Taraaweeh prayer on the night preceding the day of ‘Eed

Reference: Fataawa Ramadhaan – Volume 2, Page 842, Fatwa No.836
al-Fataawa libni ‘Uthaymeen – Kitaab ad-Da’wah, Volume 1, Pages 201-202

Question: With respect to the taraaweeh prayer on the night [preceding] the day of ‘Eed, is it to be completed or not?

Response: If the [sighting of the] moon has been confirmed on the 30th night of Ramadhaan, then the taraaweeh prayer is not [to be prayed], and nor is the night prayer. And this is because the taraaweeh prayer and the night prayer are [specific] to Ramadhaan, so if the end of the month is confirmed then they are not to be completed, so the people depart from their masaajid to their homes.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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