Tarweehah
From Mw
Tarweehah means to give a short period of rest. It was so termed becasue when the Sahaba would pray Qiyaam ul-layl in congregation, they would rest between every four raka'aat Fath al-Baari v4,250. And so it was originally known as Qiyaam ul-lail
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[edit] Pairs of Two
In the hadith of Umar the Prophet said " Salaat al-layl is in pairs of two; whosover amongst you fears the break of dawn let him pray one Rak'ah, for it will be a Witr for all the Raka'aat he has previously offered" reported in Al-Bukhari and Muslim
Aisha said " The Messenger of Allah would perform ten Raka'aat of prayer, pronouncing the Tasleem after every two. He would then perform one Rak'ah of Witr
Umar said "The Prophet would pray in the night in pairs of two, and then offer witr with one Rak'ah" reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim
[edit] Number of Rakat
Aisha said "The Prophet would not increase the number of Raka'aat in the night prayer more than eleven, neither in Ramadan, nor in any other month. He would pray four Raka'aat, let alone their excellency and their length, and then he would pray three...." Al-Bukhari and Muslim
It has also been narrated by Aisha and other Sahabah that the Prophet would also at times pray thirteen Rak'ah Ibn Abbas related by Al-Bukhari "The prayer of the Prophet would consist of thirteen Raka'aat, i.e the night prayer"
Aisha also reported that Umar and other Sahabah prayed eleven Rak'ah including the Witr
[edit] Following the Imaam
According to the following Hadith it is Sunnah to follow the Imaam whether he does 23 raka'aat or 11 raka'aat "Whoever stands (in Prayer) with the Imaam until he completes it, Allah writes for him (the reward) as if he has prayed the whole night"
[edit] Ishaa and Tarweehah
It has been reported in Al-Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Mu'aadh bin Jabal that he used to pray the Isha prayer with the prophet and then return to his people and lead them in theirs, and the Prophet did not object to that.
i.e that it is permissible to pray an obligatory prayer behind one praying a superogatory one.
[edit] Other Names for Taraaweeh
[edit] Difference between Tarweehah and tahajjud
According to sheik bin baz,some of the differences between tarweehah and tahajjud except that tarweehah is the name given to tahajjud during ramadan , and that tarweeha is in congregation, a sunnah revived by Umar
