Keeping this in consideration, can I pray Tahajjud after 1am?
- the last third = 1:45 am to 4:25 am, - the fourth sixth = 12:25 am to 1:45 am, - the fifth sixth = 1:45 am to 3:05 am (80 minutes before Fajr adhan). Based on the previous discussion, you can pray Tahajjud anytime during the night on condition you pray it after waking up from sleep and before the adhan of Fajr.
Likewise, can I pray tahajjud 15 minutes before Fajr? Tahajjud can be prayed any time after Isha until before Fajr.
Then, what time is the best time to pray Tahajjud?
Recommended time
Tahajjud may be performed in the early part of the night, the middle part of the night, or the later part of the night, but after the obligatory Isha prayer.
How many rakat is tahajjud?
Number of rakats"Salatul Layl (Night Prayer, i.e. Tahajjud) is offered as two rak'at followed by two rak'at and (so on) and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should pray one rak'at and this will be a Witr for all the rak'at which he has prayed before."