When does Taraaweeh prayer start in Ramadaan – on the first night or the second?

Praise be to Allaah.

It is prescribed for the Muslim to perform Taraaweeh prayer after ‘Isha’ on the first night of Ramadaan, which is the night on which the new moon is sighted or the Muslims complete thirty days of Sha’baan.

Similarly at the end of Ramadaan, Taraaweeh prayer should not be offered if it is proven that the month has ended, either by sighting of the new moon of Eid or if the month of thirty days has been completed.

It is clear that Taraaweeh prayer is not connected to the fast during the day in Ramadaan, rather it is connected to the onset of the month at night in the beginning, and the last day of Ramadaan at the end.

We should not say that Taraaweeh prayer is a naafil prayer and it is permissible to offer it on any night and in congregation, because taraaweeh prayer is limited to the month of Ramadaan, and those who offer this prayer are seeking the reward that comes for praying it. The ruling on offering this prayer in congregation is different from the ruling on offering other prayers in congregation. In Ramadaan it is permissible to pray taraaweeh in congregation on each night, whilst announcing it and encouraging others to join, unlike qiyaam at other times, where praying qiyaam in congregation is not part of the Sunnah unless it is done without having the intention beforehand, or it is done for the purpose of encouraging and teaching others. So it is Sunnah to do it sometimes without committing to doing it all the time or persisting in that.

Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Taraaweeh at times other than Ramadaan is an innovation (bid’ah). For example, if the people wanted to gather to pray qiyaam in congregation in the mosque at times other than Ramadaan, this would be an innovation.

There is nothing wrong with a person praying in congregation in his house occasionally at times other than Ramadaan, because this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did. Once he led Ibn ‘Abbaas, and once Ibn Mas’ood and once Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan, in prayer in his house, but he did not adopt that as a regular Sunnah and he did not do that in the mosque.

Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 4/60, 61

Based on this, whoever offers Taraaweeh prayers before it is proven that Ramadaan has begun is like one who offers a prayer at the wrong time. No reward will be written for him, even if he is free of the sin of doing that deliberately.

And Allaah knows best

After seeing moon, it will be started on friday after isha prayer but islamically it will be first night of ramadan

إذا ما شهدوا برؤية الهلال قبل صلاة العشاء ، فالتراويح ليلة رمضان ، ليلة أول يوم الصيام

وإذا لم يشهدوا به حتى صلاة العشاء ، فلا تراويح لليلة رمضان الأولى

والله أعلم

What a vision Crescent testified before the evening prayer, Taraaweeh the night of Ramadan, the night of the first day of fasting

If we do not see it until the evening prayer (Al3eshaa) , it Taraaweeh of the first night of Ramadan

And Allah knows best

first thank u for answering my q the other day am muslim i just want raise the point so that people can talk about it......well to answer ur q we will be starting teraawee at eve night of ramodan that means august 21

night before the first day of Ramadan

first taraweeh prayer will be on the 21 which is friday

because any islamic month or hijri calender is being start with moon. so it start from night.

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Peace

Allah accept your good works Muslims ---HAPPY RAMADAN---

It's after Esha prayer of the last day of Shaban.

Peace Muslims every where.

On 21st.Simply the day in islam begin with the night(at sun set) and end with the end of the day (sunset of next day), and with this information all calculations in islam should be based on.

As salaam o alaikum

i agree with thanks.