; there is no deity worthy of worship except You."

(Narrated by al-Bukhari [1120, 6317, 7385] and Muslim [769])