Is Tarawih Mandatory on Woman

Name of Questioner : Hiba - Alaska
Question : Dear scholars, As-salamu 'Alaykum.Is Tarawih mandatory on women?Is it a confirmed Sunnah? Can you please shed some light on this issue for women who can't go to the mosque for some reasons? Must they perform Tarawih as compulsory prayer, or is it nafl (supereragatory )? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Wa 'alaykum As-Salamu Wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessing be upon His Messenger.

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Ramadan is the month of the Qur'an, fasting, and qiayam (staying in late night vigilance praying ). Ramadan comes to Muslim with mercy, release from sins, patience, and spiritual nourishment and hygiene. Fasting in Ramadan is not a punishment but a way to perfect our behaviour, to sharpen our sense of responsibility, and to be more united.

In his response to the question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a seniour lecturer and Islamic scholar aty yhe Islamic Institute of Toronto,Ontario, Canada, states:

clipped from www.islamonline.net According to the consensus of Muslim scholars, Tarawih is not considered mandatory on either men or women. Rather, it is only considered a recommended act. There is no evidence in the sources to make it obligatory. As far as I know, no jurist or imam has expressed such an opinion. Tarawih can be performed individually at home or at the mosque. If for some reason you cannot go to the mosque, you can pray Tarawih at home. We know from the traditions that the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and other companions often used to pray Tarawih at home. Some of them even opened the Qur'an and read from it while performing Tarawih. Tarawih prayer is a Sunnah and to do it in a Mosque is also a Sunnah. Women and even children should attend it at the Mosque because it displays the unity among Muslims and cements their relationships.

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clipped from www.readingislam.com Useful Links: The Crescent: A Symbol, Not an Icon More About Ramadan The Miracle of the Moon Splitting The Moon: A Symbol of the Lunar Calendar Healthy Body and Soul in Ramadan Distinguishing Culture from Religion in Ramadan The Valuable Fruit of Fasting The Effects of Fasting Moon Sighting & the Beginning of Ramadan (External Link)

The Importance of Giving in Ramadan

Fasting from sunrise to sunset not only teaches us to control our unruly bodies, making them aware that we control them rather than the other way around, but it is also helps us to think of others who are less fortunate than ourselves, and it teaches us to give thanks to Allah for all the blessings we have that we so often take for granted.

When the Adhan calls each day for the Sunset Prayer, telling us all that the day's fast is over, there are many in the world whose fast will not end. In fact , many thousands will starve to death because they have no food.

clipped from www.islamonline.net Muslims fast because Almighty Allah has commanded them to do so. In the Qur'an, we read,[O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint.]Al-Baqarah 2:183 Those who are not Muslim could not possibly imagine the joy that Muslims feel as Ramadan approaches. If you have ever been to the cinema, for example, and seen a really good film, you know just how difficult it is to describe how good the film was to someone who has not seen it. Talking about Ramadan is a bit like that. No amount of words can describe how important Ramadan is or the blessings and the benefits we, as Muslims, take from it. No words can describe how good it feels to complete a day's fast or the joy and the feeling of festivity when the day's fasting is over. As Muslims, we fast for the sake of Allah. Even amid the feasting and the celebrating, we should never forget this.

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clipped from www.islamonline.net Already many days of this blessed month has left us. The disquiet in our souls starts its tremors as you realize that during these days you are doing something different. How different though is something only we can answer ourselves in our moments of solitude. We are ever so careful to protect the things we have accumulated-clothing, books, houses, cars, technology but that which is most priceless, seems to have slipped from our grasp. The heart, is like a rose bud so treat it well, care for it, fertilize it, give it the benefit of the sun's warmth and the nurturing of water and it will blossom and bring with it a sweet fragrance. When we leave it alone, it can become overwhelmed by weeds, losing the light of sun and benefit of water and it may be attacked by disease, then it begins to die or if it blooms, it is not the true beauty it could have been.

