Is it true that the Tarawih prayer does not exceed 10 rak'ahs, as Shaykh Al-Albani says, citing the hadith of Aisha, and what are the evidences of those who hold the other view?
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The scholars differed regarding the number of Rak'ahs for Tarawih prayer. The majority held that it is twenty Rak'ahs, citing the "Night prayer is two by two," and the practice of Umar ibn al-Khattab and the Companions. Others, however, maintained that it is eleven or thirteen Rak'ahs, basing their view on the hadiths of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Some scholars preferred that the optimal number is eleven or thirteen Rak'ahs, while allowing for more.
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