Which offers a greater reward: a single obligatory prayer or twenty-four rak'ahs of Tarawih prayer, and does the reward for the obligatory prayer remain greater even with the large number of rak'ahs in Tarawih and the difficulty of performing them?
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The obligatory duties (Fara'id) are the best means by which a servant can draw near to Allah, due to Allah Almighty's saying in the Qudsi: "My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him." The reward for an obligatory act is greater than the reward for a supererogatory act, and its recompense exceeds that of a supererogatory act by seventy degrees. Thus, the obligatory duties are more perfect and more beloved to Allah Almighty. Therefore, the reward for a single obligatory prayer is greater than twenty-four supererogatory rak'ahs.
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