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Dear Brother In Islam,

Abu Hurairah (r) reported: The Prophet saws said, "Do not choose the Friday night among all other nights for standing in (Tahajjud) prayer, and do not choose Friday among all other days for Saum (fasting) except that one you have accustomed to." (Muslim)

My question is that, is not permissible to pray Tahajjud on Friday?

JazaakAllah Khairan,

Sister In Islam

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Answer:

Tahajud on friday

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Hadrat Jabir (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "Do not fast (exclusively) on Friday unless you fast on it together with the day before or the day after." Muslim's version states: "Do not exclusively choose the night of Friday [Thursday night in English] as a special night for performing the night prayers. Also, do not exclusively choose Friday as a day of fasting unless it occurs on a day that you regularly fast."

Related by Muslim and Bukhari.

Your Question: My question is that, is not permissible to pray Tahajjud on Friday?

In light of the above authentic narrations, the Messenger of Allah (saws) disliked the believers to exclusively choose the day of Friday to fast, or offer their voluntary night prayers of tahajjud exclusively on Friday nights.

But if one observed their supererogatory fasts every other day of the week like the fasts of Prophet Dawood (a.s.)), or fasted the 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th of every month, etc. or one habitually offered the supererogatory prayers of tahajjud every night, or every other night, etc. and in that process the day of fast or night of prayer happened to be on a Friday, there is absolutely no harm in fasting or offering their habitual tahajjud on Fridays….what is disliked is that one choose to exclusively fast on a Friday, or offer their tahajjud prayers only on the night of Friday.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan