is Taraweeh an absolute obligation?

[Captain_Obvious]

Re: is Taraweeh an absolute obligation?

@TLK

how can that be a sunnah brother? Prophet Muhammad :saw: never had taraweeh prayers in congregation, let alone following someone in that prayer who was reciting Quran. in fact when sahaba gathered in the mosque for him to come out and have taraweeh prayers in jamaat, he did not come out of the house to discourage them.

I have heard from ulema that completing the Qur’an in Taraweeh as well as making 20 rakaat are both independent sunnahs. Now if what you’re saying here is true, then why is it an issue in the first place? According to this (considering the practice was not later changed), Taraweeh would be done at home individually anyway, so whether people are reciting 1,2,3,5 or whatever number of juz in the masjid wouldn’t make any difference. Allahu Alam