Tahajjud (تهجُّد, فَتَهَجَّدْ)

The Night Salat

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَكَ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا {79}

And from the night, so keep vigil by it, an optional (Salat) of yours, perhaps your Lord will Raise you to a Praiseworthy position [17:79]

ابن بابويه، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد (رضي الله عنه)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن الحسن الصفار، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن علي بن الحكم، عن عثمان بن عبد الملك، عن أبي بكر، قال: قال لي أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): «أ تدري لأي شي‏ء وضع التطوع؟» قلت: لا أدري، جعلت فداك. قال: «إنه تطوع لكم، و نافلة للأنبياء، أو تدري لم وضع التطوع؟». [قلت: لا أدري جعلت فداك.]

Ibn Babuwayh said, ‘It was narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Ahmad Bin Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Al Saffar, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Usman Bin Abdul Malik, from Abu Bakr who said,

‘Abu Ja’far said to me: ‘Do you know for which thing (reason) has the voluntary (Salat) been Placed?’ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you-asws! I do not know’. ‘It is voluntary for you all and an option for the Prophets-as. Or, do you know why the voluntary (Salats) have been Placed?’ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you-asws! I do not know’.

قال: «لأنه إن كان في الفريضة نقص صبت النافلة على الفريضة حتى تتم، إن الله عز و جل يقول لنبيه (صلى الله عليه و آله): وَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نافِلَةً لَكَ

He-asws said: ‘Because if there was a deficiency from the Obligatory (Salats), the optional ones would be used to fulfil upon the Obligatory until it would be complete. Allah-azwj Mighty and the Majestic is Saying to His-azwj Prophet-saww: And from the night, so keep vigil by it, an optional (Salat) of yours, perhaps your Lord will Raise you to a Praiseworthy position [17:79]’’.[1]


[1] علل الشرائع 2: 327/ 1. (1) في المصدر: نقصان قضيت، و في «ط»: فصبّ

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