Tarawih Prayer with the Imam and Standing in the Last Part of the Night
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The questioner:
Regarding 'Umrah, I tell you: intending to stay away from it is better than standing in prayer.
The Shaykh:
I mean, standing in the last part of the night.
The questioner:
The person, I mean, does he stand in the last part of the night or not? Does he abandon the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He prays with them in the last part of the night, he prays with them in the recitation of this Sunnah, and he prays in the last part of the night whenever he wishes, without anxiety. He complains about the first Witr. Yes. Yes, yes, my father used to accept it.
This is narrated from him, indicating that he would sit for the entire month, and it is reported that he would recite in the second half, and that is better for everyone. It is better, and if he omits it sometimes, there is no harm, so that people know it is not obligatory. Yes, every night. And there is a report from Abu that he would sometimes omit the Qunut in the first half and perform the Qunut in the second half, but the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) teaching of the Qunut and his command to perform it indicate that it is to be done, so it is from all the... I mean, it reached Ramadan Madi in all the nights. It is said: 'Abd ibn Ghalib, Abu 'Abd without addition.
The questioner:
There is no blame on him for anything.
The Shaykh:
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Raqiq, yes.
Regarding 'Umrah, I tell you: intending to stay away from it is better than standing in prayer.
The Shaykh:
I mean, standing in the last part of the night.
The questioner:
The person, I mean, does he stand in the last part of the night or not? Does he abandon the prayer?
The Shaykh:
He prays with them in the last part of the night, he prays with them in the recitation of this Sunnah, and he prays in the last part of the night whenever he wishes, without anxiety. He complains about the first Witr. Yes. Yes, yes, my father used to accept it.
This is narrated from him, indicating that he would sit for the entire month, and it is reported that he would recite in the second half, and that is better for everyone. It is better, and if he omits it sometimes, there is no harm, so that people know it is not obligatory. Yes, every night. And there is a report from Abu that he would sometimes omit the Qunut in the first half and perform the Qunut in the second half, but the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) teaching of the Qunut and his command to perform it indicate that it is to be done, so it is from all the... I mean, it reached Ramadan Madi in all the nights. It is said: 'Abd ibn Ghalib, Abu 'Abd without addition.
The questioner:
There is no blame on him for anything.
The Shaykh:
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Raqiq, yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث موطأ مالك، من أول باب: النَّظَرِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ إِلَى مَا يَشْغَلُكَ عَنْهَا، إلى باب: مَا جَاءَ فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ — islamhouse.com (1:05:17)
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