The ruling on the tarawih prayer at home and the number of its rak'ahs
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on the tarawih prayer in Ramadan for a man praying alone in his house? And what is the number of its rak'ahs? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Standing in prayer in Ramadan is a recommended practice (sunnah) in the mosques. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 37 It is better for him to stand in prayer in Ramadan with his brothers in the mosques, and if he prays in the house, there is no blame on him.
It has no fixed limit, but the best is eleven or thirteen; this is the best. If he prays more, twenty and the witr, thirty and the witr, forty and the witr, there is no blame, praise be to Allah. But the best of it is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did: eleven or thirteen. This is the most that is reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him): he would say the closing salam after every two rak'ahs and perform the witr with one. This is the best, whether he prays it at the beginning of the night, in the middle of the night, or at the end of the night, or he splits it up, praying some at the beginning and some in the middle, or some at the beginning and some at the end. There is no blame in any of this.
And likewise in the mosques, if they pray it all at the beginning of the night, or they pray it at the end of the night, or some at the beginning of the night and some at the end of the night, all of this—praise be to Allah—has no blame. The matter is broad; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stipulate anything. He said: And when the last ten nights entered, he kept them all alive (by standing in prayer)—(peace and blessings be upon him). So the matter in this is broad. If he keeps the ten nights all alive, from the beginning to the end, that is better. And if he rests in between, there is nothing wrong with it. And if he prays the tarawih at the beginning of the night, or they agree to pray it at the end of the night, all of that is fine, praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: What is the ruling on the tarawih prayer in Ramadan for a man praying alone in his house? And what is the number of its rak'ahs? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Standing in prayer in Ramadan is a recommended practice (sunnah) in the mosques. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven.
من قام رمضان إيمانًا واحتسابًا؛ غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبهIt has no fixed limit, but the best is eleven or thirteen; this is the best. If he prays more, twenty and the witr, thirty and the witr, forty and the witr, there is no blame, praise be to Allah. But the best of it is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did: eleven or thirteen. This is the most that is reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him): he would say the closing salam after every two rak'ahs and perform the witr with one. This is the best, whether he prays it at the beginning of the night, in the middle of the night, or at the end of the night, or he splits it up, praying some at the beginning and some in the middle, or some at the beginning and some at the end. There is no blame in any of this.
And likewise in the mosques, if they pray it all at the beginning of the night, or they pray it at the end of the night, or some at the beginning of the night and some at the end of the night, all of this—praise be to Allah—has no blame. The matter is broad; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stipulate anything. He said:
Whoever stands in prayer in Ramadan
من قام رمضانThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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