Tarawih-Tahajjud* [[-- Episode 1 --]]

 *Tarawih-Tahajjud*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Tahajjud was ordained by means of express quranic verse:

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

"Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little". 📚(73:2)

Taraweeh being a Sunnah was established through the hadith of Rasulullah (pbuh).

Evidence:

“I have made its standing Sunnah upon for you.” 📚 Authentic

Secondly,

Tahajjud is generally performed after sleeping while Taraweeh is performed immediately after Esha prayer.

*Does Taraweeh replace Tahajjud prayer in the Month of Ramadan?*

Concerning Taraweeh prayer, the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever prays qiyaam with the imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for him as if he spent an entire night in prayer.” 📚 at-Tirmidhi (806)

This virtue is for the one who prays Taraweeh with the imam and finishes with him.

The end of Taraweeh prayer and its completion at which the imam finishes has been defined by Islamic teaching as being Witr prayer.

Evidence:

Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (ra) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Make the last of your prayers at night Witr.” 📚 al-Bukhaari (998) and Muslim (751).

Now,

Whether the witr prayer is offered immediately after ‘Isha’ or at the end of the night, in order to attain the virtue of praying during the last third of the night, all of that is prescribed.

Evidence:

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Whoever fears that he will not get up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the beginning. Whoever is sure that he will get up at the end of the night, let him pray Witr at the end, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed, and that is better.” 📚Muslim (755).

Based on that, whoever prays some rak‘ahs with the first congregation after ‘Isha’ prayer, and prays Witr with the imam of that congregation, has completed Taraweeh prayer by praying Witr with the imam, and has fulfilled the condition of attaining the reward of spending the entire night in prayer by finishing with the imam, and he does not have to pray witr with another imam at the end of the night, because the first prayer is complete.

Whoever wants to pray both prayers *(Taraweeh & Tahajjud)*, seeking more reward, is doing something good, but he should not pray Witr twice, because the Prophet (pbuh) forbade doing that.

Evidence:

It was narrated from Qays ibn Talq ibn ‘Ali, from his father, who said: I heard the Prophet (pbuh) say: “There should not be two Witrs in one night.” 📚 at-Tirmidhi (470)

In that case, he has two options, each of which was the view of a group of scholars:

(1) The first option:

When he prays with the first imam and prays Witr with him, he may add a rak‘ah so that it will become even-numbered, then at the end of the night if he wants, he may pray alone or join the other imam in his prayer and join him in Witr too.

(2) The second option:

He may pray the first Witr as such, then when he want to pray Tahajjud or pray with the second imam who prays Witr  at the end of the night, he may either leave and not pray witr with him, or he may pray with him and add another rak‘ah, intending it to be qiyaam al-layl.

To be continued...