How many rak'ahs are in the Tarawih prayer, and what is the ruling on the Tasbih prayer?
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The questioner:
How many rak'ahs are in the Tarawih prayer? And what is the ruling on the Tasbih prayer?
The Shaykh:
The Tarawih prayer does not have a fixed number. It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he specified a number for it. Therefore, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) varied in their practice; some would increase the number of rak'ahs, and some would decrease it.
There is no evidence for a fixed limit. The action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he did not exceed ten or thirteen rak'ahs, neither in Ramadan nor in other months. This does not imply a prohibition against increasing beyond that, because this was the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not forbid increasing. Among the Companions, some would increase beyond ten or thirteen rak'ahs in Tarawih. So, there is no evidence for a fixed limit. The best way, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, is for one who wants to lengthen the prayer to decrease the number of rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And for one who wants to lighten the prayer, he should increase the number of rak'ahs.
The presenter:
Good. May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
The questioner:
The Tasbih prayer, our Shaykh, is it asked about?
The Shaykh:
As for the Tasbih prayer, no evidence is established for it. The hadith reported regarding it is criticized by the scholars. Therefore, it is not prescribed. The Tasbih prayer is not prescribed.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. So, is the alternative to it the other voluntary prayers?
The Shaykh:
The established prayers, praise be to Allah, are numerous. The Duha prayer, the night prayer, and the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) attached to the obligatory prayers, all of them, praise be to Allah, are sufficient in place of a prayer that is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon...
How many rak'ahs are in the Tarawih prayer? And what is the ruling on the Tasbih prayer?
The Shaykh:
The Tarawih prayer does not have a fixed number. It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he specified a number for it. Therefore, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) varied in their practice; some would increase the number of rak'ahs, and some would decrease it.
There is no evidence for a fixed limit. The action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he did not exceed ten or thirteen rak'ahs, neither in Ramadan nor in other months. This does not imply a prohibition against increasing beyond that, because this was the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not forbid increasing. Among the Companions, some would increase beyond ten or thirteen rak'ahs in Tarawih. So, there is no evidence for a fixed limit. The best way, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, is for one who wants to lengthen the prayer to decrease the number of rak'ahs, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And for one who wants to lighten the prayer, he should increase the number of rak'ahs.
The presenter:
Good. May Allah bless you and reward you with good.
The questioner:
The Tasbih prayer, our Shaykh, is it asked about?
The Shaykh:
As for the Tasbih prayer, no evidence is established for it. The hadith reported regarding it is criticized by the scholars. Therefore, it is not prescribed. The Tasbih prayer is not prescribed.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. So, is the alternative to it the other voluntary prayers?
The Shaykh:
The established prayers, praise be to Allah, are numerous. The Duha prayer, the night prayer, and the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) attached to the obligatory prayers, all of them, praise be to Allah, are sufficient in place of a prayer that is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon...
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كم عدد ركعات صلاة التراويح، وما حكم صلاة التسبيح؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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