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During
the night
From sunset until dawn (Subh-o-Sadiq) is called
night, whatever is recited in this duration will be regarded as reciting
during the night. For example, if any incantation is recited after
Maghrib, it would be regarded as being recited during the night. If
possible, recite the following during the night:
(1)
Sura Mulk: This Sura is
for pardon from the punishment of the grave.
(Jame' Tirmizi, Hadith
2899, V4, P407)
(2)
Sura Yaseen: This Sura is
for forgiveness.
(Shu'ubul Imaan, Hadith 2485, V2, P479)
(3)
Sura Waqi'ah: This Sura
is for protection from starvation.
(Shu'ubul Imaan, Hadith
2497, V2, P491)
(4)
Sura Dukhan: One would
get up in the morning in such a state that 70,000 Angels would be asking
for forgiveness on his behalf.
(Jame' Tirmizi, Hadith
2897, V4, P406)
Incantations to be recited before sleeping
(1)
If one recites
Aya-tul-Kursi once, an Angel would be appointed from Allah
to guard him and Satan would
not be able to get near him in the night.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith
2311, V3, P88). The house in which
Aya-tul-Kursi is recited and the neighbouring houses would be protected
from thieves and Jinn/Aasaib (evil spirits) would not enter those
houses. (Al
Wazeefa-tul-Kareema, P19)
(2)
One who recites
Tasbih-e-Fatima
will wake up as a
happy person and there are numerous other benefits.
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2728,
V2, P351)
(3)
Sura Fatiha and Sura
Ikhlaas once.
(Reported by Bazaz, Ref: Hisn Haseen, P36)
(4)
From the beginning of
Sura Baqarah until
and then from
 till the end of the
Sura. (Shu'ubul
Imaan, Hadith 2413, V2, P464)
(5)
The last verses of Sura
Kahf from
until the end of the Sura. If one recites these
verses with the intention of getting up from sleep during the day or
night he would get up at the intended time. (In'shaa-Allah
).
(Darimi, Hadith 3406, V2 ,
P335)
(6)
One should spread the
palms of both hands, recite Sura Ikhlaas three times and blow on them.
Then rub the hands on the head, face, chest, back and front up to where
the hands can reach. He should repeat it a second and third time.
In'shaa-Allah
he would be protected from
every tragedy.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 6319, V7, P192)
(7)
At the end of the entire
incantations, one should recite Sura Kafiroon. If there is a need to
talk with someone, one may talk but then recite the same Sura after
that. He would die while reciting the same Sura. (In'shaa-Allah
)
(Al Wazeefa-tul-Kareema,
P18)
What to
recite after waking up
The reader of this would
get up on the Day of Judgement whilst praising Allah
.
(In'shaa-Allah
)
(Sahih
Bukhari, Hadith 6312, V7, P190)
Tahajjud
One should sleep after performing Salaa-tul-Isha and
whenever he gets up before dawn, he should make Wudhu and perform at
least 2 rak'at. This will be Tahajjud. It is Sunnah to perform 8 rak'at
and the method of pious people is 12 rak'at. One has the choice to
recite the Qur'an in Tahajjud from wherever he finds it easy. If one
knows the complete Qur'an by heart, he should finish the Qur'an in
Tahajjud in a minimum period of 3 days and a maximum in 40 days. If one
desires, he can recite Sura Ikhlaas three times in every rak'at. This
way, he will get the reward of finishing the Qur'an in each rak'at.
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