Tahajjud ki namaz — waqt, rakat aur fazilat
Last reviewed: 5 November 2026
Tahajjud raat ki woh nafl namaz hai jo sone ke baad uth kar padhi jaati hai. Quran mein Allah ne Nabi ﷺ se farmaya: "Aur raat ke kuch hisse mein Tahajjud padho, yeh tumhare liye zaa'id (nafl) hai; ummeed hai ke tumhara Rab tumhein Maqaam-e-Mahmood par khada kare." — Surah Al-Isra 17:79
1. Fazilat
- Rasoolullah ﷺ ne farmaya: "Farz namaz ke baad sab se afzal namaz raat ki namaz hai." — Sahih Muslim 1163a
- "Hamara Rab har raat, jab raat ka aakhri tihai hissa baaqi rehta hai, aasman-e-duniya par nuzool farmata hai aur kehta hai: kaun hai jo Mujh se dua kare ke main qubool karoon? Kaun hai jo Mujh se maange ke main doon? Kaun hai jo Mujh se maafi maange ke main use maaf karoon?" — Sahih al-Bukhari 1145
- Surah Al-Muzzammil ki shuruaati aayaton mein bhi raat ke qiyaam ka zikr hai. — Surah Al-Muzzammil 73:1–4
2. Waqt kab hai?
- Tahajjud ka waqt Isha ke baad shuru hota hai aur Fajr (subah sadiq) tak rehta hai. Hanafi aur aksar ulama ke nazdeek "tahajjud" ke liye thoda so kar uthna behtar hai.
- Sab se behtar waqt: raat ka aakhri tihai hissa (upar wali hadith).
- Aakhri tihai kaise nikalein: Maghrib se Fajr tak ka kul waqt lein, use 3 se taqseem karein, aur Fajr se utna waqt peeche jaayein. Misaal: Maghrib 5:30 pm aur Fajr 5:00 am ho to raat 11.5 ghante; tihai lagbhag 3 ghante 50 minute; aakhri tihai lagbhag 1:10 am se. Apne shehar ke Maghrib aur Fajr Namaz timings mein dekhein.
3. Kitni rakat?
Hazrat Aisha (RA) farmati hain ke Nabi ﷺ Ramadan ho ya koi aur mahina, (raat ki namaz) gyarah rakat se zyada nahi padhte the: chaar, phir chaar, phir teen. — Sahih al-Bukhari 1147
- Kam se kam 2 rakat; aam taur par 2-2 kar ke 8 rakat, phir Witr.
- Tadaad ki koi sakht had nahi; jitna aasaani se ho sake utna padhein, lekin paabandi rakhein.
- Agar Witr Isha ke saath nahi padhi, to Tahajjud ke baad aakhir mein padhein. Dekhein Witr ka tareeqa.
4. Padhne ka tareeqa
Har do rakat aam nafl namaz ki tarah: niyat, takbeer, Sana, Fatiha, koi surah, ruku, sajde, qa'da aur salam. Lambi qir'at aur lambe sajde behtar hain. Namaz ke baad dua aur istighfar ka khaas waqt hai.
5. Aam sawal
Kya bina soye Tahajjud ho jaati hai? Isha ke baad padhi gayi nafl raat ki namaz (qiyaam-ul-lail) mein shamil hai aur sawab hai; bahut se ulama "Tahajjud" naam ke liye sone ke baad uthne ki shart lagate hain.
Roz na uth saka to? Tahajjud nafl hai; chhoot jaaye to gunah nahi. Thodi magar mustaqil ibadat behtar hai.
Zaroori: Yeh aam rehnumai hai. Apne maamle ke liye kisi mustanad aalim se poochhein.