Do you know what the night prayer is called? Everyone knows that Islamic worship can take on various forms, which directly depend on the time of its performance. Prayer is also modified according to the circumstances accompanying it and the events on the occasion of which it is performed.
The most noticeable difference in prayers is in the number of rak'ahs that they include, although most prayers consist of two rak'ahs. The only worship service that does not have the usual rak'ahs is called a funeral prayer service (Janaza). It is read standing, raising hands to the sun and saying between prayers-dua takbir.
Isha
The night prayer is called "isha". This is a four-time obligatory prayer, which begins to be read after sunset (with the departure of the evening dawn) and ends at dawn. Interesting, but many people believe that this service can be completed at midnight.
So, Isha is one of the five daily obligatory prayers. The night prayer time begins immediately after the completion of the Maghrib prayer and ends before the start of the morning Fajr prayer. In the Hanafi madhhab Isharead an hour and a half after the completion of the evening prayer service Maghrib.
The end of the service comes before the beginning of the reading of the morning prayer service. By the way, night prayer has auxiliary prayers. After reading the prayer-isha, it is recommended to perform an additional two-time worship service and namaz-witr.
Hadith
- Aisha told the story: “It so happened that the Messenger of Allah delayed the prayer of Isha until it was well past midnight. He then came out, prayed and said: “This is the authentic time for this prayer, but I am not afraid to burden my students.”
- The Messenger of Allah said: “If it were not painful for my community, then I would have ordered them to postpone the recitation of the Isha prayer until the first third of the night or until the middle of the night.”
- Jabir said: “Sometimes the Prophet was in a hurry with the night prayer, and sometimes he was slow with it. When he contemplated a multitude of people, he read a prayer service early. When people came late, he would postpone prayer.”
Night Prayer
And now let's try to consider in more detail the night prayer (al-isha) and the vitr prayer. When performing a night prayer, you must first say four rak'ahs of the sunnah, similar to the sunnah of the afternoon prayer. Then an iqamat is performed, and after four rak'ahs, a fard, similar to the fard of the midday worship. Next, the worshiper reads two rak'ahs of the Sunnah, similar to the Sunnah of the morning prayer. The difference between them can only be found in niyat.
Then three rak'ahs of the Witr prayer are performed. By the way, witr prayer is considered a wajib andconsists of three rak'ahs. It is read after the night prayer. In general, al-Fatiha and one more sura are performed in every rak'ah.
How is Witr prayer performed? First you need to perform niyat: “I bothered to perform the Witr prayer for the sake of Allah,” and then, after saying the takbir: “Allahu Akbar”, you need to get up to read the prayer. After performing two rak'ahs, as with the sunnah of the morning prayer, only "Attahiyat …" is read while sitting.
Then the worshiper says "Allahu Akbar" and gets up to perform the third rak'ah: now he reads "al-Fatiha" and another sura. Then the hands go down, rise to the ears and say the takbir: “Allahu akbar.”
Further, the one who prays, with his hands folded on his stomach, reads the dua “Kunut”. Then he lowers his hands and says "Allahu akbar", making a "hand". After the implementation of two soots, they read "Attahiyat …", "Salavat" and dua while sitting. Then say “salaam.”
In general, there are special schemes for performing rak'ahs of night prayer for both women and men.
How does a Muslim woman read namaz?
Where should a night woman start praying? As a rule, they first find out what prayer is and why it should be performed. In general, prayer is one of the five Islamic pillars. Every Muslim and Muslim woman must read it. This divine service purifies the soul of a person, kindles the heart of the believer and ex alts him before Holy Allah. It is through this sacred prayer that man's worship of the Almighty is expressed.
Only during prayer can people communicate with Allah in person. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)He said about this prayer as follows: “Namaz is the pillar of religion. Whoever ignores him destroys his faith.” The one who performs prayer cleanses his soul from everything sinful and vicious.
In general, for a woman, Muslim prayer is an inseparable part of her worship of God. Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked his companions the question: “Will dirt remain on your body if you bathe five times in the river that flows in front of your hut?” They replied: “O Messenger of God, our body will be clean and no dirt will remain!”
To this the Prophet said: "This is an example of the five prayers that Muslims read: thanks to them, Allah washes away sins, as this water cleanses the body of dirt." Prayer will be a key moment in the calculation of human accomplishments on the Day of Judgment, because in relation to the believer to the Muslim prayer service, his actions on earth will also be judged.
