Dividing the Taraweeh into Two is an Innovation – Imam al-Albaanee

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Dividing the Taraweeh into Two is an Innovation – Imam al-Albaanee
Questioner:

What is said about what is happening now in the last 10 days of Ramadan – meaning, the prayer is divided into the first part and the last part of the night, and now this has become a permanent practice?

Imam al-Albaanee: Innovation..

Questioner: How is it done? – meaning, we wish that we establish the Sunnah and [at the same time] make it easy for the people. So how can we do that?

Imam al-Albaanee: Perform it early as Umar ibn al-Khattab stated and delaying it is better – meaning he commanded Ubayd ibn Ka'b to establish the prayer with the people after the 'eesha Prayer, so he did and when Umar went out [to the masjid], he said, 'What a good innovation this is, but the prayer that they forgot about and sleep is better [than the one they are offering].

Questioner: So it should remain the way it was before the last ten days?

Imam al-Albaanee: Yes.


Source: http://video.dusunnah.com/fiqh/praye...am-al-albanee/