Tarawih Prayer at Home or in the Mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: Some students of knowledge in Riyadh state that praying the tarawih prayer in the home is better than praying it in the mosque. They cite the hadith that prefers voluntary prayer in the home over prayer in the mosque by twenty-five degrees, saying that the tarawih prayer is a voluntary prayer. This is a view of Imam Malik, and they call for this and mention it to their students. What is your opinion?
Answer:
This is a great error that contradicts these righteous Salaf. They would gather in the mosques and pray the tarawih. The tarawih is a manifest religious practice, so it is performed in the mosques. Therefore, performing it in the mosques is better than performing it in the home. Although performing it in the home is permissible, performing it in the mosques, manifesting this religious practice, and participating with the Muslims is better. Yes.
The questioner says: Some students of knowledge in Riyadh state that praying the tarawih prayer in the home is better than praying it in the mosque. They cite the hadith that prefers voluntary prayer in the home over prayer in the mosque by twenty-five degrees, saying that the tarawih prayer is a voluntary prayer. This is a view of Imam Malik, and they call for this and mention it to their students. What is your opinion?
Answer:
This is a great error that contradicts these righteous Salaf. They would gather in the mosques and pray the tarawih. The tarawih is a manifest religious practice, so it is performed in the mosques. Therefore, performing it in the mosques is better than performing it in the home. Although performing it in the home is permissible, performing it in the mosques, manifesting this religious practice, and participating with the Muslims is better. Yes.
Source
كلمات رمضانية 12-09-1432هـ — alfawzan.live (24:11)
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