Leading the Taraweeh Salaah without performing Esha
Question
If the Imaam happens to miss the Esha salaah with Jamaat, can he lead the Taraweeh prayer? There are some Ulama of the opinion that, if the Imaam misses the Fardh, he cannot lead the Taraweeh prayer.
Kindly provide jurisprudential texts (references) to justify if this is correct or not.
Answer
If the Imaam misses the Esha Salaah, he cannot lead the Taraweeh Salaah until he has performed the Esha Salaah first, as the Taraweeh Salaah follows the Esha Salaah.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وقت التراويح ووقتها بعد أداء العشاء إلى طلوع الفجر قبل الوتر (تحفة الملوك ص81 ج1)
(التراويح سنة) مؤكدة لمواظبة الخلفاء الراشدين (للرجال والنساء) إجماعا (ووقتها بعد صلاة العشاء) إلى الفجر (قبل الوتر وبعده) في الاصح، فلو فاته بعضها وقام الامام إلى الوتر أوتر معه ثم صلى ما فاته. (الدر المختار ص94 ج1)
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- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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