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 in other schools of Fiqh

<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"><b style=""><i style="">20 raka’at of Taraweeh in the Hambali school of Fiqh<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Ibn e Qudama Hambali (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in his book Al Kafi:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: It is a Sunnah that Taraweeh should be offered as congregational prayer of 20 raka’at and the Imam should lead the people in Witr also.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Al Kafi, Kitab Us Salaat)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style="">20 raka’at of Taraweeh in the Shafa’ee school of Fiqh<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Ibn e Hajr Haithami Makki Shafa’ee (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in Al Minhaj Ul Qaweem:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Nevertheless, the Sahabah (May Allah be well pleased with him) have concurred and agreed on 20 raka’at of Taraweeh.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(AL Minhaj Ul Qaweem, Pg No: 138)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Abul Walid Sulayman bin Khalaf Andusi Malki (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in his book Al Muntaqa Sharh Mawatta:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation: Based on the Hadith of Hadhrat Yazid bin Ruman (May Allah be well pleased with him): Imam Shafa’ee (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has ruled that Taraweeh is of 20 raka’at apart from Witr.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style="">Taraweeh in Maliki School of Fiqh:<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allama Ibn e Rushd Maliki (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in Bidayatul Mujtahid:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation:<span style="">  </span>According to a report Imam Malik, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafa’ee and Imam Ahmed bin Hambal (May Allah be well pleased with him) have agreed that Taraweeh is of 20 raka’at apart from Witr.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Bidayatul Mujtahid, Vol 1, Pg No: 210)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>