What is the number of rak'ahs in the Tarawih prayer?

Question:
The questioner asks: What is the most complete way to pray Tarawih? Should I pray as it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) , or should I pray as it was reported from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and others of the Companions?

Answer:
The most complete way is to pray with the Muslims. Pray with the Muslims. If they are praying eleven, pray eleven with them. If they are praying twenty-three, pray twenty-three with them, with the Muslims. All of it is a recommended practice (sunnah), and praise be to Allah. Eleven is a recommended practice, and twenty-three is the recommended practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a particular number for Tarawih or for standing in night prayer. Rather, he encouraged standing in night prayer and encouraged standing in the month of Ramadan, but he did not specify a particular number of rak'ahs for his Ummah. So you pray with the Muslims. If they pray twenty-three, that is the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, because from the time of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) [they did so]. And if they pray thirteen or eleven, pray with them as they pray. Do not separate yourself from them, and do not isolate yourself from the Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . He did not say "until he stands with the imam for eleven or thirteen." Rather, he said "until he departs," "until he departs." So if he is praying twenty-three, do not depart until the imam departs. In fact, some scholars hold that it is forty rak'ahs. Some hold that it is thirty-six rak'ahs. Some hold that it is twenty-three. The matter is broad, and praise be to Allah. But the Muslim prays with his Muslim brothers and does not isolate himself from them.
And do not declare them innovators, saying "this is an innovation," as some of them say. Indeed, according to his statement, 'Umar would be an innovator and the Companions would be innovators, because they prayed twenty-three in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.