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Rashad
Taraweeh is Sunnah Muakkadah- like the 2 rakaats you pray before fajr, or the four rakaats you pray before zuhr, and the two after.
You can pray the 20 Rakaat at home, but it's not the same reward. Personally, I try my utmost to organize my classes such that science classes are taken during the semesters wherein Ramadhan does not coincide.
By praying at home, you lose the reward of jamaat, Masjid, and Qur'aan completion/khatam. Though your situation is a bit tight. Hope this helps! :D
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Taraveeh was discontinued in congregation by Rasul Allah s.a.w. as he feared it would be considered as mandatory by his followers and would be made as such by Allah through a legislation. Rasul Allah wanted to bring ease to his followers not hardship and as such this practice was given up during the remaining part of his prophethood. The greatest of all Sahaba and the greatest of Rasul Allah's follower was Hazrat Abu Bakr Sadique r.z. and he never ordered or practiced congregational taraveh. It was more a private matter than a congregational one. During his reign as Caliph no congragation of Taraveeh took place in the mosques. It was later on in the reign of Umar Faarook r.z. that he observed some muslims praying taraveh and some not that he ordered prayers under one imam. He even fixed( according to some sources) the number of taraveh rakat as 20.
So Alhumdullah we are following the sunnah of Amirul Momeneen khalifatu saani Hazrat Umar Farook r.z when we go and pray taraveh in congregation in the mosque.
So anyone who increases in goodness will be rewarded by Allah and anyone who wishes not to pray taraveh in congregation will not be taken to account for it nor will he deprived of his good deeds inshallah.
This is part of my research on Taraveh. Anyone, however, may differ.
Allah knows best.
May Allah reward all muslameen and musleemaat who wishes to increase in good deeds of/on their own accord. Aameen
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Sources to the background to taraveeh
Imam Muslim (Book of Prayers)
Book 004, Number 1663:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to exhort (his Companions) to pray (at night) during Ramadan without commanding them to observe it as an obligatory act, and say: He who observed the night prayer in Ramadan because of faith and seeking his reward (from Allah), all his previous sins would be forgiven
Book 004, Number 1666:
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prayed one night in the mosque and people also prayed along with him. He then prayed on the following night and there were many persons. Then on the third or fourth night (many people) gathered there, but the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not come out to them (for leading the Tarawih prayer). When it was morning he said: I saw what you were doing, but I desisted to come to you (and lead the prayer) for I feared that this prayer might become obligatory for you. (He the narrator) said: It was the month of Ramadan.
Sahih Bukhari
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said, "Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of 'Umar's Caliphate." 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In those days) people used to pray in the early part of the night."
Some more sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawih
http://www.haqislam.org/the-1400-yea...raweeh-salaah/