Is it a condition for attaining the reward of standing in night prayer in Ramadan to pray behind a single imam in the tarawih and tahajjud prayers?
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Question:
The questioner: Is it obligatory for a person to pray the tarawih and qiyam behind a single imam in order to obtain the reward mentioned in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 806Sahih (Darussalam)?
Answer:
It is not obligatory. There is no harm in it. Pray the tarawih with one imam, and with another. There is no fear in that, and he will obtain the reward, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Is it obligatory for a person to pray the tarawih and qiyam behind a single imam in order to obtain the reward mentioned in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Indeed, whoever stands (praying) with the Imam until he finished, then it is recorded for him that he prayed the whole night.
من صلى مع الإمام حتى ينصرف كتب له أجر قيام ليلةAnswer:
It is not obligatory. There is no harm in it. Pray the tarawih with one imam, and with another. There is no fear in that, and he will obtain the reward, if Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [302- 4717] هل يشترط لنيل أجر قيام الليل في رمضان الصلاة خلف إمام واحد في التراويح والتهجد؟ — youtube.com
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