FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-166 : HUKUM MEMBAHAGIKAN BACAAN AYAT AL-QURAN DI DALAM SOLAT TERAWIH SUPAYA DAPAT MENGKHATAMKANNYA DI AKHIR RAMADAN
What is the ruling on dividing the Quran recitation in Tarawih prayers so that the Quran is completed by the end of Ramadan?
Short answer
Completing the Quran across the whole Tarawih prayer is stated to be better than reciting Surah al-Ikhlas three times in each rak'ah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Completing the Quran across the whole Tarawih prayer is stated to be better than reciting Surah al-Ikhlas three times in each rak'ah. Imam Abu Hanifah held that completing it once in Ramadan is sunnah, by reciting about ten verses per rak'ah. However, according to Imam al-Kasani, in the present era the imam should recite according to the condition of the congregation so they are not driven away, since a larger congregation is better than a longer recitation. Reciting part of a long surah is better if the aim is to complete the Quran; otherwise, reciting a full surah is better.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Solat terawih adalah sunat secara Ijma' ulama. Dan Ibn al-Solah dan Ibn Abd al-Salam telah berfatwa bahawa mengkhatamkan al-Quran di dalam keseluruhan solat terawih adalah lebih baik daripada hanya membaca surah al-Ikhlas tiga kali di dalam setiap rakaat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-166 : HUKUM MEMBAHAGIKAN BACAAN AYAT AL-QURAN DI DALAM SOLAT TERAWIH SUPAYA DAPAT MENGKHATAMKANNYA DI AKHIR RAMADAN”, 27 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4480-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-166-hukum-membahagikan-bacaan-ayat-al-quran-di-dalam-solat-terawih-supaya-dapat-mengkhatamkannya-di-akhir-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-dividing-quran-recitation-tarawih-completion/