Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri
Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; 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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Some famous Taba‘een and their opinion about Taraweeh and the number of Raka’at in Taraweeh.</span></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i>Harith (May Allah be well pleased with him) used to lead the people in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh</i></b></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Translation: Hadhrat Harith (May Allah be well pleased with him) used to lead the people in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh and 3 Raka’at of Witr and used to recite Dua Qunoot before going into the ruku.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="RTL"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Vol 2, Pg No: 285, Bab 227, Hadith No: 6)</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Harith (May Allah be well pleased with him) is a student of Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) whose narrations are present in the 4 books of Sihah Sittah apart from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="RTL"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Hadhrat Abul Bakhtari</i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </span>(May Allah be well pleased with him) used to lead the people in 20 rakkats of Taraweeh</i></b></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Translation: Hadhrat Abul Bakhtari (May Allah be well pleased with him) says that in Ramadhan, he would offer 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh with 5 breaks and 3 Raka’at of Witr.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Vol 2, Pg No: 285, Bab 227, Hadith No: 7)</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Abul Bakhtari (May Allah be well pleased with him) is a great Taba‘ee.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Imam ‘Asqalani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) has written in Lisaan Ul Mizaan that Abu Zara‘a and Ibn Ma‘een have declared him reliable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Lisan Ul Mizaan, Vol. 5, Pg. No. 224, Hadith No. 7768)</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i>20 Raka’at of Taraweeh – Evidence by Hadhrat ‘Ata (May Allah be well pleased with him)</i></b></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Ata (May Allah be well pleased with him), he says: I saw the people offering 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh and 3 Raka’at of Witr.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Vol 2, Pg No: 285, Bab 227, Hadith No: 9, Fathul Bari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Bab Salat Ut Taraweeh)</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat ‘Ata bin Ribah is a Taba‘ee.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He is counted among the jurists of the Taba‘een.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He passed away in 114 Hijri.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He had the honor of meeting many Sahabah.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Those people whom Hadhrat ‘Ata found offering 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh are Sahabah and other greats from among the Taba‘een.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i>20 Raka’at of Taraweeh – Statement by Ibn Abi Mulaika (May Allah shower His mercy on him)</i></b></p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">Translation: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar's (May Allah be well pleased with him) freed slave Hadhrat Nafe’ (May Allah be well pleased with him):<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ibn Abi Mulaika used to lead us in 20 Raka’at of Taraweeh and used to recite Holy Quran worth Surah Fatir in 1 Raka’at.</p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed" class="MsoNormal">(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Vol 2, Pg No: 285, Bab 227, Hadith No: 4)</p>