ANSWER:

The majority of scholars say that this is not permissible and some say that it is makrooh and others say that the prayer is invalid. 

It has to be 2×2 and not 4

QUESTION: Shaykh, is it okay to pray taraweeh with 4+4+3 rakaah?

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl | March 31, 2024 4:58 am
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QUESTION: Sheikh, in the mosques in my neighborhood/city, they lead 20 raka’ts for taraweeh, in groups of 4 raka’ts. Is it okay to join this kind of taraweeh Salah? Or should we just pray the right way at home?
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