FatwaPerakPrayer (Salah)
Ada sesetengah pendapat bahawa orang yang membuat sembahyang sunat tarawih 8 rakaat bukan dinamakan tarawih, sembahyang sunat terawih yang sebenarnya ialah 20 rakaat?
Is the 8-rakaat night prayer not called tarawih, with only 20 rakaat counted as true tarawih?
Short answer
According to this answer, the number of rakaat for Tarawih in the Shafie school is 20.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to this answer, the number of rakaat for Tarawih in the Shafie school is 20. It cites Bidayatul Mujtahid wa Nihayatul Muqtasid, which records the view of Imam Malik in one opinion, Abu Hanifah, al-Shafie, Ahmad and Daud al-Zahiri that Tarawih is 20 rakaat. This count does not include the Witr prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bilangan rakaat bagi solat Tarawikh dalam mazhab Syafie ialah 20 rakaat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Ada sesetengah pendapat bahawa orang yang membuat sembahyang sunat tarawih 8 rakaat bukan dinamakan tarawih, sembahyang sunat terawih yang sebenarnya ialah 20 rakaat?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#mazhab-1. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-true-tarawih-20-rakaat/