بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً
لَّكَ عَسَىٰ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا
‘And from [part of] the night, pray
with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will
resurrect you to a praised station” (Al-Isra`: 79)
This verse is a command of Allah Almighty
for Muslims to uphold the prayer on partially nights for get a praised station.
Scholars differed on the terms could be called Tahajud prayer, whether to sleep before or not.
The
opinions are:
1.
Tahajud
must sleep before
This is the opinion of Al-Rafi'- scholar of Shafi'i mazhab. In his
book As-Syarhul Kabir, he affirmed,
"Tahajud term for prayer is done after sleep. While the
prayers were done before sleep, not named tahajud. "
Having stated the above description, Ar-Rafi'i brought the history
of Kathir bin Abbas from Rasulullah`s friend Al-Hajjaj ibn Amr radi 'anhu,
“Between of you thought when
praying at night until dawn that he felt he had Tahajud. Tahajud is a prayer
done after sleeping, then praying after sleeping. this is the prayer of Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam”
Ibn Hajar in Al-Habir Talkhis said,
The sanad is hasan, there is narrator in the sanad named Abu Salih,
the scribe of Imam Al-Layth, This hadith is also narrated by At-Thabrani, with
sanad from Ibn Lahai'ah. And the second history is strengthened by a history of
previous lines.
2.
Tahajud
is not have to sleep before
Tahajud prayer is sunnah prayer which done after the evening
prayer, before sleep and after sleep. (Hasyiyah Ad-Dasuqi, 7/313).
Because tahajud means mujanabatul hajud (away from the bed). And
all night prayers can be called tahajud if done after waking up or at the time when
a lot of people are sleeping.
This is based from the words of the
Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam,
"Spread greetings, give food,
continue the relationship, and do the evening prayer when people are sleeping,
you will enter Paradise in peace." (HR. Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and classed as
saheeh Shu'aib Al-Arnauth)
Abu Bakr Ibn 'Arabi said,
On
tahajud meaning, there are three opinions: first, sleep and then pray then go
to sleep again, second, prayer after sleeping. Third, tahajud is after Isha
prayer. He commented about the first, that it is the understanding of scholars
tabi'in, which relies on a statement of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam,
sleep and then pray, then sleep, and then pray. While the most powerful idea in
Malikiyah is a second opinion. (Quoted from Al-Mausu'ah Al-fiqhiyah, 14/86)
Why we pray tahajud require after
waking up at night? Why if pray before
sleep? That's the power of Allah Almighty, that once studied by scientists
inside and abroad according to the theory of mind that people whose wake up in
the night the main brain waves his/her mind get in the Alpha and Theta waves.
These
explanations are:
Features
and Benefits of Alpha Conditions
1.
Part
of brain naturally synchronized.
2.
Mind
uninhibited, relaxed awareness, and dreamy mind.
3.
Allow
us to remember our dreams and meditative state.
4.
The
relationship between the conscious and the subconscious, the gateway to
meditation.
5.
Receives
auto-suggestion (hypnotic state).
6.
Improves
clarity benefit of creative visualization and sparks the imagination.
7.
Improves
memory, concentration and focus on learning.
Health
benefits includes:
1.
Reduces
anxiety
2.
Relieves
stress and depression
3.
Reduces
chronic pain
4.
Reduction
of high blood pressure
5.
Improving
athletic performance
6.
Increases
cerebral blood flow
7.
increases
motivation, energy, and happiness
Features
and benefits of the Theta brain waves:
1.
Improves
sense of inner peace and emotional stability
2.
Deep
relaxation
3.
Increases memory
4.
Heighten
intuition and inspiration
5.
Soothing
clutter your mind
6.
Increases
psychic abilities and a sense of spiritual connection
The
health benefits of Theta brain waves
1.
Physical
healing improved
2.
The
initial and more restful sleep
3.
Removing
the beneficial hormones associated with health and longevity
4.
Reduces
mental fatigue
5.
Reduces
anxiety and stress
From
Hadiths,
The Prophet said: "On the Day
of Judgment, people are driven out in
the field, then the angels shout 'Where
are the prayers Tahajud', only a few
have risen. Then they are allow to enter
Heaven without reckoning." (Bayhaqi).
He also says, "Whoever keeping
tahajud prayer in earnest, Allah gives him nine glories, the glories of the world
are five and four in the next.
Tahajud
glories in the world:
1.
Kept
away from the disaster;
2.
Signs
piety on his/her face;
3.
Will
beloved by the servant of Allah who are pious and respect human anyway;
4.
He
talks wisdom and dignity;
5.
Easy
to understand the religion of Allah.
Tahajud
glories in the day after:
1.
Rises
with a face full of light;
2.
Easy
time in reckoning;
3.
As
lightning passes shirot;
4.
Receiving
of deeds from the right.
The
question, ===è How about people whose suffer
insomnia/habitual sleeplessness
For
people whose suffer insomnia may do pray without sleep before and it`s still
mean do Qiyamul Lail, which has the great rewards.
Subhanallah,
May Allah inspires us and our families to pleasure Tahajud prayer with
fervently Aamiin
Reference: Ustadz Ammi Nur
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