Qiyamu l-Layl

Qiyamu l-Layl

The Murid should get up at least one or two hours before Fajr, and this in the Tariqah Naqshbandiyya Aliyyah is a Fard Wajib.

How to get ready for Qiyamu l-Layl:

  • One should get up and sit up in bed.
  • Perform Tayammum.
  • Say: AlhamduliLlah l-ladhi ahyana ba’ada ma amatana wa Ilayhi n-nushur.
    [Translation] Praise is to Allah Who gives us life after He has caused us to die and to Him is the return.
  • Recite: Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. BismiLlahi l-ladhi la yadurru ma’a Is-mihi shai’un fil ardi wa la fi s-sama’i, wa Huwa s-Sami’u l-‘Alim ﴾3 times﴿ And this is to be protected and not be affected by the Jinn or shaytan.
    [Translation] In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in the heaven, and he is the All Hearing and All-Knowning.
  • Perform Wudu’ (ablution) or Ghusl.
    Dua after Wudu’: Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Llah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulu Llah. Allahumma j’alna mina t-tawwabina wa minal mutatahhirin wa j’alna min Ibadika l-mukhlisin.
    [Translation] Shahadah. O Allah, make us among those who turn to You in repentance, and among those who are purified, and make us from your sincere servants.
  • Read Surat Al-Qadr.
  • Stand up facing the Qiblah, and say:
    BismiLlāh wa s-salatu wa s-salamu a’la Rasuli Llah salla Llahu a’layhi wa sallam wa a’la malaikati Llahi Azza wa Jalla, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bi Llahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim.
  • Then make Niyyah/Intention:
    Nawaytu l-Arba’een, Nawaytu l-‘Uzlah, Nawaytu l-‘itikaf, Nawaytu l-Khalwah, Nawaytu s-Sulook, Nawaytu rRiyadah, li-Llahi Ta’ala fi hadhal jami’. Nawaytu an abda’a wazaif al ubudiyyah al-lati kulliftu biha, wa arju min Fadlika l-Amim,wa bi ismika l-Azim, wa bi Ihsanika l-Kadim an ta’ummani bi inayatika wa hidayatika wa tawfiqika wa nusatika li ikmali wa wajaba alayya. Wa Ya Sayyidi Ya RasulaLlah atawajjahu ilayka mustashfi’an bi Janabika shSharif, fa ayyidni bi shafa’atika li ikmali wa wajaba a’layya. Wa arju minka Ya Sayyidi Ya Tabib al-Qulub, Ya Hadrat’al Ustadh ta’yidan taamman wa mahabbatan kamilatan li’udawim a’la l-khidmati wal ubudiyyati mada d-dahr, Bi hurmatil Fatihah (Read Al Fatihah)
    Sultan-ul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz ad-Daghestani ق says:
    The Murid should repeat this Niyyah/Intention ﴾Nawaytu l-Arba’een, lKhalwah, l-‘Uzlah, l-‘itikaf, s-Sulook, r-Riyadah, li-Llahi Ta’ala fi hadhal jami’﴿ at every prayer time from Fards, Sunnahs or Nafls, when reciting Qur’an and Dalail al Khayrat, also when sitting to complete the Awrad and Athkar every day or night, when making Khatm ul-Khwajagan, at Friday Prayer (Jum’ah), and at any Ibadah/worship you do. From the virtues of this intention is that it is collected for you with Allah جل جلاله. And when what you’ve done from worship with this intention reaches 40 days, which is equivalent to the number of days of the Khalwa/seclusion, it is written for you as if you’ve completed a full Khalwa in the Tariqah Naqshbandiyya Aliyyah.
    Sayyidina Shah Naqshband says:﴾The one who doesn’t complete 40 days of Seclusion even once in his lifetime should be ashamed to say that he is in the Tariqah Naqshbandiyya Aliyyah.﴿
    Sultan-ul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz ad-Daghestani ق says,﴾The breath of the one who is consistent in worship with this intention is more precious to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla than all the breaths of those who worship without this intention.﴿

Qiyamu l-Layl Prayers

Get up at least one hour before Fajr.

