💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
📜 Question: Is the Taraweeh prayer obligatory (Waajib) upon the women? And is praying Qiyaam Al-Layl (Tahajjud) mandatory in Ramadan and in other months?
📝 Answer: The Taraweeh prayer is not obligatory. Similarly, Qiyaam Al-Layl (Tahajjud) is not obligatory, not in Ramadan and not in other times. However, it is a highly recommended Sunnah which the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam regularly did and encouraged. He SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam frequently prayed Qiyaam Al-Layl and the Witr prayer while traveling and as a resident. Taraweeh and Tahajjud (Qiyaam Al-Layl) are Sunnah good deeds, not obligatory.
The least that you can do is to pray one Rak'ah (Witr) after the 'Ishaa prayer or in the last third of the night. The more Rak'ahs you pray during Taraweeh or Tahajjud (Qiyaam Al-Layl), the better (and the more rewards).
The noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam generally prayed Taraweeh in eleven Rak'ahs, saying the Tasleem after every two Rak'ahs and ending the night prayer with one Rak'ah of Witr.
From the Fataawa of sheikh AbdulAziz Ibn Baz (May Allah have mercy on him. Ameen.)
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Allah the Almighty said: 'Whoever shows hostility (enmity) to a righteous friend of Mine, I have declared war upon him. My servant does not grow closer to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the obligatory duties that I have imposed upon him. My servant continues to grow closer to Me with extra good works (nawaafil deeds like praying Tahajjud, Taraweeh in Ramadan, and fasting Sunnah fasts) until I love him. When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask something from Me, I would surely give it to him. Were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant it to him. I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death and I hate to disappoint him.'"
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6137
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
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