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Fatwa #56327 August 2000Pakistan

If you do not know long Surahs you should not perform Tahajjud Salaat?

Question

Tahajjud Salaat requires one to remain on Salaat (especially standing position) for a long time, reciting long Surahs.

Answer

One may perform Tahajjud Salaat even if one does not know long Surahs.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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