The number of rak'ahs in the Tarawih prayer and the consensus on it

Question:
This questioner, may Allah be pleased with him, says: Honorable Shaykh, did the scholarly consensus (ijma') occur during the time of the noble Companion 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Tarawih prayer is twenty rak'ahs? What is the ruling on this consensus? And is there a difference between this consensus and the agreement of the Companions?

Answer:
The Tarawih prayer is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a certain number of rak'ahs for it. So they pray twenty-three, as 'Umar and the Companions did in his time, or they pray more than that or less. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exceed eleven rak'ahs, whether in Ramadan or otherwise; eleven rak'ahs. It is known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray alone, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him) For this reason, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), reconciling between the hadiths and the statements, said: This returns to the nature of the Tarawih prayer. So whoever lengthens the recitation, bowing, and prostration, he reduces the number of rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And whoever lightens it for the sake of considering the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) and being gentle with them, he prays twenty-three rak'ahs, as 'Umar and the Companions with him did in the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

The presenter:
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