The Meaning of 'Umar's Statement Regarding Tarawih: "What a Fine Innovation"
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Question:
There may be wisdom in the letters, to which of your cases is the report of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) in the channel of the charms relevant? Until the one who is heedless is reminded.
Answer:
We know that the Tarawih prayer is not a religious innovation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it with his Companions for three or four nights, then he stopped doing it with them for fear that it would become obligatory upon them. The Tarawih prayer is not an innovation in the religion, but rather it is a sunnah (recommended practice) established by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So what 'Umar intended was the linguistic meaning of innovation only, the linguistic innovation, not the religious innovation. This is how the scholars answered regarding that.
There may be wisdom in the letters, to which of your cases is the report of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) in the channel of the charms relevant? Until the one who is heedless is reminded.
Answer:
We know that the Tarawih prayer is not a religious innovation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it with his Companions for three or four nights, then he stopped doing it with them for fear that it would become obligatory upon them. The Tarawih prayer is not an innovation in the religion, but rather it is a sunnah (recommended practice) established by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So what 'Umar intended was the linguistic meaning of innovation only, the linguistic innovation, not the religious innovation. This is how the scholars answered regarding that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/3 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط الثالث — youtube.com (43:17)
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