No specific Surahs to be recited in the optional late night Prayer

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Q 5: which Surahs (Qur’anic chapters) should be recited during Night Salah (Prayer)? What is the best time for offering this Salah? A: There are no specific Surahs that should be recited when performing Night Salah; you can recite whatever you can from the Qur’an. As for its time, if the meant Salah is Salat-ul-Tahajud (optional late night Prayer) and Witr (Prayer with an odd number of units), their time starts after offering the ‘Isha’ (Night) Prayer and its accompanying Sunnah Ratibah (supererogatory Prayer performed on a regular basis) until the break of the “second dawn” (true dawn). (Part No. 6; Page No. 104

A: There are no specific Surahs that should be recited when performing Night Salah; you can recite whatever you can from the Qur’an. As for its time, if the meant Salah is Salat-ul-Tahajud (optional late night Prayer) and Witr (Prayer with an odd number of units), their time starts after offering the ‘Isha’ (Night) Prayer and its accompanying Sunnah Ratibah (supererogatory Prayer performed on a regular basis) until the break of the “second dawn” (true dawn). (Part No. 6; Page No. 104) It is worthy to note that performing Salat-ul-Tahajud and Witr in the last third of the night is preferable, if this is possible; but if you fear that you may not be able to wake up at the end of the night, you may offer what you can of voluntary Salah and then perform Witr at the first third of the night.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and his family, and Companions!