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Tarâwîh Prayer
The Tarâwîh prayer is a special prayer performed
during Ramadân after ‘Ishâ. It consists of 20 rak’ât sunnah
mu’akkadah and is preferably offered in congregation. Usually the entire
Qur’ân is recited in the course of the month. The Tarâwîh is performed in
units of 2 rak’ât and after every 4 rak’ât there is a short
rest (called “tarwîhah”- hence the name Tarâwîh, which is
the plural). The Witr prayer is also performed in congregation after the Tarâwîh.
Note, it is not permissible to perform the Tarâwîh prayer, or any other
prayer, while reading out of a Qur’ân- doing so will break the salât.
The Prophet (
)
said:
“Whoever
stands during Ramadân (for Tarâwîh), with true belief and
self-scrutiny will forgiven for his previous sins.” [RS-1187, agreed upon]
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