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What are the benefits of performing Tahajjud Salaah?

Published as Virtues Of Performing Tahajjud Salaah

· 22 Ramadan 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What are the benefits of performing Tahajjud Salaah?

Answer

In is recorded in a narration of Musnad-e-Ahmad that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam is reported to have said:

“Hold firm onto Tahajjud Salaah for verily this has been the practice of the pious before you, and verily Tahjjud Salaah is a means of gaining close proximity to Allah Ta’Ala, a means of expiation of sins and a means of preventing you from sins, and a means of removing illnesses from the body.”

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن بلال رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : عليكم بقيام الليل فإنه دأب الصالحين قبلكم وإن قيام الليل قربة إلى الله وتكفير للسيئات ومنهاة عن الإم ومطردة للداء عن الجسد

(رواه احمد)

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