  • Perform Wudu (ablution) or Ghusl.
  • Niyyah/Intention.
  • 2 Raka’āt Salatu Sunnat al Wudu’.
  • Stand up facing the Qiblah and say:
    • With the intention that Allah جل جلاله purifies you from the anger of one’s nafs; say: Ya Halim ﴾100 times﴿
    • With the intention of protection from one’s external and internal enemies, and from both heavenly and earthly misfortune; say: Ya Hafiz ﴾100 times﴿
  • 2 Raka’āt Salātu n-Najāt:

     

    • In the First Raka’āh after Al Fatihah, read:
    • Wa ilahukum ilahun wahid, la ilaha illa Huwwa Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem ﴾Qur’ān 02:163﴿
      Al-Llahu lā ‘Ilāha illā Huwa l-Hayyu l-Qayyūmu, Lā ta’khudhuhu Sinatun wa lā Nawmun, Lahu mā fī s-Samāwāti wa mā fī l-‘ardi, Man dhā l-Lladhī yashfa’u ‘Indahu illā bi Idhnihi, Ya’lamu mā bayna ‘aydīhim wa mā khalfahum, Wa lā yuhītūna bi shay’in min ‘Ilmihi illā bimā shā’a, Wasi’a Kursīyuhu s-Samāwāti Wa l-‘Arda, Wa lā ya’ūduhu hifzuhumā, Wa huwa l-‘Alīyu l-‘Azīm ﴾Ayatul Kursi: Qur’ān 02:255﴿
    • Shahida Llahu Annahu la ilaha illa Huwa wal mala’ikatu wa ulu l-‘ilmi Qaiman bil qist. La illaha illa Huwal ‘Azizul Hakim ﴾18﴿ Inna ad-dina ‘inda Llahi l-Islam ﴾19﴿ ﴾Qur’ān 03:18-19﴿
    • ﴾Quli-Llahumma Malikal mulki, tu’ti l-mulka man tasha’u wa tanzi’ul mulka mimman tasha’u, wa tu’izzu man tasha’u, wa tudhillu man tasha’u, bi Yadika l-khayr, Innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadir ﴾26﴿ Tuliju l-layla fi nnahari, wa tuliju n-nahara fi l-layl, wa tukhriju l-hayya min al-mayyiti, wa tukhriju l-mayyita min al-hayy, wa tarzuqu man tasha’u bi ghayri hisab ﴾27﴿ ﴾Qur’ān 03:26-27﴿
    • In the second Raka’āh after Al Fatihah, read Surat al-Ikhlas ﴾11 times﴿
    • After Taslim, directly make Sajdah to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla and make Dua to Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla saying:
    • Allahumma khallisni minal hasad al muta’assil fiyya l-ladhi ya’akul jami’a a’mali s-saliha kamā tākulu ’n-nāru l-hataba. Yā Rabbi ‘anzil a’layya i’nayatan min Fadlik wa ‘azil minni l-hasad wa tahhir qalbi minhu wa min akhlaqi t-tifli l-madhmum wa l-akhlāqi dh-dhamīmah wa baddil akhlāqī ila akhlāqin hamīdatin.
      [Translation] O Allah! Rid me of envy which is rooted in me, consuming all my deeds just as fire consumes firewood. O My Lord, descend upon me protection from your Grace, and rid me of envy and purify my heart from it, and from the reprehensible manners. And change all my manners to good and laudable manners.
    • Then make Dua for whatever you want and what is inspired to your heart, for the Dua in that Sajdah is accepted and is ascended with Allah’s Power to the Presence of Allah Almighty; angels don’t interfere in it.
  • 8 Rakaʿāt Salātu t-Tahajjud (prayed in sets of two Rakaʿāhs)
  • 4 Rakaʿāt Salātu t-Tasabih:

     

    • Make Takbir and Read:
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾15 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Al Fatihah, then Surat ul-Ikhlas or any other Surah.
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then make Ruku’ and say:
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then stand up and say:
    • Sami’a Llahu li-man hamidah. Rabbana Laka l-Hamdu wal Shukr mil’a ssamawati wal ardi wa mil’a ma baynahuma wa mil’a ma Shi’ta min shay’in ba’ad.
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then make Sujud and say:
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then sit after first Sajdah and say:
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then make Sajdah again and say:
    • “SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa la ilaha illaLlah, wa Llahu Akbar” ﴾10 times﴿ and after the last time say “Wala Hawla wala Quwwata illa biLlahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim”
    • Then get up and repeat again until you reach the end of the first 2 Rakaʿāt, in which you only say At-Tahiyyat (without Tasbih).
    • And you continue as such in every Rakaʿāh of the 4 Rakaʿāt. It is best prayed in sets of two Rakaʿāhs.
  • 2 Rakaʿāt Salātu sh-Shukur:

     

