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Question: ANSWERED: taraweeh niyyah (intention)
salaam
is taraweeh namaz fard , sunat or nafl when making intention at teh start

jazakallah
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 06 (London)
Date: 18/10/2004 05:48am

Wa Alaikum Salam,

In the intention of Taraweeh, one may use the word "Sunnah," "Taraweeh" or "Salah of the night of Ramadhan" as it is specific to Taraweeh.

And Allah knows best
Maulana Muhammad
 
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