APAKAH SAMPAI PAHALA BACAAN AL QURAN KEPADA SI MAYAT

Apabila anak adam meninggal dunia terputuslah amalannya, beliau tidak katakan amalan orang lain ( melainkan amalannya ) orang yang membolehkannya bersandar kepada alasan ini, dan sebenarnya tidak ada dalil yang tegas untuknya, bahkan dalil yang tegas adalah bahawa ketika dua anak perempuan Rasullullah Shallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam meninggal dunia, dan Utsman bin Madz'un, Hamzah, serta beberapa orang sahabat Rasullullah "Alaihi Wasallam, apakah Rasullullah 'Alaihi Wasallam, pernah memerintahkan untuk mengirim bacaan untuk mereka? Atau beliau tidak memerintahkannya? Beliau tidak memerintahkan untuk membacakan Al Qur'an untuk mereka.

clipped from ahlussunnah-jakarta.com Pertanyaan 35; Apabila dibacakan Al Qur'an, apakah pahalanya sampai kepada si mayyit? Jawab; Tidak sampai, dan ini adalah pendapat Al Imam Asy-Syafi'i rahimahullah dan beliau berdalil dengan firman Allah Ta'ala, "Dan bahwasanya seorang manusia tiada memperoleh selain apa yang telah diusahakannya" (Qs. An-Najm (39);53). Dan juga hadist yang diriwayatkan oleh Muslim dalam Shahihnya dari hadist Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu dari Nabi Shallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam bahwa beliau bersabda, “Apabila anak adam meninggal dunia terputuslah amalannya kecuali dari tiga perkara; sedekah jariyah, atau anak yang shalih yang mendoakannya, atau ilmu yang bermanfaat”. Manusia (sekarang) lebih memperhatikan bid'ah dan meninggalkan yang wajib, saya tidak katakan mereka meninggalkan sunnah, bahkan mereka meninggalkan yang wajib.

Idul Fithri Yang Dinanti

Oleh : Syaikh Ali bin Hasan bin Ali A

clipped from ahlussunnah-jakarta.com Hari Raya ialah semua hari yang didalamnya terdapat sekumpulan orang. Adapun kata al ‘Id merupakan pecahan kata dari : ‘aada ya’uudu, yang memiliki arti : “seakan-akan mereka kembali kepadanya”. Dan ada yang mengatakan, bahwa pecahan katanya dari : al ‘aadah, yang artinya : “karena mereka membiasakannya.” Dan bentuk jamaknya : a’yaad. Sunnahnya mandi sebelum sholat Id Dari Nafi' ia berkata : "Abdullah bin Umar biasa mandi pada hari idul Fithri sebelum pergi ke mushalla tempat berkumpul manusia untuk sholat, di lapangan bila tidak hujan, red)" (Diriwayatkan Malik 1/177, Asy-Syafi'i 73 dan Abdurrazzaq 5754 dan sanadnya Shahih) Sunnahnya mengambil jalan lain sepulang dari Lapangan Telah diriwayatkan dari Jabir bin Abdillah Radliallahu'anhu, ia berkata: "Nabi Shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam pada hari raya biasa mengambil jalan yang berlainan (ketika pergi dan ketika kembali dari lapangan-pen)" (Hadits Riwayat Bukhari 986).

Sunnah Nabi 10 Malam Terakhir

Oleh : Syaikh Muhammad Nashiruddin al

clipped from ahlussunnah-jakarta.com I’tikaf adalah sunnah di bulan ramadhan dan yang lainnya sepanjang tahun, dalilnya adalah firman Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala: “Sedang kalian dalam kedaan I’tikaf di masjid”. (Qs. Al Baqarah:187) Disertai hadist-hadist shahih tentang I’tikaf Nabi shalallahu ‘alaihi wasallam. Demikian pula atsar-atsar yang mutawatir dari ulama Salaf dalam masalah itu. Sebagaimana disebutkan dalam kitab Al Mushannaf, karya Ibnu Abi syaibah dan Abdurrazzaq. Dan lebih ditekankan di bulan Ramadhan berdasarkan hadist Abi Hurairah radhiyallahu ‘anhu, bahwa Rasulullah shalallahu ‘alaihi wasallam ber-i’tikaf di setiap Ramadhan 10 hari. Dan pada tahun dimana beliau wafat Rasulullah shalallahu ‘alaihi wasallam I’tikaf selama 20 hari. (Riwayat Bukhari dan Ibnu Khuzaimah dalam shahih keduanya). Yang paling utama adalah pada akhir bulan Ramadhan, karena Nabi shalallahu ‘alaihi wasallam I’tikaf pada 10 hari terakhir dari bulan Ramadhan sampai Allah mewafatkan beliau. (Riwayat Bukhari dan Ibnu Khuzaimah).