The Prophet ﷺ said:

أفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة صلاة الليل “The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer." [Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu] ______ 📝 Words of the day (11): تَرَاوِيحُ - تَهَجُّدٌ - قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ Those of us who have come across these three words would probably know that they generally refer to the same thing; voluntary night prayers, but what's the difference between these three words❓ 1⃣ Qiyāmul-Layl = night prayers offered during the first, last, or any other part of the night; inside and outside Ramaḍhān. 2⃣ Tahajjud = night prayers offered during the LAST PART OF THE NIGHT upon waking from sleep; inside and outside Ramaḍhān. BENEFIT: The (ت) in تَهَجُّد is known as 'Tā As-salb' (The Tā of disposession). When it is prefixed to a word it renders its meaning to the complete opposite meaning. For example : هَجَدَ means: to sleep, but when the (ت) is prefixed = تََهَجَّدَ, it gives it the opposite meaning: to awaken from sleep. Another example: أَثِمَ means: to sin, when the (ت) is prefixed = تَأَثَّمَ, the meaning is changes to: abstaining from sin. 3⃣ Tarāwīḥ = night prayers offered during RAMAḌHĀN specifically; whether at the first, middle, or last part of the night. ▪️ It is called Tarāwīḥ because of the rest (اسْتِرَاحَة) in between the individual sets. --------------------------------- Benefitted from Sheikh ‘Abdullāh Al-iryāni ḥafidhahullāh