Offering Taraweeh while sitting

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

   In the book, ‘Faizan-e-Ramadan,’ it is stated that, ‘Offering Taraweeh while sitting down, without a valid reason, is Makruh …’ Does this mean it is Makruh-e-Tanzeehi or Makruh-e-Tahreemi?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

   There is unanimous consensus among the jurists of Islam that offering Taraweeh while sitting down without a valid reason is contrary to the Mustahab. Therefore, in the aforementioned case, Makruh refers to the Makruh-e-Tanzeehi and contrary to the Mustahab. However, keep in mind that according to the authentic jurisprudential standpoint, even though it will be valid to offer Taraweeh Salah while sitting without a valid reason, the one doing so will receive half of the reward that they could have attained, had they offered Taraweeh while standing. Therefore, if there is no valid reason to sit down, one must attempt to offer Taraweeh while standing so that s/he can obtain the full reward. (Radd-ul-Muhtar, Ma’ Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 2, p. 603; Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, p. 693, summarised)

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by: Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari Madani