How many rak'ahs are in the Tarawih prayer? And what is its minimum for one who wishes to lighten it?
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The questioner : I am asking about the number of rak'ahs in the Tarawih prayer? And what is its minimum if we wish to lighten it, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The Tarawih prayer is the standing in prayer during Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exceed eleven rak'ahs in Ramadan or in any other month, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the most knowledgeable of the women about this, mentioned when she was asked: How was the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Ramadan? She said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3569 And sometimes he would pray thirteen rak'ahs. So this number is the best with which to pray the Tarawih prayer. However, the one praying, and especially the imams, should observe tranquility in this prayer, for some imams—may Allah guide us and them—have no concern except to be the ones who lead the people out of the prayer. You find them hurrying in a way that compromises tranquility and tires those behind them in following. And if a person increases beyond eleven rak'ahs to twenty-three rak'ahs or more, there is no blame on him, because no specific number of rak'ahs was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, he was asked (peace and blessings be upon him) about the night prayer, and he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1326Sahih (Al-Albani) He specified the fixed number for each taslim, which is two by two, and did not specify the number of taslims. This indicates that the matter is left to the individual and that the matter is broad. But there is no doubt that the number which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to maintain is more preferable than others. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says.
The Shaykh : The Tarawih prayer is the standing in prayer during Ramadan.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exceed eleven rak'ahs in Ramadan or in any other month, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the most knowledgeable of the women about this, mentioned when she was asked: How was the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Ramadan? She said:
He used not to pray more than eleven rak`at whether in Ramadan or in any other month
كان لا يزيد في رمضان ولا غيره على إحدى عشرة ركعةPrayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him.
صلاة الليل مثنى مثنى، فإذا خشي أحدكم الصبح صلى واحدةً فأوترت له ما صلىThe questioner : May Allah reward you. He says.