Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 2, 2025.
Make Tahajjud a regular source of strength
“You can make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
In one sentence
Because salah is the foundation of a Muslim’s relationship with Allah, believers should secure the five obligatory prayers and then use Tahajjud, especially during the long winter nights, as a regular source of gratitude, spiritual strength, forgiveness, and dua.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Salah is foundational to Muslim identity and must be established persistently in daily and family life.
- Missed obligatory prayers should be made up immediately; Tahajjud follows consistency in the fard and Sunnah prayers.
- Quranic passages praise night worship and present Tahajjud as preparation for heavy responsibilities and daytime difficulties.
- Hadith describe night prayer as a source of dignity, gratitude, protection from heedlessness, and special access to dua.
- Winter’s long nights make Tahajjud easier and provide preparation for Ramadan.
- Listeners receive practical guidance involving sleep, alarms, family participation, scheduling, and dua.
Try this week
Maintain the five obligatory prayers and make up any missed prayer as soon as possible.
After becoming punctual with the fard prayers, add the Sunnah prayers.
Pray at least two rakahs of Tahajjud shortly before Fajr or during the last third of the night.
Plan for Tahajjud the night before, sleep earlier, and place the alarm far enough away that you must get up.
Make Tahajjud a family event by gently waking spouses and children.
Schedule the day around salah rather than fitting salah around the day.
Ask Allah for help with the dua “Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik.”
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe five pillars hadith was used to establish salah as foundational to Islam.
Surah 51The surah was used to praise believers who reserve part of the night for worship.
Surah 73Night prayer was presented as preparation for the weighty revelation and the Prophet’s da'wah responsibilities.
Surah 32The passage was used to describe pious believers leaving their beds for dua and promised reward.
Sahih al-BukhariThe last-third-of-the-night hadith was used to emphasize the special opportunity for dua, requests, and forgiveness.
Sahih al-BukhariThe hadith about Dawud’s fasting and prayer was used to illustrate a beloved pattern of worship.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala doesn't use that verb. He doesn't say pray salah. He says, aqimus salah, establish salah, which gives you the connotation that salah is something that needs to be established on earth.”
“This is our special time with Allah SWT. Throughout the day, we're engaged in work, we're engaged in family, we're engaged with school and various different things that distract us.”
“It was to be happy with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, to make Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala happy, to show shukar, gratitude and thanks to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“The days are short you can fast. The nights are long you can stand up easily for tahajjud. You can make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that salah is the foundation of our relationship with Allah and should shape our daily lives and homes. Tahajjud is an extra night prayer that gives us quiet time for worship, gratitude, forgiveness, and heartfelt dua. Winter’s short days and long nights make it easier to fast and pray before Fajr. We can prepare by sleeping earlier, setting an alarm away from the bed, and organizing our schedules around prayer. Families can encourage one another and make Tahajjud a shared act of worship.
- What is one change that could help us protect time for prayer this week?
- What would you most want to ask Allah during Tahajjud?
- How could our family encourage one another to wake for prayer?
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