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

Consenus on 20 Rakat Taraweeh

<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\Amjed\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Amjed\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Amjed\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">The practice of the Tabie'en, the majority of the Ulema and the Fuqaha of the Hanafi School:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Sahabah have a consensus on the issue of 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh.<span style="">  </span>The majority of the Tabie'en, the scholars, the Shawafa'ee and the people of Kufa also act on this as clarified in Umdatul Qari Vol 8, Pg No: 246:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: As far as the practice of the Tabie'en goes, the names of those among them who considered 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh as correct are being mentioned here:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Shateer bin Shakal</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Ibn Abi Mulaika</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Harith Hamdani</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Ata Bin Abi Ribah</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Abul Bakhtari, the brother of Hadhrat Hasan Basri</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Sae’eed bin Abul Hasan</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Abdul Rahman bin Abu Bakr</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Umran Abdi</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">May Allah shower His Mercy on all of them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">All the people of Kufa follow this path only and Hadhrat Imam Shafa’ee (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) and majority of Fuqaha did this only and this is more correct.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafie, Imam Ahmed bin Hambal and according to 1 report Imam Malik (May Allah be well pleased with al of them) agree that Taraweeh is of 20 Raka’at only.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Imam Kasani (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in Badai us Sanai:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Taraweeh is of 20 Raka’at only.<span style="">  </span>This is the ruling of the majority of the Ulema and this is correct because when Hadhrat Umar bin Khattab (May Allah be well pleased with him) gathered the Sahabah under Hadhrat Ubai bin Kaab (May Allah be well pleased with him), he lead them in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh every night and none of the Sahabah objected to it.<span style="">  </span>This way the Sahabah achieved a consensus on this.</p>