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- Clarification by Hadhrat Shah Waliullah

<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">It is given in Fatawa A’alamgiri:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Taraweeh is offered with 5 breaks.<span style="">  </span>Each break is of 4 raka’at, which is offered with 2 salaams.<span style="">  </span>If it is offered with more than 5 breaks, it is Makruh (Undesirable) in our opinion.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Fatawa A’alamgiri, Kitab Us Salaat, Pg No: 115)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Abdur Rahman Muhammad, popularly known as Shaykh Zada Hanafi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Apart from Witr, Taraweeh is of 20 raka’at. (Majma Ul Anhur Fi Sharhil Multaqal Abhur, Kitab Us Salaat, Fasl Fit Taraweeh)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style="">Clarification by Hadhrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehlvi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him):<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehlvi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes about Taraweeh in his monumental work Hujjatullahil Baligha:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Taraweeh is of 20 raka’at.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Hujjatullahil Baligha, Vol 2, Pg No: 18)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Muhaddith-e-Deccan Hadhrat Abul Hasanaat Syed Abdullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Qadri Hanafi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: A total of 20 raka’at of Taraweeh is a Sunnah Maukkada (Compulsory Sunnah) because this one of those acts which have been regularly performed by the Caliphs and it has been mentioned that the Sunnah of the Caliphs is also to be followed and the one who leaves them is a sinner.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Zujajatul Masabeeh, Haashiya, Vol 1, Pg No: 366)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It is written in Al Fiqh Al Islami Wal Adilla:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Imam Abu Hanifa (May Allah be well pleased with him) was asked about this ruling of Hadhrat Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him).<span style="">  </span>He said, Taraweeh is a Sunnah Maukkada and neither did Hadhrat Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) start this on his own nor did he invent any new method.<span style="">  </span>The command which he gave is based on some evidence which he had and on the established Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>