| Tahajjud | |
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| Official name | صَلَاةُ الْتَهَجُّد |
| Also called | Night supererogatory prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | A Muslim prayer offered to God after Isha prayer. |
| Observances | Sunnah prayers |
| Begins | After a night's sleep |
| Ends | Fajr prayer |
| Frequency | 2 to 12 rakah with witr or as much as you can but minimum is 2 rakah. |
| Related to | Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam |
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Tahajjud, (Arabic: تَهَجُّد) also known as the "night prayer" or "Qiyam-u-lail", is a voluntary prayer performed by followers of Islam. It is not one of the five obligatory prayers required of all Muslims, although the Islamic prophet Muhammad was recorded as performing the tahajjud prayer regularly himself and encouraging his companions. The Tahajjud prayer is usually performed in the last third of the night.