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Coming late for Taraweeh

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Q: When I reached masjid for tarawih, four rakath already finished, then I prayed first four rakath Isha and started for tarawih. When I started to pray for tarawih seven rakath is going on, after finishing tarawih by imam, still I need perform 6 rakath tarawih. In this situation what I need to do, whether I need to pray witr salaa to follow by imam with jamat first and then need to perform balance six rakath tarawih, or first I need to perform balance six rakath tarawih and perform witr salaah alone?

Bismillaah

A: Yes. You may read the witr and then complete the balance of the taraaweeh. 

( التراويح سنة ) مؤكدة لمواظبة الخلفاء الراشدين ( للرجال والنساء ) إجماعا ( ووقتها بعد صلاة العشاء ) إلى الفجر ( قبل الوتر وبعده ) في الأصح فلو فاته بعضها وقام الإمام إلى الوتر أوتر معه ثم صلى ما فاته (ويستحب تأخيرها إلى ثلث الليل ) أو نصفه ولا تكره بعده في الأصح ( ولا تقضى إذا فاتت أصلا ) ولا وحده في الأصح ( فإن قضاها كانت نفلا مستحبا وليس بتراويح ) كسنة مغرب وعشاء (الدر المختار 2/43)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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