Fatwa

Taraweeh! Eight or Twenty?

Fatwa #36 Category: Prayer (Salaat) Country: South Africa Date: 2nd June 2019
Fatwa #36 Date: 2nd June 2019
Category: Prayer (Salaat)
Country: South Africa

Question

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Respected ulemah ,

What is the ruling regarding Taraweeh, how many Rakats should one pray 8 or 20 ? Please explain in detail.

Jazakumullahukhairan

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Brother in Islam,

Kindly refer to our parent website on the following link for a detailed article on the Rak’aats of Taraweeh Salaah.

http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/29681

 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

 

Checked and Approved by
Mufti Nabeel Valli.

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

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