Tahajud is a sunnah prayer that is done after sleeping in the last third of the night. There is no limit to praying the midnight prayer, but at least two cycles.
The primacy of the midnight prayer is believed to be able to increase the degree or position of the person performing it. This is explained in the letter Al-Isra verse 79:
وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهٖ نَافِلَةً لَّكَۖ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْم ُوْدًا
Meaning: "And on some nights, do the midnight prayer as an additional worship for you; may your Lord raise you to a commendable place.”
For Migrant Friends who are living a challenging life in an overseas country, the Tahajud prayer can be used as a suggestion to pour out your heart's content (confine) to Allah SWT. At the same time, submit all requests for the good of yourself and loved ones in your hometown.
The following is the reading of the prayer after midnight, complete with Arabic, Latin and their meanings.
اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْتَ مَالِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْتَ نُوْرُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاءُكَ حَقٌّ وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّوْنَ حَقٌّ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ
??? َمْتُ فَاغْفِرْلِيْ مَاقَدَّمْتُ وَمَا اَخَّرْتُ وَمَا اَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا اَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا اَنْتِِْْلَا ْ، اَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَاَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَاِلَهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ، وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ اِلابِ
Allaahumma lakal-hamdu anta qayyimus-samaawaati wal-ardhi wa man fiihin, wa lakal-hamdu laka smooth-samaawaati wal-ardhi wa amn fiihin, wa lakal-hamdu nuurus-samaawaati wal-ardhi, wa lakal-hamdu antal-haqqu wa wa 'dukal-haqqu wa liqaa'uka haqqun wa qauluka haqqun wal-jannatu haqqun, wan-naaru haqqun, wan-nabiyyuuna haqqun, wa muhammadun shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallama haqqun, was-saa'atu haqqun.
Allaahumma laka aslamtu, wa bika aamantu, wa 'alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu, wa bika khaashmtu, wa ilaika haakamtu, faghfir lii maa qaddamtu, wa maa akhkhartu, wa maa asrartu, wa maa a'lantu antal muqaddimu, wa antal-mu'akhkhiru laa ilaaha illaa anta au laa ilaaha gairuka wa laa haula wa laa quwwata illaa billah.
Meaning: "O Allah, to You all praise. You are the upholder of the heavens and the earth and the universe and everything in it. To You all praise. You are the king of heaven and earth. To You be all praise, the emitter of the light of the heavens and the earth. To You is all praise, You are the right, and Your promise is true, and Your encounter is right, and Your word is right, and heaven is right, and hell is right, and the prophets are right, and Prophet Muhammad SAW is true, and on the Day of Judgment it is true.”
“O Allah, to You we surrender, to You we also return, and to You we long for, and to You we judge. Forgive us for the wrongs that we have done and before, both those that we hide and those that we reveal. You are the first God and the last God. There is no god but you Allah Rabbil 'alamin. There is no power and strength except with Allah.”
Furthermore, while waiting for Fajr to arrive, after the Tahajud prayer is a very appropriate time and it is recommended to read the sentence of istighfar more:
God willing
Astaghfirullah
Meaning: "I ask forgiveness from Allah SWT."
