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Reading from a printed Qur'an in tarawih

القراءة من المصحف في صلاة التراويح

A question about reading from a printed Qur'an in tarawih, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that it is permitted provided the person praying makes no excessive movements that invalidate the prayer, and that it is better for the imam to recite from memory. The Department answered that reading from a printed copy of the Qur'an in tarawih is permitted, provided the person praying makes no excessive movements that would invalidate the prayer. It said it is better for the imam to have memorised the Qur'an and to recite from memory.

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A question about reading from a printed Qur'an in tarawih, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that it is permitted provided the person praying makes no excessive movements that invalidate the prayer, and that it is better for the imam to recite from memory. 1

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The questioner asked whether one may read from a printed copy of the Qur'an during tarawih. 1

The answer

The Department answered that reading from a printed copy of the Qur'an in tarawih is permitted, provided the person praying makes no excessive movements that would invalidate the prayer. 1 It said it is better for the imam to have memorised the Qur'an and to recite from memory. 1

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Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4187, dated 5 February 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.

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  1. Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4187

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islam.museum contributors. “Reading from a printed Qur'an in tarawih”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-reading-from-a-mushaf-in-tarawih/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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The number of rak'as in tarawih

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. 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. 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.