Guidelines

When a person gets aware the reality, meanings, consequences, role, definition, significance and the importance of Qiyamullail, now it is time for him/her to learn the etiquettes to perform Qiyamul lail.

After knowing everything aforementioned about Qyam ul Layl, sharia requires from an aware person to exclude some action accordance with the knowledge he/she had, because in Islam, learning Islam doesn’t mean just learning, but to do action. Islam guides use the objective of learning something is to do action, not knowledge for the sake of knowledge.

Therefore, after you have learn the significance, meaning and the important role of Qiyamul lail in accordance with Quran and the Sunnah of prophet SAWW, it is imperative for you now to follow the Sunnah and the etiquettes of Prophet Muhammad SAWW in performing Qiyamullail, because the best of the example to be follow for us is beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAWW.

Performing any form of deeds (‘ibadah) like Qiyamullail (Praying at night) is to do it the way it’s authentically known, that Prophet Muhammad SAWW did it. Doing so strengthens our link and relationship with Aqeeda and Prophet SAWW, as part of his Ummah.

Below we are giving some guidelines from the Sunnah of Prophet SAWW on how to Qiyamullail.


 

How to Perform Qiyamullail?

By observing the Sunnah and way of the Prophet Muhammad Rasool Allah SAWW, we can see that Prophet SAWW used to pray Qiyamul lail in pairs of Raka’ahs; two Raka’ahs, after another. And he SAWW carries on performing pair and ends the pairs with an odd number of his SAWW qiyam ul layl.

As a hadith narrated by Abdullah Ibn Umar R.A and authenticated by Imam Muslim,

“Rasulullah s.a.w. performed the night prayer in pairs (two Raka’ahs after another) and ended it with an odd number by observing one Raka’ah (as witr).

This is the method to perform Qiyamullail (Standing for the prayer at night) authenticated by the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAWW. In our coming articles, we shall explain more about Qiyamullail like how many Raka’ahs can be done during one night for Qiyamul lail etc.

Last Updated: 21/7/2015