is tarawih prayer a nafl or sunnat? (There may be some grammatical and spelling errors in the above statement. The forum does not change anything from questions, comments and statements received from our readers for circulation in confidentiality.) Answer: In the name of Allah, We praise Him,seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever Heallows to fall astray, none can guidethem aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. There are two kinds of prayers: The ‘fard’ or obligatory prescribedprayers. The ‘nafl’ or non-obligatory or voluntary prayers. If one performs the ‘fard’ prayers, there is a huge reward from Allah Subhanah; and if one does not perform the ‘fard’ prayers, it is a huge sin. If one performs the ‘nafl’ prayers, there is a reward from Allah Subhanah; and if one does notperform the ‘nafl’ prayers, there is no sin. The ‘nafl’ prayers which the Messenger of Allah (saws) prayed, are thus ‘Sunnah’ for the believers. The Taraweeh prayers are ‘nafl’ prayers, and were prayed by the Messenger of Allah (saws), thus they are Sunnah for us; but they are not obligatory or fard. Thus if one prays the Taraweeh prayers, there is a huge reward fromAllah Subhanah; and if one does notpray them, there is no sin. The most one can say for a person who does not perform the Taraweeh prayers, is that he misses an opportunity to receive huge rewards from Allah Subhanah.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:18:52 +0000
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