The Prophet’s Tahajjud Prayer *. Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî, former professor at al-Imâm University in Riyadh *. Sun, 07/28/2013 It is the middle of the night, or maybe a little before that time or a little thereafter. The Prophet wakes up. He sits in bed and wipes the sleep from his eyes. He picks up his tooth stick and brushes his teeth. He then turns his gaze to the heavens and availshimself of the peace and quiet at night to meditate on Allah’s greatness and how it manifests itself in the majesty of His Creation. He recites a ten-verse passage fromĀl `Imrānwhich begins with words: “Verily in the creation of the heavens and Earth,and in the alternation of night and day are signs for those who understand.” He stands up and takes a water skin down from where it hangs on the wall. He opens it and poursout some water into a large cup. He uses this to perform ablutions for prayer. He does not use much water for his ablutions, though he completes them thoroughly. Before he commences with the late night Tahajjud prayer, he sometimes engages in the glorification of his Lord with the recitation of a number of remembrances. This prepares his mind for prayer. `Ā’ishah gives us an account of the things he says: When Allah’s Messenger got up at night to pray, he usedto extol Allah’s greatness ten times then praise him ten times. Then he would say the words “Glory and praise be to Allah” ten times. Then he would say “Glory be to the Holy King” ten times. Then he would ask Allah for forgiveness ten times.Then he would say “There is no God but Allah” ten times. He would conclude by saying: “O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the tribulations of this worldly life andthe tribulations of the Day of Resurrection.” Then he would commence to pray
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