    • Niyyah/Intention:
      O my Lord, how many blessings You have given me, and how many will You give me, and how much You are giving me now, for that I am incapable of thanking you even as much as an atom’s weight of your favors. O my Lord, thank You for creating me from the Ummah/nation of the Greatest Beloved Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi sallam, and thank You for making from your servants “Wa laqad Karramna Bani Adam” And We have certainly honored the children of Adam” ﴾Qur’ān 17:70﴿. And thank You for making us Naqshbandi and Muslim and under the gaze of our Great Mashayikh. And thank you for favoring us with Sayyidina Shah Naqshband the Imam of the Tariqah, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Sayyidina Jamaluddin al Ghumuqi al Husayni, Sayyidina Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri, Sayyidina Sheikh Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani, Sayyidina Sheikh Abdullah al Faiz adDaghestani, Sayyidina Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani, and Sayyidina Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani al Haqqani, and making them from the Ummah of Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. And thank You O our Lord for you made our Great Mashayikh Naqshbandiyya Aliyyah and the Sahabah and Awliya servants to the Ummah of Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. And thank You O my Lord for you filled the seven heavens and the seven earths with Angels and You made these Angels servants to the Ummah of Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. And thank You for teaching us these Adabs and Wazifahs throughour Sheikh. And thank You for creating us from the Ummah of Sayyidina Muhammad salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. And thank You for You did not create us from the rest of the nations. And I am a servant incapable of thanking You for the favors You have favored me with. Thank You O Allah for all of this.
      I make intention to pray 2 Rakaʿāt Shukr to Allah Almighty.
      In the First Rakaʿāh after Al Fatihah, read Surat al-Ikhlas ﴾2 times﴿
      And in the Second Rakaʿāh after Al Fatihah, read Surat al-Ikhlas ﴾1 time﴿
    • Dua:
      AstaghfiruLlah, SubhanaLlah a’dada Khalqihi wa rida’a Nafsihi wa zinata A’rshihi wa midada Kalimatihi ﴾3 times﴿
      Subbuhun Quddoosun Rabbuna wa Rabbul Malaikati wa r-Ruh ﴾3 times﴿
      SubhanaLlah, wa l-hamduliLlah, wa La ilaha illa Llah, wa Llahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bi Llahi l-Aliyyi l-Azim. Subhana man ta’a’zzaza bil Qudrati wa Baka’I wa Qahadra l-ibada bil mawti wal fana’i ﴾Subhāna Rabbika Rabbi l-‘Izzati ‘ammā yasifūn ﴾180﴿ Wa salāmun ‘ala l-mursalīn ﴾181﴿ Wa l-hamduLillāhi Rabbi l-‘alamīn ﴾182﴿ ﴾Qur’ān 37:180-182﴿
      Allahumma inni au’dhu bi Ridaka a’an Sakhtik, wa bi Mua’fatika a’an U’qubatik, wa Bika Mink, la nuhsi thana’an A’layka Anta kama Athnayta a’la Nafsik, ahlu th-thana’i wal majdi wal kibriya’I, kulluna Laka a’bdun Ya Allah, wa ahakku ma yakulu Laka l-a’bd: La ilaha illa Llah Muhammadun RasuluLlah ﴾10 times﴿ Allahumma salli a’la Muhammadin wa a’la ‘ali Muhammadin wa sallim ﴾10 times﴿
    • The Salawat Sharifah:
      Salli ya Rabbi wa sallem a’la jami’i al ‘anbiya’i wal mursalin wa ‘ali kullin ‘ajmaii’n wal hamdulilLahi Rabbi’l a’lamin.
      A’la ashrafi l-a’lamina Sayyidina Muhammadin s-salawat,
      a’la afdali l-a’lamina Sayyidina Muhammadin ssalawat,
      a’la akmali l-a’lamina Sayyidina Muhammadin s-salawat.
      SalawatuLlahi Taa’la wa Malaikatihi wa Anbiyaihi wa Rusulihi wa jami’i khalqihi a’la Muhammadin wa a’la ‘ali Muhammad, a’layhi wa a’layhim as-salam wa Rahmatu Llahi Taa’la wa Barakatuh, wa radiya Llahu Tabaraka wa Taa’la a’an Sadatina ‘As’habi Rasuli Llahi ajma’in, wa a’ani t-Tabii’na bihim bi ihsan, wa a’an il A’immati l-mujtahidin al madin, wa a’an il U’lama’i l-mutaqin, wa a’an il Awliya’i s-salihin, wa aa’n Mashayikhina fi t-Tariqati n-Naqshbandiyyati lA’liyya, Qaddasa Llahu Taa’la ‘arwah’ahumu z-Zakiyya, wa nawwara Llahu Taa’la ‘Adrihatahumu l-Mubarakah, wa ‘a-aa’da Llahu Taa’la a’layna min Barakatihim wa Fuyudatihim daima, wa-lhamduLillahi Rabbi’l a’lamin.
      Al Fatihah