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How many rakats of tarawih prayer are correct? This is an explanation of the law

How many rakats of tarawih prayer are correct? This is an explanation of the law
How many rakats of tarawih prayer (freepik)

- The question of how many rakats during tarawih prayers is something that is often encountered before the month of Ramadan. The reason is, some people believe in tarawih prayers with 8 rak'ahs + witr, but there are also those who believe in 20 rak'ahs + witr, even 36 rak'ahs. 

So, which one should you stick to? Read the following review for the answer. 
How many rakats is the tarawih prayer? 
Each person is allowed to have a different number of rak'ahs during tarawih prayers. Each of these differences has also been stated in a number of hadiths. 
One of these differences was narrated by Bukhari and Muslim below. 

“Praying that night was two rak'ahs – two rak'ahs. If one of you is afraid of dawn, do one rak'ah. "That means you close the prayer with witir," (HR. Bukhari No. 990 and Muslim No. 749, from Ibn 'Umar). 
The law of tarawih is 20 rakaat
The majority of scholars from the Syaf'i, Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali schools of thought emphasize that the number of tarawih prayers is 20 rak'ahs. 
فَإِنَّهَا عِشْرُونَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْوِتْرِ عِنْدِنَا
Meaning: "So actually the tarawih prayer is 20 rak'ahs, apart from the witir, in our opinion," (Imam As-Sarakhsi from the Hanafi school in the book As-Saraksi, Al Mabsuth). 

Imam Ad-Dardiri from the Maliki School also said the same thing
وَالتَّرَاوِيْحُ بِرَمَضَانَ وَهِيَ عِشْرُوْنَ رَكْعَةً بَعْدَ ص God bless you عِ وَالْوِتْرِ

Meaning: "And the Taarawih prayer in the month of Ramadhan is 20 rak'ahs after Isha with greetings every two rak'ahs, outside of intercession and witr," written in the book Ad-Dardiri, Asy-Syarhu Ash-Shagir. 
The law of tarawih is 36 rakaat
Some Maliki school scholars explain that the tarawih prayer consists of 36 raka'at as follows. 
وَكَانَ السَّلَفُ الصَّالِحُ يَقُومُونَ فِيهِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بِ عِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً... ثُمَّ صَلَّوْا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سِتًّا وَثَلَاثِي نَ رَكْعَةً... وَهَذَا اخْتَارَهُ مَالِكٌ فِي الْمُدَوَّنَةِ وَاسْتَح ْسَنَهُ
Meaning: "And Salaf scholars carry out tarawih prayers in the month of Ramadan with 20 rak'ahs... then after that they pray with 36 rak'ahs," Imam An-Nafrawi. 
The law of tarawih is 8 rakat
Some scholars of the Hanafi school, such as Imam Al-Akmal Ibnu al-Humam, stated that the Messenger of Allah performed tarawih for 8 rak'ahs. 
God willing, God willing, God willing, God willing, God willing God willing تَرَكَهُ لِعُذْرٍ... وَظَاهِرُ كَلَامِ الْمَشَايِخِ أَنَّ السُّنَّةَ God bless you
Meaning: "Indeed, Qiyamul Lail in the month of Ramadan is sunnah, namely 11 rak'ahs with witir, in congregation. This was done by Rasulullah SAW, then he abandoned it because he was old... Zahir, the opinion of the people is that the sunnah is 20 rak'ahs. "Meanwhile, according to the evidence we say (8 rak'ahs without witir)," said Imam Al-Kamal Ibnu al-Humam in the book Fathul Qadir. 


Berapa Rakaat Sholat Tarawih yang Benar? Ini Penjelasan Hukumnya
Berapa Rakaat Sholat Tarawih (freepik)

 - Pertanyaan terkait berapa jumlah rakaat saat sholat tarawih merupakan satu hal yang kerap ditemukan menjelang bulan Ramadhan. Pasalnya, beberapa orang meyakini sholat tarawih dengan 8 rakaat + witir, tetapi ada juga yang memercayai 20 rakaat + witir, bahkan 36 rakaat.

