The Holy Quran 50:40 — Surah Qaf

Arabic text

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

Translation

Glorify Him (by engaging in Tasbeeh and Nafl salaah) during a portion of the night as well and after prostration (after performing salaah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Special times for supplication and prayers: these are times for the remembrance of Allah, in which supplication and worship are especially accepted. Some narrations indicate that in the beginning only three prayers were obligatory upon the Prophet ﷺ: fajr (the dawn prayer), asr (the afternoon prayer) and tahajjud (the night vigil prayer).

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