Tahajjud can begin on weekends
“If you're concerned that I cannot do it during the weekdays because of work, then start on the weekends.”
Tahajjud is a highly recommended spiritual discipline modeled by the Prophet that strengthens the soul, deepens closeness to Allah, and can be adopted gradually.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with khutbah invocations and Quranic calls to taqwa, truthful speech, and family ties.
- Introduces Tahajjud through Surat Al-Muzammar as early spiritual training for the Prophet's mission.
- Explains the historical shift from mandatory night prayer to recommendation and the need for scholarly context in fiqh.
- Defines Tahajjud and presents its benefits for faith, self-control, repentance, and spiritual strength.
- Cites the Prophet's practice and hadiths about gratitude, closeness to Allah, and the honor of night prayer.
- Gives practical guidance on timing, prayer units, delaying Witr, and beginning on weekends.
- Ends with communal salawat, supplications, and Quranic recitation.
In the khateeb's words
“The topic of my Khutbah is Ahajud prayers. Night prayers as it is emphasized in these verses of Surat Al-Muzammar.”
“The Sahabas, all of them, as they entered in Islam, went through the same training to become the best of Muslims, our role model after Anabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.”
“Upon you is a waking up during the night, as it is a method followed by the pious people before you.”
“If you're concerned that I cannot do it during the weekdays because of work, then start on the weekends.”
For the dinner table
Today's khutbah focused on Tahajjud, the voluntary prayer offered at night between Isha and Fajr. The khateeb explained that night worship was part of the Prophet's early spiritual training and can bring a person closer to Allah, help resist wrongdoing, and strengthen the soul. He reminded us that the Quran and Sunnah should be understood with context and scholarship rather than by isolating one verse or hadith. We were encouraged to begin gently: pray in the last third of the night, start on weekends if needed, or pray before sleep when waking later is difficult. The goal is to build a grateful, steady habit that eventually becomes something we look forward to.
- What small act of worship would you like to try consistently this week?
- When is it easiest for you to focus and feel close to Allah?
- How can gratitude make a difficult good habit easier to continue?
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