Ramadan Guide

that the gathering of all behind one reciter would be best. He thus
instructed this. What he did was not against the Book nor the Sunnah
nor even the consensus of the Ummah (i.e. none of the other %a#\bah
objected to or even questioned this) and it was not a misguiding
innovation but it was a good invention, based on the Prophet’s
example of leading the congregation.” as-Sunan a]-%ughr\ of al-Bayhaq|
! Tar\w|# %al\h is Sunnah Mu-akkadah (emphasised) for both men
and women.
! To perform Tar\w|# in jam\`ah is Sunnah Kif\yah for men, which
means that in each locality/Masjid there should be at least one
group of people who perform %al\h in jam\`ah.
! It is permissible for a person to perform Tar\w|# alone while others
perform it together. However, it should not be such that due to
everyone reading alone, no jam\`ah is made, in which case all will
be responsible for disregarding the sunnah.
! The time for Tar\w|# is from after Isha %al\h to a little before a]-
%ub# a]-%\diq. It can be performed either before or after the Witr
%al\h, although it is common practice that Witr follows Tar\w|#.
! If one has missed a few raka`\t of Tar\w|# and the Im\m has
commenced the Witr, then one may join the Witr and complete
the remainder of the Tar\w|# thereafter.
! Tar\w|# of 20 raka`\t in groups of two is not only the example of
the %a#\bah, (other number of raka`\t - 8, 12, 28, 36, 40, etc -
have also been mentioned by various scholars.) but it is also what is
practised upon by the ummah in general.
! One should make a niyyah for 2 raka'\t of Tar\w|# each time. After
every four raka`\t it is Musta#abb to sit a while and take a rest.
! One may remain silent or recite the Qur'\n or tasb|# in a low voice
or offer Nafl %al\h separately during the period of rest after every
four raka`\t (as how time permits).
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