Night prayer for women is the same obligatory prayer as for men. Many Muslim women are afraid to read a prayer service, as they do not know how to perform it. But such a nuance should not serve as an obstacle to the fulfillment of the believer of her obligations to Allah. After all, if a woman refuses to pray, she loses not only a divine reward, but also peace of mind, family peace and the opportunity to raise kids in the Islamic faith.
How to do night prayer for a woman? First, she must memorize the number of required prayers and know how many rak'ahs they consist of. A Muslim woman needs to understand that every prayercomposed of nafl prayer, sunnah prayer and fard prayer. Interestingly, for Muslims, performing fard prayers is an obligatory action.
What is rak'ah? This is the order of manipulations and words in prayer. One rak'ah consists of a single bow (hand) and two saj (earth bows). To perform these prayers, a novice woman must very quickly memorize the dua and suras that are read in prayer, master all the steps and procedures.
A Muslim woman must remember how to do ghusl and wudu correctly, learn at least three surahs from the Koran and surah Fatih, a few duas.
To properly learn how to pray, a woman can seek help from relatives or her husband. She can also study various educational videos and books. A good teacher will tell you in detail the sequence of actions, at what point the suras and duas are read, how to properly position the body during the saj or the hand.
After all, even Allama Abdul-Hai al-Luknavi wrote that "many actions of Muslim women during worship differ from the manipulations of men."
Tahajjud
And now let's study the tahajjud prayer. This is a night prayer, which is read in a certain part of the night, in the intervals between the yatsa (isha) prayer and the morning prayer. This prayer has its own characteristics: after yatsa, you must definitely sleep for several hours and only then, upon waking up, perform this prayer.
By the way, tahajjud is in the group of additional prayers. For every believer (mummin), this worship service is a sunnah muakkad. BUTworship of the Lord is considered an indispensable prayer. The Messenger broadcasts like this: “The prayer of tahajjud is the most good, important and useful after the necessary fivefold worship.”
However, for the Messenger of Muhammad himself, the night prayer was indispensable. Allah says this: “Wake up at a certain part of the night and perform a prayer. Perhaps your Lord will raise you to an honorable heavenly place.”
This prayer is performed in the same way as others, two rak'ahs each. You can read suras here both silently and aloud.
Night Treasure
And yet, what is the name of the night prayer? Usually the tahajjud prayer is called the night treasure. Interestingly, in the book "Havi Qudsi" it is written: "The smallest number of rak'ahs in tahajjud prayer is two, and the largest is eight rak'ahs." And in the works "Javkhara" and "Marakil Falah" it is written: "The smallest number of rak'ahs in night prayer is eight. Here you can choose as you wish.”
Tahajjud Prayer Times
So, let's take a closer look at the night prayer. How long does it need to be done? It is known that the second half of the night (before the morning sunrise) is considered the best time to read the Tahajjud prayer. And during the final third of the night, the Omnipresent Allah receives a dua and proclaims: “Who dares to ask Me (for something) so that I grant him this? Who will pray for My forgiveness so that I have mercy on him?”
But if someone is not able to wake up during this part of the night, he can read the night prayer (tahajjud) at any time after the completion of isha-prayer (night prayer). The Messenger of Allah said: “Everything that happens after ish is called night (considered tahajjud).”
If a believer is not sure about what can wake up at night, he should perform Witr before going to bed. At the same time, if he nevertheless got up at night, he can read tahajjud, but there is no need to repeat Witr here.
In general, the onset of Ramadan provides a great opportunity for the wonderful sunnah of our adored Mentor to be firmly entrenched in everyone's life.
Dignity of tahajjud prayer
So, we studied the time of the night prayer thoroughly. Consider now its merits. The Quran says: “They separate their sides from the couches, crying out with fear and hope to their Lord. They consume from what We have given them. No man knows what delights for the eyes are hidden for them in the form of gifts for what they have done.”
It is known that the Messenger of Allah constantly performed nafl prayer (tahajjud) late at night. Mrs. Aisha said: “Do not leave the night prayer, because even the Messenger of Allah never left him. Even in case of weakness or illness, he performed it while sitting.”
It is known that the Messenger of Allah inspired the ummah to perform tahajjud. The faqihs have determined that tahajjud is the most significant of all nafl prayers.
