The number of rak'ahs in the Tarawih prayer
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Question:
The questioner, Abdullah, asks: What is the standard for the number of rak'ahs in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan—eleven, thirteen, or more? And what is reported in the Sunnah?
Answer:
The number of rak'ahs in the tarawih prayer varies. If one lengthens the recitation, bowing, and prostration, he prays eleven or thirteen rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. If he shortens the prayer, he prays twenty-three rak'ahs: twenty for tarawih and three for the witr, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner, Abdullah, asks: What is the standard for the number of rak'ahs in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan—eleven, thirteen, or more? And what is reported in the Sunnah?
Answer:
The number of rak'ahs in the tarawih prayer varies. If one lengthens the recitation, bowing, and prostration, he prays eleven or thirteen rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. If he shortens the prayer, he prays twenty-three rak'ahs: twenty for tarawih and three for the witr, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/130 — archive.org (6:22)
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