إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مِنَ...

إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مِنَ النَّافِلَةِ جَمَاعَةً بِدْعَةٌ، وَ صَلَاةُ الضُّحَى بِدْعَةٌ، It is reported from the Prophet saww having said: ‘O you people! The Salat at night in a month of Ramazan is from the voluntary, a congregation is an innovation, and Salat Al-Zoha (morning) is an innovation.

أَلَا فَلَا تَجَمَّعُوا لَيْلًا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فِي النَّافِلَةِ، وَ لَا تُصَلُّوا صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى، فَإِنَّ قَلِيلًا فِي سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ فِي بِدْعَةٍ، أَلَا وَ إِنَّ كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ، وَ كُلَّ ضَلَالَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى النَّارِ Indeed! Do not gather at night in a month of Ramazan regarding the voluntary, and do not pray Salat Al-Zoha (morning) for the little in a Sunnah is better than a lot in the innovations. Indeed!

And every innovation is a straying, and every straying, its way is to the Fire’’. [1] (الشّافي 4- 219، و شرح ابن أبي الحديد 12- 283. انظر: سنن أبي داود 2- 261، و مقدّمة سنن ابن ماجة: 46،) [2] Tarawih – Wikipedia [3] وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ خَرَجَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لَيْلًا فَرَأَى الْمَصَابِيحَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟.

فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لِصَلَاةِ التَّطَوُّعِ، فَقَالَ: بِدْعَةٌ وَ نِعْمَتِ الْبِدْعَةُ And it has been reported that Umar went out during a month of Ramazan at night and he saw glorifications (of Allah azwj ) in the Masjids. He said, ‘What is this?’ It was said to him, ‘The people have gathered for voluntary Salats’. He said, ‘An innovation, but (this) innovation is a Favour of Allah azwj ’’.