Side by Side Comparison of Tahajjud Salat & Taraweeh Salat
قيام الليل Tahajjud Qiyam al-Layl | قيام رمضان Taraweeh Qiyam Ramadhan | |
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1 | Allah ordered the Prophet ﷺ while in Makkah to spend a portion of the night in prayer. | No command of Allah in the Qur’an, but a Sunnah prayer established by the Prophet ﷺ himself. |
2 | Initially Fardh then Sunnah | Always a Sunnah |
3 | Started in Makkah | Initiated in Madinah |
4 | Performed individually at home | Performed collectively in the Masjid |
5 | Verses in the Qur’an | No verses in the Qur’an, only Hadith |
6 | Performed throughout the year | Specific for Ramadhan |
7 | Preferable to pray before dawn (Subh Sadiq) | Preferable to pray after Esha |
8 | Khatmul-Qur’an is not a Sunnah | Khatmul-Qur’an is a Sunnah |
9 | Sunnah number of rak’aats is 8, yet more or less is permissible. | 20 rak’aats has been the practice of the Ummah for 1400+ years. |
10 | 8 rak’aats of Tahajjud can be offered in 2 rak’aat salats or 4 rak’aat salats. | 20 rak’aat Taraweeh can only be offered in 2 rak’aat salat. |