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1) During the month of Ramadān it is
sunnah
to perform 20
rak’āt
of
tarāwīh
salāh in congregation
after the fard and sunnah of ‘Esha
salāh.
2) To perform
tarāwīh
salāh in congregation
is “sunnah
‘alal kifāyah”
i.e. If a congregation is taking place in the locality and one performs one’s
tarāwīh individually at home, the sunnah will be fulfilled although
one will be deprived of the rewards of performing tarāwīh with
jama’ah
(congregation) and in a Musjid. On the contrary, if
there is no congregation taking place in the entire locality then everyone will
be sinful for neglecting this sunnah.
3) It is
sunnah
to complete the entire
Qurān
in the
tarāwīh
salāh. If there is no
Hāfiz
(one who has memorized the entire Qurān) available or
he demands a fee for leading the tarāwīh salāh then the tarāwīh
salāh should be performed by reciting the short surahs or whatever
else is easy. The community should not pay for listening to the Holy Qurān.
To give or receive a fee for the recitation of the Holy Qurān is harām.
4) It is not proper for one
Hāfiz
to perform 20
rak’āt
of
tarāwīh
salāh in 2 Musjids on one night.
5) The one who has missed out a few rak’āt of
tarāwīh
should complete the missed rak’āt after the
witr
Salāh.
6) It is a grave sin to recite the
Qurān
so hastily that the letters are not pronounced properly.
In such a case neither the imām nor the muqtadi
(follower) receive any reward.
7) A child
who hasn't reached the age of puberty should not be appointed
as an imām.
Taraweeh is Sunnah
muakkidah (an emphasized sunnah
) on the males as well as females. (Shami,
vol.2 pg.43)
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It is Makruh for women to observe their own
jama'ah (congregation) wherein they appoint a female as their imam.
This includes the taraweeh salah.
(Shami, vol.1 pg.565)
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