Do the tarawih prayers begin with two light rak'ahs?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it part of the Sunnah for the first two rak'ahs of the tarawih prayer to be light?
Answer:
No, light as an opening; the tarawih prayer has no opening. The opening is for the night prayer, the tahajjud. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it part of the Sunnah for the first two rak'ahs of the tarawih prayer to be light?
Answer:
No, light as an opening; the tarawih prayer has no opening. The opening is for the night prayer, the tahajjud. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 308- هل تستفتح التراويح بركعتين خفيفيتن؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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