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Abu Ishaaq Nadeem Ahsan-Sh (Jeddah)
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AbuUkkaasha, certainly Taraweeh, Qiyaamul-Layl and Tahajjud mean the same thing, as has been mentioned in various places, but not so Salaatul Witr.
Salatul Witr usually refers to the odd rakaat(s) prayed in the night after Isha/tahajjud/qiyam/taraweeh.
This is because when the Prophet ( ) was asked about the manner of the night prayer, he replied saying, "two by two..and when you fear Fajr (is nearing) end it with an odd number which will be witr for what you prayed"
Jazakallahu Khayran
Mashallah Akhee ekbal.hussain,
All praise be to Allah, the Masjid opened in Ramadan 1420/ December 2000, if my memory serves me correct.
Mashallah Taraaweeh prayers have been estabished there since then, along with the five daily prayers, Jumua and the two Eids.
Allahumma lakalHamd wa Jazaakallahukhayran
Wassalamalykum wa rahmatullah
Abu Ishaaq Nadeem ibn Mohammad Ahsan-shah
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From: SUNAN ABU DAWUD ENGLISH TRANSLATION WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES VOLUME 1
Pages 347-350
CHAPTER 464
BEGINNING OF THE PRAYER AT NIGHT WITH TWO RAK'AHS
(1318) Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: When one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak'ahs. [705]
(1319) This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: He should then prolong it afterwards as much as he likes.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Hammad b. Salamah, Zuhair b. Mu'awiyah and a group of narrators from Hisham. They transmitted it as a statement of Abu Hurairah himself (mauquf).
This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Awn from Muhammad (b. Sirin). This version has the wordings: These two rak'ahs were short.
(1320) 'Abd Allah b. Habashi al-Khath'ami said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) was asked: Which is the best action? He replied: To stand in prayer for a long time. [706]
CHAPTER 465
THE PRAYER AT NIGHT IS TO BE OFFERED IN PAIRS OF RAK'AHS EACH TIME
(1321) 'Abd Allah b. Umar said: A man asked the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) about the prayer at night. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him. [707]
CHAPTER 466
RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN IN LOUD VOICE DURING THE PRAYER AT NIGHT
(1322) Ibn 'Abbas said: The Prophet's (may peace be upon him) recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner chamber to hear it when he was in the house. [708]
(1323) Abu Hurairah said: The Prophet's (may peace be upon him) recitation at night was partly in a loud voice and partly in a low voice.
Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Khalid al-Walibi is Hurmuz.
(1324) Abu Qatadah said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) went out at night and found Abu Bakr praying in a low voice, and he passed 'Umar b. al-Khattab who was raising his voice while praying. When they both met the Prophet (may peace be upon him) together, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: I passed by you, Abu Bakr, when you were praying in a low voice. He replied: I made Him hear with Whom I was holding intimate converse, Apostle of Allah. He (the Prophet) said to 'Umar: I passed by you when you were praying in a loud voice. He replied: Apostle of Allah, I was awakening the drowsy and driving away the devil. Al-Hasan added in his version: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: Raise your voice a little, Abu Bakr, and he said to 'Umar: Lower your voice a little. [709]
(1325) This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. This version does not mention that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said to Abu Bakr: Raise your voice a little; or he said to 'Umar: Lower your voice a little. But this version adds: (The Prophet said:) I heard you, Bilal, (reciting); you were reciting partly from this surah and partly from that surah. He said: This is all good speech; Allah has combined one part with the other. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: All of you were correct.
(1326) 'A'ishah said: A man got up at night and recited the Qur'an in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. [710]
Abu Dawud said: Harun al-Nahwi transmitted from Hammad b. Salamah the Qur'anic verse of Surah Al-Imran: "How many of the prophets fought (in Allah's way)" (iii. 146 {Surah Al-'Imran:146})
(1327) Abu Sa'id said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people) reciting the Qur'an in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! every one of you is calling his Lord quietly. One should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation or in prayer over the voice of the other.
(1328) 'Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: One who recited the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recited the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly.
CHAPTER 467
ON THE NUMBER OF RAK'AHS OF THE PRAYER AT NIGHT
(1329) 'A'ishah said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray ten rak'ahs during the night, and would observe the witr with one rak'ah; he then prayed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. Thus he prayed thirteen rek'ahs in all. [711]........................(there are approximately 33 more Ahadith under this chapter, but because of lengthiness I did not list them. Refer to Sunan Abu Dawud English Translation with Explanatory Notes Volume 1 pages 347-358)
FOOTNOTES:
[705] The Prophet (may peace be upon him) would pray these two rak'ahs after performing the ablution. These two rak'ahs were of course part of the prayer at night. They were offered shortly so that one gets used to the prayer by degrees. Afterwards one is allowed to prolong as one can ('Awn al-Ma'bud, I, 508).
[706] This tradition shows that to stand for a long time in prayer is better than to offer a large number of rak'ahs of the supererogatory prayers. It is better to say, for instance, two rak'ahs of prayer in which one should recite long surahs of the Qur'an and thus stand for a long time in prayer. A group of scholars opine that to say supererogatory prayer abundantly is better than to prolong the rak'ahs of prayer.
[707] There is no difference of opinion in the legitimacy of offering of two or four rak'ahs each time of supererogatory prayer by dayor by night. The dispute is over the preference. According to al-Shafi'i, it is preferable to offer supererogatory prayer in pairs by day and by night. Abu Hanifah holds that it is better to offer four rak'ahs each time by day and by night. Muhammad b. al-Hasan and Abu Yusuf hold that one should pray in pairs at night and four rak'ahs each time by day ('Awn al-Ma'bud, I, 409).
[708] This means that his recitation was moderate, neither at the top of his voice nor quietly during his prayerat night.
[709] The Prophet (may peace be upon him) taught that one should recite the Qur'an in the prayer at night (tahajjud) in a moderate voice. We find the same instruction in the Qur'an: "Neither speak thy prayer aloud nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between" (xvii.:110 {Surah Al-'Isra:110})
[710] This probably means that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) forgot these verses while reciting the Qur'an in prayer. One should not be surprised on the forgetfulness of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) as it was just possible for he was a human being.
[711] There are a number of traditions about the rak'ahs that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) used to pray at night (i.e. tahajjud prayer). He prayed sometimes fifteen, sometimes thirteen and sometimes eleven rak'ahs. In fact, there is no contradiction between them. This depended on his convenience and time. The number of rak'ahs varied according to his convenience and the time at his disposal.
SUNAN ABU DAWUD ENGLISH TRANSLATION WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES VOLUME 1
Was Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh,
Jameelah Iman Muhammad bint Vasquez
Allaah The Exalted Says:
"And seek help in patience and As-Salat and truly, it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un." Surah al-Baqarah:45
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