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Summary
A question about the number of rak'as in tarawih, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that its most complete form is twenty rak'as besides the shaf' and witr, and that its basic form is achieved with any even number, even two. 1
The question
The questioner asked how many rak'as tarawih has. 1
The answer
The Department answered that the most complete form of tarawih is twenty rak'as besides the shaf' and witr, saying that this is the position of the great majority of scholars, early and later, and is the practice in the lands of the two Holy Mosques. 1 It said that the basic sunna of tarawih is achieved with any even number of rak'as, even two, prayed with the intention of standing in prayer in Ramadan. 1
About this record
Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4185, dated 5 February 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.
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Sources
- Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4185
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islam.museum contributors. “The number of rak'as in tarawih”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-number-of-tarawih-rakas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.