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This question is about the taraweeh prayers during Ramadan. My question is not about 8 or 20 rak'ahs; rather I wanted to know if it is ok to pray taraweeh prayers at home.

Is it ok if I pray the taraweeh prayers alone at home after completing the Eesha salaah by congregation in the Masjid? For years I have been trying to get an answer to this, but have got different opinions from different folks. I would be grateful if the answer is based on the authentic hadeeth and the actions of the Sahaabaah (RAA).

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  • Assalam Alaikum, i would like to suggest you split your questions up into separate questions. I would suggest that question number 1, should be a one whole (new) question. as for your 3rd question I suggest you make it a new question, asking whether it is ok to recite short Surahs in the night prayer or not. As for the rest of the question, +1, great question :) – مجاهد May 20 '13 at 09:52
  • Waleikum Assalaam. Done! – Najeeb May 20 '13 at 13:11

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It is ok to do Taraweeh at your house, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it all the time in Jama'ah (for fear it may become Fardh).

For further information see this (Arabic). and here is the translated version in (English)

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    from the hadiths it seems that doing it alone is more closer to Sunnah and prefered then setting up a congregation. –  Jun 09 '13 at 18:30
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    @Ali doing it congregation is still very good, and we can do it, for the fear of it becoming Fard is non-existent anymore. – مجاهد Jun 09 '13 at 18:36
  • But upto the time of Hazrat Umar RA it was not even practiced? –  Jun 09 '13 at 19:27
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    A good explanation on why Umar RA gather the people to pray Tarawih behind a single imam can be found here: https://islamqa.info/en/65572 – Amir Syafrudin Jun 09 '16 at 03:30