What is the ruling on an imam who designates the twenty-seventh night of Ramadan for thirty-six rak'ahs? And what should the ma'mum do?
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The questioner : An imam in the tarawih prayer every night performs eight rak'ahs, but he designates the twenty-seventh night for thirty-six rak'ahs. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : It has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : So what should the ma'mum do with him, for example?
The Shaykh : The ma'mum should follow the Sunnah of eleven rak'ahs.
The questioner : And then leave?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : So what should the ma'mum do with him, for example?
The Shaykh : The ma'mum should follow the Sunnah of eleven rak'ahs.
The questioner : And then leave?
The Shaykh: Yes.
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