Tahajjud Prayer

“When the slave wakes up as the night encloses upon him and his only concern is Allāh and how to please and obey Him, then Allāh takes upon Him to fulfill all of his needs and remove from him all that causes him anxiety. Allāh also makes his heart free to love Him only, his tongue free to remember Him only and his body free to serve Him only. However when a slave of Allāh wakes up when the night encloses upon him and his main concern is the world, Allāh will make him bear the burdens of its anxiety, grief, and hardships. Allāh will entrust him to his own self and He will make his heart busy, sealing it from His love since it will be preoccupied with love for creation. Allāh will keep his tongue from His remembrance because it will be engaged with His creation; his body will be kept from obedience since it will be enslaved by its desires and services. And he will toil like a beast of burden toils in the service of another. And all who turn away from the worship, obedience and love of Allāh, will be put into trial with the worship, service and love for the creation.” - Ibn Al Qayyīm [رحمه الله]