Taraweeh in the eras of Hadhrat Uthman and Hadhrat Ali

20 Raka’at of Taraweeh in the era of Hadhrat Uthman (May Allah be well pleased with him)

 

Translation: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Saib bin Yazid (May Allah be well pleased with him) that in the era of Hadhrat ‘Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) people used to offer 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh and recite those Surah, which have 100 verses and in the era of Hadhrat ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan (May Allah be well pleased with him), they would support themselves with a staff because of the long Raka’at.

 

(Sunan Kubra Lil Baihaqui, Hadith No: 4801; Umdatul Qari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ul Adhaan; Mirqatul Mafateeh Sharh Mishkatul Masabeeh, Kitab Us Salaat, Bab Qiyami Shahri Ramadhan)

 

Imam Nawawi (May Allah be well pleased with him) has mentioned this Hadith as rigorously-authenticated (Sahih) in his book "Khulasatul Ahkam"

 

Translation: Imam Baihaqui has narrated this Hadith using a rigorously-authenticated (Sahih) chain of narration.

 

(Khulasatul Ahkaam, Kitab Us Salaat, Hadith No: 1961)

 

Mulla Ali Qari (May Allah shower His mercy on him) has also mentioned this judgment of Imam Nawawi (May Allah shower His mercy on him) in "Mirqatul Mifateeh", Kitab Us Salaat, Bab Qiyami Shahri Ramadhan."

 

(Mirqatul Mafateeh, Kitab Us Salaat, Bab Qiyami shahri Ramadhan)

 

20 Raka’at of Taraweeh - The command of Hadhrat Ali

 

There is a Hadith in Imam Baihaqui's Sunan Kubra and in ‘Umdatul Qari, Sharh Sahih Bukhari:

 

Hadhrat Abu Abdur Rahman Sulami narrates on the authority of Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him), that in the month of Ramadhan, he (i.e. Hadhrat Ali) summoned the Huffaz (those who memorized the Holy Quran) and commanded one Hafidh to lead others in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh.

 

(Sunan Kubra Lil Baihaqui, Hadith No: 4804; Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol 1, Pg No: 366; Umdatul Qari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ut Tahajjud; Tuhfatul Ahwazi, Bab Maa Ja'a Fi Qiyami Shahri Ramadhan)

 

Command to offer Taraweeh with 5 breaks

 

There is a Hadith in Imam Baihaqui’s Sunan Kubra, in Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, in Kanzul Ummal, etc.

 

 

Translation: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abul Husna (May Allah be well pleased with him) that Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) commanded a Hafidh to lead the people in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh with 5 breaks.

 

(Sunan Kubra Lil Baihaqui, Hadith No: 4805; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Vol 2, Pg No: 285, Bab 227, Hadith No: 2; Kanzul Ummal, Kitab Us Salaat, Hadith No: 23474; Umdatul Qari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ut Taraweeh; Tuhfatul Ahwazi, Bab Ma Ja'a Fi Qiyami Shahri Ramadhan)

 

One narrator in the aforementioned Hadith’s chain of narration is ‘Amr Bin Qais.  Allama Ibn Turkmani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes in Jawahir Un Naqi:

 

Translation: I think ‘Amr Bin Qais is ‘Amr Bin Qais Malai.  Imam Ahmed, Hadhrat Yahya, Hadhrat Abu Hatim, Hadhrat Abu Zara‘a and other Imams and Muhadditheen have declared him reliable.