The Prophet called: “Rise up to pray at night! After all, this is indeed the custom of the righteous ancient people, which will allow you to get closer to Allah, keep you from sin, atone for your small sins.”
Prophetalso said: “May Allah have mercy on the man who woke up at night and performed prayer, and then began to wake his wife. But if she refused, he sprinkled her with water. May Allah have mercy on that woman who, having woken up at night, prayed, and then woke up her husband and asked him to pray. But if he refuses, his wife must sprinkle water!”
Nine blessings
And Umar bin Khattab said that the Prophet said: “Whoever performs prayer in an ideal way at night, Allah will endow him with nine blessings - four in akhira and five in worldly life.”
You must memorize the five blessings that exist in worldly life:
- Allah will protect from troubles.
- The trace of submission to the Creator will appear on the face of a Muslim.
- He will be loved by all people and the hearts of the righteous.
- Wisdom will come from his tongue.
- Allah will give him understanding, turn him into a sage.
It is also necessary to know the four blessings that will be granted in the akhirah:
- Muslim will be resurrected and his face will be illuminated with light.
- Report on the Day of Judgment will be made easier for him.
- He, like a flash of lightning, will pass through the Sirat Bridge.
- On the Day of Judgment the Book of Deeds will be given to him in his right hand.
Muslim hygiene in prayer
And how to read the night prayer to a woman? Muslim women are required to be very careful about this prayer, especially during the onset and end of the menstrual cycle. In order to prevent prayer from becoming a duty, first of all, you need to know the time for the performance of all worship services. Today everyone has the opportunitypurchase hours and schedule of prayers (ruznam).
In general, the beginning of prayers can be determined by the azan. The end of the prayer time can be clarified in this way: the beginning of the time of the lunch prayer before the moment of the afternoon prayer comes is the time of the lunch service, before the evening adhan is the time of the prayer service performed after dinner. With the onset of the time of evening prayer until the night - this is the time of evening worship. After the night prayer comes the night time, which ends at dawn. And from dawn to sunrise is the time for morning prayers.
So, if the time of the dinner prayer comes at 12 o'clock, and the afternoon prayer at 15 o'clock, then the period of the dinner prayer is called three hours. It is known that if the length of the day and night changes, the time of prayers also changes, as indicated by the Ruznam.
After a woman has studied and learned the time of prayers, she should follow the beginning and end of her menstrual cycle.
Start cycle
So, how to read a night prayer to a woman, and everyone else at the beginning of the cycle? Let's assume that the dinner service starts at 12 o'clock. If a Muslim woman after this moment after five minutes (actually at the beginning of the prayer time) begins her period, then after she is cleansed, she is obliged to refund this prayer.
This is interpreted as follows: at the moment the prayer begins, a woman immediately, having performed only the most important (fard) small ablution and, after reading the prayer, having performed short suras after Al-Fatiha and without stretching her hand and judgment, could perform fard. All these actions are performed only duringfive minutes. A Muslim woman who did not take advantage of this time, but had the opportunity to do so, is obliged to reimburse the prayer.
Many have already figured out how to perform night prayers, other types of prayers. But one cannot conclude that if a Muslim woman did not pray immediately, as soon as the time came, this would be considered a sin. A woman, like a man, has the right to slightly postpone the moment of performing prayer. However, if she had the opportunity to read the prayer in that short time and did not read it, after cleansing she must repay the debt.
Ending cycle
So, we have studied the night prayer in the most detail. We also named it. But let's look at the purification of a woman and the procedure for performing prayer by her at this moment. Let's take the dinner prayer as an example. It is known that the lunchtime prayer ends at three o'clock in the afternoon. If a Muslim woman cleanses herself before the end of the lunch period, and she has minutes left for which she can say “Allahu Akbar” before the afternoon azan, she must compensate for the lunch prayer. After all, the believer remained in purity, even if only a minute before this service.
The question arises: how does a woman determine the cessation of menstruation? She must be very attentive on the days when her cycle ends. Having cleansed herself, she should immediately bathe and perform prayer before the deadline has expired.
If a believer, having the opportunity, did not rush to pray, then she will sin in the same way as if she misses the fard. One should not be ashamed to perform a full ablution. At any convenientIn case you need to swim and read the prayer. To achieve this goal, you can endure a little cold in order to fulfill the fard in time.
Perhaps with the help of this article, readers will be able to understand the rules for performing night prayers.
