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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some young men pray ten rak'ahs of tarawih in the two Sacred Mosques and leave the imam; are these people considered to have abandoned the congregation?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some young men, may Allah guide them, do not exceed ten rak'ahs in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan and they leave the imam, especially in the two Sacred Mosques. Are these people considered to have abandoned the congregation? And is there a book you can direct me to so I can give it to them, perhaps they will accept advice?

Answer:
Yes, this is an anomaly. This is an anomaly. For them to leave the Muslims while they are praying tarawih, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, whoever stands (praying) with the Imam until he finished, then it is recorded for him that he prayed the whole night.من قام مع الامام حتى ينصرف كتب له قيام ليله
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 806Sahih (Darussalam)
These people leave, they abandon the imam. Those are contrary to the Sunnah. The number of rak'ahs for tarawih was not specified. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify it.
And he said: "Whoever stands in prayer for Ramadan..." and did not specify. He said: "Whoever stands with the imam..." and did not specify. They specify without evidence. Except that they say there is a hadith that the Messenger did not exceed in Ramadan. This is an authentic hadith.
did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhanيزيد في رمضان ولا في غيره على احدى عشرة ركعة
Sunan Abi Dawud 1341Sahih (Al-Albani)
. The Messenger prays alone. He prays in his house. He performs tahajjud in his house.
And he lengthens the ruku', sujud, and recitation. We do not pray like the prayer of the Messenger. We cannot. We cannot pray the prayer of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is because the Messenger prays in his house. The Messenger said: "If one of you leads the people, let him shorten the prayer, and if he prays for himself, let him lengthen it as he wishes." If only they knew the Sunnah. They claim they are arguing by the Sunnah, but they do not know it. Rather, they imitate the one who said this. I know who said this. He has a treatise on this, and he is not correct in this matter. He is mistaken in this matter. He does not understand the hadiths as he should. This is only from the news in knowledge. And even if the tarawih prayer were specified, leaving the Muslims in the Sacred Mosque is not permissible. It is not permissible for a Muslim to isolate himself from the Muslims and display opposition. This is not permissible. He should have sat in his place and prayed what he wanted. But he comes to the mosque and displays the difference and displays the split. This is not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4354- 4717]بعض الشباب يصلون التراويح عشر ركعات في الحرمين ويفارقون الإمام فهل هؤلاء مفارقون للجماعة — youtube.com

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