IT IS NOT COMPULSORY

I used this phrase as the heading of this message becaue,,, this is the EXACT phrase iblis/shaytan is using to confuse 97% of ummah (Muslims) about standing to pray at night (Tahajjud).

Alhamdulillah for the gift of our beloved prophet Muhammad SAW... He was instructed by Allah SWA to revive some parts in the night to observe prayers and recite Qur'an. (Suratul muzammil).

If the prophet Muhammad SAW who is not committing any SIN is instructed to observe night prayers,, what about ME and YOU???.

Majority of ummah (Muslims) today believe that,, observing 5 obligatory prayers daily is OK, and they don't need to sacrifice FEW MINUTES AT NIGHT everyday to worship Allah SWA (while others are sleeping)... BUT, who told u that, ur 5 daily obligatory prayers {{filled with distractions}} is Ok/accepted???
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There is difference between continuous assessment and examination. Yes, I know this.

Ur 5 daily obligatory prayers is EXAMINATION and Tahajjud (night prayers) is CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT.

Q U E S T I O N

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How many students will pass examination with good grade without the help of continuous assessment???

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I will like us to reflect on the following verses from the glorious Qur'an::--

ﺑِﺴْﻢِ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤـَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢِ

Suratul Al-Muzzammil (Folded in Garments)

ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺰَّﻣِّﻞُ

O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW)!

ﻗُﻢِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴْﻞَ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻠًﺎ

Stand (to pray) all night, except a little.

ﻧِﺼْﻔَﻪُ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻧﻘُﺺْ ﻣِﻨْﻪُ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻠًﺎ

Half of it - or subtract from it a little

ﺃَﻭْ ﺯِﺩْ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺭَﺗِّﻞِ ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮْﺁﻥَ ﺗَﺮْﺗِﻴﻠًﺎ

Or a little more; and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and style.
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In another verse, Allah says::--

ﺗَﺘَﺠَﺎﻓَﻰ ﺟُﻨُﻮﺑُﻬُﻢْ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻀَﺎﺟِﻊِ ﻳَﺪْﻋُﻮﻥَ ﺭَﺑَّﻬُﻢْ ﺧَﻮْﻓﺎً ﻭَﻃَﻤَﻌﺎً ﻭَﻣِﻤَّﺎ
ﺭَﺯَﻗْﻨَـﻬُﻢْ ﻳُﻨﻔِﻘُﻮﻥَ

Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend out of what We have bestowed on them
(32:16).
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In another verse,Allah said::--

ﻭَﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟَّﻴْﻞِ ﻓَﺘَﻬَﺠَّﺪْ ﺑِﻪِ ﻧَﺎﻓِﻠَﺔً ﻟَّﻚَ ﻋَﺴَﻰ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﺒْﻌَﺜَﻚَ ﺭَﺑُّﻚَ ﻣَﻘَﺎﻣﺎً
ﻣَّﺤْﻤُﻮﺩًﺍ

And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an), as an additional prayer for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.
(17:79)
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If the prophet Muhammad SAW who is not committing SINS is instructed to be standing up at night to pray,,, then, ME & U should take it as more serious as people tagged it... NOT COMPULSORY. {{Nawafil/voluntary}}.
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TIPS TO SUCCEED

-- Strike a deal between ur heart and soul to be waking up every night to pray Tahajjud. Even if it is going to be JUST 20minutes. This is not too much to be given.

-- Set Alarm to be waking you up everyday for Tahajjud.

-- Make it a HABIT to be waking up everyday for Tahajjud. Allah SWA love CONSISTENCY in any act of IBADAH. So do it everyday.

-- If it is 20minutes u will be able to spend every night to worship Allah SWA, and u will maintain it for a long time, may be 2years without missing out one night,,, it is better. Allah SWA is interested in consistency.

-- U can always go back to sleep each time u are done with Tahajjud b4 subhi/fajr prayer time. This will enable u to GAIN strength b4 fajr/subhi prayer.

-- Incase of health condition,,, if u can not pray Tahajjud standing, pray sitting. If u can not perform ablution, do Tayyamam (dry ablution)... Atleast, u should not allow any reason to CUT YOU OFF from the benefits and rewards of standing at night for Tahajjud.

-- Do Tahajjud JUST to please Allah SWA.
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سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك

DON'T FORGET TO RESTEEM THIS FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH