in a single breath, contrary to the Sunnah, which states that the Prophet ﷺ used to recite it verse by verse. Even if among those imams there are some who lengthen the recitation a little, they have nonetheless all agreed to abandon the equalizing of the pillars and making them comparable in length, although the Sunnah of doing so is firmly established in many hadiths, including the aforementioned report of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān.

I therefore say that the condition prevailing among the majority of worshipers today—as far as I know—removes the very reason for which the rakʿahs of the Tarāwīḥ prayer were increased; once the cause disappears, its effect—the total of twenty—must likewise disappear. From this standpoint as well, it is necessary to return to the number affirmed in sound hadith, to adhere to it and refrain from exceeding it, while urging the people to lengthen their recitation and the remembrances within each pillar as much as they can, following the example of the Prophet ﷺ and the righteous predecessors, may Allah be pleased with them.

I am convinced that this reality will drive, by Allah’s will, those reform-minded thinkers to adopt the view that there is a pressing need to restore the Tarāwīḥ prayer to ⦗72⦘