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 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