The Ruling on Establishing the Tarawih Prayer
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Question:
It is said that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sat for two years without praying the Tarawih, and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer:
Abu Bakr was occupied with the wars of apostasy. Then, when 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw them scattered in the mosque, he gathered them, just as in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) he said, "If I were to gather them," so he gathered them, and they continued to do so in the times of 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali. The Companions settled on this, and it is the best, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did for several nights; because the fear that the Messenger (peace be upon him) had regarding the obligation of the Tarawih prayer has been removed, since the revelation had ceased.
It is said that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sat for two years without praying the Tarawih, and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer:
Abu Bakr was occupied with the wars of apostasy. Then, when 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw them scattered in the mosque, he gathered them, just as in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) he said, "If I were to gather them," so he gathered them, and they continued to do so in the times of 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali. The Companions settled on this, and it is the best, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did for several nights; because the fear that the Messenger (peace be upon him) had regarding the obligation of the Tarawih prayer has been removed, since the revelation had ceased.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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