Fatwa ID: 04337
Answered by: Maulana Muhammad Afzal Hussain
Question:
Is Tahjjud prayer, sunnah or Nafal?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Tahjjud prayer is Nafal.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Muhammad Afzal Hussain
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] [See: Aap ke Masail Aur Un Ka Hal by Shaykh Yusuf Ludhyanvi, vol: 1, Page: 283, Publisher: Bangladesh Islamic Centre Dhaka]