Was a specific number of rak'ahs prescribed for the Tarawih prayer?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the Tarawih prayer eight rak'ahs followed by three Witr, or what is the intended meaning of Tarawih?

Answer:
No specific number of rak'ahs was determined for Tarawih, not even by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the standing prayer of Ramadan. He did not specify a number. He also said that whoever stands in prayer with the imam until he finishes is written as having the reward of standing the entire night. The Companions prayed it as twenty-three rak'ahs in the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the presence of the Muhajireen and the Ansar, and they made it light. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray alone and would lengthen the prayer.
He would lengthen the standing, the bowing, and the prostration until he recited five parts of the Qur'an and more in two rak'ahs. He recited Surat al-Baqarah, Surat Ali 'Imran, and Surat al-Nisa in two rak'ahs. He would bow for the duration of his standing and prostrate for the duration of his bowing, peace and blessings be upon him. Who can manage this?
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) lightened the manner of the prayer and increased the number of rak'ahs. So whoever wants to pray the prayer of the Messenger while alone, may Allah strengthen him. But whoever leads people, he lightens it, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is what the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) observed.
The Messenger did not specify a number, but this depends on the nature of the prayer. Whoever lengthens the prayer reduces the number of rak'ahs, and whoever lightens the prayer increases the number of rak'ahs, just as the Companions did. Yes.