How To Stay Up All Night + Go To Work/School Next Day ???

A very common question I get during these last 10 nights is how do I balance between praying taraweeh, qiyam/tahajjud prayers, eat suhoor, pray fajr, read Quran, and go to work next day  ???..

Here is a step-by-step practical plan to help answer this question:

1. Have a light iftar meal, and head to the masjid as soon as you finish your iftaar. Remember that the “night” begins after maghreb, so if you want to get maximum reward, you need to be in the masjid as early as possible as soon as the night begins.

2. When entering the masjid - set your intention that this time you’re spending in the masjid is for I'tikaaf (seclusion).

3. Spend the time before Isha reciting Quran, performing dhikr, making dua etc and waiting for Isha. Remember that the angels pray for you when you’re waiting for the Salah. (Also, this can be a good time to give charity in secret when the masjid is empty and not many people are around - you can give charity in the donation box at the masjid or donate to a cause online).

4. Pray Isha + Taraweeh then take a nap in the masjid immediately after taraweeh (minimum 20 minutes - maximum 90 minutes, depending how much time you have); this will energize you for the rest of the night.

5. Wake up from your nap, make wudhu, and pray the Qiyam/Tahajjud prayers as well as the Witr prayer in the masjid.

6. If suhoor is provided in the masjid - have suhoor at the masjid and you can take a 2nd nap before Fajr prayer in the masjid. Otherwise you can go home, take a short nap, and wake up for suhoor and fajr prayer.

7. Pray Sunnah of Fajr prayer + fajr prayer in the masjid, then do the morning remembrances, and recite Quran till sunrise.

8. Come home and take another nap (minimum 20 minutes, maximum 90 minutes (or longer) before you need to head out to work/school).

9. During work/school take power naps at noon (20 minute naps) to energize you.

10. After you come back from work/school sleep for another 90 minutes at least to energize yourself for another night.

What you’re trying to do is to find opportunities to take short/long naps to keep you going every step of the way.

If the above is too hard for you to keep up with (and I highly recommend that you try it at least once), try your best to fit what you can and skip what you can’t keep up with…as long as you can honestly say it was the best that you could do given the circumstances, know that Allah is All-Forgiving and All-Thankful

Hope this helps..

 I know it can be tough; especially if you have work/school to keep up with in the last 10 nights, but a little bit of sacrifice for your hereafter is something you’ll never regret !!

Best Of Luck <3