LessonsQiyam Ramadan: Tarawih, Qur’an Recitation, and Witr CongregationQuiz

Hanafi reasoning gives weight to reports concerning the organized Ramadan night prayers of the Companions, especially arrangements during Umar’s caliphate involving twenty rakahs plus separate witr.

Historical reports and juristic preferences also vary. Twenty rakahs is the adopted Hanafi sunnah arrangement; other historical reports should not be dismissed without examining their transmission and contexts.

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Juristic basis of twenty rakahs

Qiyam Ramadan: Tarawih, Qur’an Recitation, and Witr Congregation

Hanafi reasoning gives weight to reports concerning the organized Ramadan night prayers of the Companions, especially arrangements during Umar’s caliphate involving twenty rakahs plus separate witr.

Historical reports and juristic preferences also vary. Twenty rakahs is the adopted Hanafi sunnah arrangement; other historical reports should not be dismissed without examining their transmission and contexts.