Do we sin if we abandon congregational Tarawih prayer and start praying it individually after having become accustomed to performing it in congregation?
Tarawih prayer is a recommended act of worship (mustahabb), and consistently performing it out of faith and hope for reward (imanan wa ihtisaban) is a cause for the forgiveness of sins. It is permissible for women to gather to perform it in congregation (jama'ah), especially if this encourages diligence in worship, and there is no harm in performing it individually (furada). It is a Sunnah (prophetic tradition), and there is no sin upon one who omits it. Congregation (jama'ah) is not a condition for it, neither for men nor for women.
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