Lantas, mana yang sebaiknya Anda jadikan pegangan? SImak ulasan berikut untuk jawabannya.
Berapa rakaat sholat tarawih?
Setiap orang memang diperbolehkan memiliki perbedaan jumlah rakaat saat sholat tarawih. Setiap perbedaan ini pun sudah tertuang dalam sejumlah hadits.
Perbedaan tersebut salah satunya diriwayatkan oleh Bukhari dan Muslim berikut.

“Shalat malam itu dua rakaat–dua rakaat. Jika salah seorang di antara kalian takut masuk subuh, kerjakanlah satu rakaat. Dengan itu berarti kalian menutup sholat dengan witir,” (HR. Bukhari No.990 dan Muslim No.749, dari Ibnu ‘Umar).
Hukum tarawih 20 rakaat
Mayoritas ulama dari mazhab Syaf’i, Hanafi, Maliki, dan Hanbali menegaskan bahwa jumlah sholat tarawih adalah 20 rakaat.
 فَإِنَّهَا عِشْرُونَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْوِتْرِ عِنْدِنَا
Artinya: “Maka sesungguhnya sholat tarawih itu 20 rakaat, selain witir, menurut pendapat kami,” (Imam As-Sarakhsi dari mazhab Hanafi dalam kitab As-Saraksi, Al Mabsuth).

Hal serupa juga disampaikan oleh Imam Ad-Dardiri dari Mazhab Maliki
وَالتَّرَاوِيْحُ بِرَمَضَانَ وَهِيَ عِشْرُوْنَ رَكْعَةً بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ غَيْرِ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوِتْرِ

Artinya: “Dan sholat Taarawih di bulan Ramadhan yaitu 20 rakaat setelah Isya dengan salam tiap dua rakaat, di luar syafa’ dan witir,” tertulis dalam kitab Ad-Dardiri, Asy-Syarhu Ash-Shagir.
Hukum tarawih 36 rakaat
Sebagian ulama mazhab Maliki menjelaskan bahwa sholat tarawih terdiri dari 36 raka’at seperti berikut.
وَكَانَ السَّلَفُ الصَّالِحُ يَقُومُونَ فِيهِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بِعِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً... ثُمَّ صَلَّوْا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سِتًّا وَثَلَاثِينَ رَكْعَةً... وَهَذَا اخْتَارَهُ مَالِكٌ فِي الْمُدَوَّنَةِ وَاسْتَحْسَنَهُ
Artinya: “Dan ulama salaf melaksanakan sholat tarawih di bulan Ramadhan di masih dengan 20 rakaat…lalu setelah itu mereka sholat dengan 36 rakaat,” Imam An-Nafrawi.
Hukum tarawih 8 rakaat
Sebagian ulama mazhab Hanafi, seperti Imam Al-Akmal Ibnu al-Humam menyatakan bahwa Rasulullah menjalankan tarawih sebanyak 8 rakaat.
أَنَّ قِيَامَ رَمَضَانَ سُنَّةٌ إحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِالْوِتْرِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَعَلَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ لِعُذْرٍ... وَظَاهِرُ كَلَامِ الْمَشَايِخِ أَنَّ السُّنَّةَ عِشْرُونَ، وَمُقْتَضَى الدَّلِيلِ مَا قُلْنَا 
Artinya: “Sesungguhnya Qiyamul Lail di Bulan Ramadhan hukumnya sunnah yaitu 11 rakaat dengan witir, secara berjamaah. Ini dikerjakan oleh Rasulullah SAW lalu ditinggalkannya karena ada uzur… Zahir pendapat masyayikh bahwa sunnahnya 20 rakaat. Sedangkan menurut dalil apa yang kami katakan (8 rakaat tanpa witir),” Ujar Imam Al-Kamal Ibnu al-Humam dalam kitab Fathul Qadir.

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