Remembrance of Allah — Page 62
62 not wake up, sprinkles water on her face to awaken her. And simi- larly if it is the wife who awakens, let her do the same; that is, offer Tahajjud and awaken her husband and if he does not wake up she sprinkles some water on his face ( Mishk ā t al-Ma sā b īh , Kitābu s- S alāt, Bābut-Ta h rī d ‘Alā Qiyāmil-Lail; Hadith 1230). 15 Look, how on the one hand the Holy Prophet s as has declared it to be highly essential for the wife to respect her husband, and yet he has permitted her to even sprinkle some water, if neces- sary, to awaken him for Tahajjud. So, that is how important the Holy Prophet s as deemed Tahajjud to be! This is all from the Holy Prophet s as. Then the Holy Quran tells us that getting up [for Naw a fil ] at night reforms the self. This is indeed the reason why the Holy Prophet s as used to say to the Companions ra that they must per- form Tahajjud, even if it is of only two rak‘ a t [units of Prayer]. Then it is also proven from the Hadith that God Almighty comes very close in the latter part of the night and accepts prayers in abundance. Offering Tahajjud, therefore, is very important and very beneficial.