Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director

Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia

Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Scholarly Articles

20 Rakat Taraweeh by the Sahabah

<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\mohi\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Mulla Ali Qari (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in his commentary on Mishkaat Sharh Mirqaat:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Nevertheless, the Sahabah have agreed that Taraweeh is of 20 raka’at.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Mirqat Ul Mafateeh, Kitab Us Salaat, Bab Qiyami Shahri Ramadhan)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It has been mentioned in Al Fiqh Al Islami Wal Adilla</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Taraweeh is a Sunnah and there are 20 raka’at of it, which are offered in units of 2 raka’at. Witr will be offered after that.<span style="">  </span>Apart from Ramadhan, Witr cannot be offered as a congregational prayer.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The practice of Hadhrat Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) is the evidence of 20 raka’at of Taraweeh as Imam Muslim has clarified this in his</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sahih that Hadhrat Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) gathered the Sahabah in the Masjd e Nabvi (The Prophet’s Masjid) to offer 20 raka’at of Taraweeh and the Sahabah also agreed with him on this and even after the Caliphs, nobody objected to this.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Al Fiqh Al Islami Wal Adilla, Al Juz Ath Thaani, Al Fasli Thamin, An Nawafil Indal Hanafiyya)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Imam Sarkhisi Hanafi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in Mabsut:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: The consensus of the Sahabah on 20 raka’at of Taraweeh is the evidence that all the Fardh and Wajib Salaat in the day and night add up to 20 and this number will be completed when Witr is considered as Wajib.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Mabsut Sarkhisi, Kitab Us Salaat, Al Faslil Awwal Fi Adadir raka’at)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Ibn e Taimiya writes in his Majmu Al Fatawa:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: This has been well established that Hadhrat Ubai bin Kaa'ab (May Allah be well pleased with him) used to lead the people in 20 raka’at of Taraweeh in the month of Ramadhan and used to lead them separately in 3 raka’at of Witr. Thus, many of the Ulema say that this is a Sunnah because Hadhrat Ubai bin Kaab did this in the presence of many of the Muhajirin (those who migrated from Macca to Madina) and Ansar (The natives of Madina) Sahabah and none of them opposed or denied this.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Majmu Al Fatawa, Vol 23, Pg No: 112)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Dusuqi writes:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: The Sahabah and the Tabie'n have offered 20 raka’at of Taraweeh.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Al Mausuatul Fiqhiya Al Kuwaitiya, Published by the Government of Kuwait, Vol 27, Pg No: 141/142)</p>