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Hadith 1707

Chapter on Night Prayers in Ramadan

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Chapter on Night Prayers in Ramadan

Zujajat al-Masabih 1707Volume 1

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Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray twenty rak'ahs in Ramadan individually, excluding Witr."
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Chapter-heading commentary

Section

(1) The statement "Section" refers to the fact that performing twenty rak'ahs in Taraweeh is a highly recommended Sunnah, as it was consistently practiced by the rightly guided caliphs. It has been established that following the Sunnah of the caliphs is obligatory, and abandoning it is sinful. The narrations in this section support this.

Chapter-heading commentary

قوله

(۱) قوله: فصل: الأمر الثالث: أن مجموع عشرين ركعة في التراويح سنة مؤكدة؛ لأنه مما واظب عليه الخلفاء، وقد سبق أن سنة الخلفاء أيضًا لازم الاتباع، وتاركها آثم. والروايات التي في هذا الفصل دالة عليه.