Section B: Essential Namazes of Bihori – Istiftaah, Nisful Layl, Tahajjud, Wahshatul Quboor

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The most essential parts of Bihori Namaz are sections B and D: Istiftaah, Nisful Layl, Tahajjud, Wahshatul Quboor and Shafa’-watar.

Time of Nisful Layl: Nisful Layl literally means the middle of the night and should be prayed after its time begins, i.e. the time of zawaal (zohor time) except at night [if zohor time is at 12.44PM then Nisful Layl time is 12.44AM]. Nisful Layl is adaa for one ghari of the night after Nisful Layl time begins (one ghari is calculated by adding the number of hours and minutes from sunset to sunrise and dividing by 12).

If you are unable to pray Nisful Layl at that time but wake up a little earlier before Sihori time then you should pray all the namaz in the Bihori except Nisful Layl (you can pray Salaatul-Layl instead of Nisful Layl). If only a short time remains before Sihori time ends then you should pray Shafa Watar.

This is the most essential part of Bihori Namaz (alongside section D).

✾ Istiftah Namaz

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• Pray 2 rak'at Istiftah Namaz, in the first rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd & Surat al-Ikhlaas, in the second rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd and Surat al-Kafiroon. Niyyat:

اُصَلِّيْ صَلٰوةَ الْاِسْتِفْتَاحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اَدَاءً مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ الْحَرَامِ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

• Doa & Munajaat Audio (Mumineen may view a PDF English translation of the Munajat Shareefa "Ya Zal Ma'aali" here):

✾ Nisf-ul-Layl Namaz

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• Pray 2 rak'at Istiftah Namaz, in the first rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd & Surat al-Shams, in the second rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd and Surat al-Ghashiya. If you do not remember these surats, pray charhti surats. Niyyat:

اُصَلِّيْ صَلٰوةَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اَدَاءً مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ الْحَرَامِ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

• If Nisf-ul-Layl time has passed, take the following niyyat:

اُصَلِّيْ صَلٰوةَ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اَدَاءً مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ الْحَرَامِ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

• Doa & Munajaat audio (Mumineen may view a PDF English translation of the doas & munajaat prayed after Nisf-ul-Layl namaz here):

✾ Tahajjud Namaz

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• Pray 12 rak'at 6 salaam Tahajjud Namaz, praying charhti surats. After each salaam pray the doas provided below, and the pray the following ayat before starting the next salaam:

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَكَ عَسَى اَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُوْدًا

•  Niyyat:

اُصَلِّيْ صَلٰوةَ التَّهَجُّدِ اِثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اَدَاءً مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ الْحَرَامِ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

✾ Salaam 1 Doa:

✾ Salaam 2 Doa:

✾ Salaam 3 Doa:

✾ Salaam 4 Doa:

✾ Salaam 5 Doa:

✾ Salaam 6 Doa:

• Doa - "Ilaahi fastajib Doa’i" audio:

• Munajaat - "Ya rabbi ashku su’a haali" audio:

✾ Wehshat-ul-Quboor (Namaz for easing the anxiety of the grave)

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• Pray 2 rak'at Wehshat-ul-Quboor Namaz, in the first rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd & Surat al-Ikhlaas, in the second rak'at pray Surat al-Hamd and Surat al-Kafiroon. Niyyat:

اُصَلِّيْ صَلٰوةً لِوَحْشَةِ الْقُبُوْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اَدَاءً مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ الْحَرَامِ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

• Tasbeeh audio:

• Tasbeeh audio:

• Munajaat audio: