By Mal.Saidu
*_Question 8:_*
_What is the ruling on a person who does not pray Tarawih at all during the month of Ramadan with no valid excuse? Is there any sin on him because of that?_
*_Answer:_*
Praise be to Allah.
If a Muslim does not pray Tarawih , there is no sin on him for that, whether he has an excuse or not, because it is not obligatory. Rather it is a confirmed Sunnah which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did regularly and encouraged the Muslims to do as he said: “Whoever prays qiyam in Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 37; Muslim, 760)
But the Muslim should not neglect Tarawih prayer. If he can not pray it with the imam in the mosque, then he should pray it at home. If he can not pray eleven rak’ahs then he should pray as much as he can, even if it is only two rak’ahs, then he should pray Witr.
_And Allah knows best._
