It is an issue of dispute among scholars and it appears that it is not fard upon our Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

Was night prayer fard upon prophet mohammad salalahu alaihe wasalam?

Prayer | March 24, 2014 1:17 pm
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Sheikh, in my locality in all the mosques the taraweeh prayer is prayed 20 rakah and is prayed very very fast.it is difficult to make out what is being recited.isnt it an insult to the quran to pray in such manner. The complete 20 rakah within 50 minutes. So in this case is it better to pray with them i.e along with the imam or should i pray in my house with my brother and other family members with jamaat (as im not hafiz of quran we will be reciting only what is known to us).
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Is it permissible to close my eyes when in the sujood position? Whenever I go into sujood I have this natural instinct to close my eyes. I know that we must not close our eyes when praying.Is it permissible in this position?