Taraweeh

Q: In my masjid we pray 20 rakaat for tarweeh and then 3 rakaats for witr.  I have heard many people say that taraweeh should only be 8 rakat and then 3 rakat for witr.  Which of these is the correct sunnah?

Q: There are several venues for Taraweeh. Masjids as well as madressah classrooms and several homes. The madrasah classroom taraweeh is performed by hufaaz students with two senior hufaaz. This jalsa comprises of approximately total 15/20 people with a few adults present. This weekend the Madrassah taraweeh jalsa was going to be cancelled because there were insufficient huffaz as most of them decided to go out in jamaat. Fortunately a senior haafiz stood in to help correct the only 2 huffaaz left who read 10 rakaats each. Is it correct for the huffaz to be going out in jamaat and this in turn would cancel their taraweeh jalsa in the Madrassah? Is it correct what they had done?

Q: In taraweeh I am behind the hufaaz. If they make mistakes do I have to correct them immediately or can they repeat it the next day? And if correcting it the next day do they have to read the full ayah or just half of the ayah in which the mistake was made. What's the hukm of reading mistakes from different parts of the Qur'an. Eg, reading a mistake from the 16th para then from 18th para then from 19th altogether?

Q: We are Hanafi. If I am leading the salaah at home, and my wife wants to read salaah behind me. What intention should I make? E.g. during ramadhaan, I read Esha, Taraweeh and Witr. Do I need to make an intention for each two rakaats that she is behind, or can I make an intention once for Esha and let it count for all. How must the intention be made? Verbally, in the mind, or just a realisation that she is behind me?

Q: Can a person read taraweeh salaah in 4 rakaats, instead of reading in twos?

Q: Can one from the 13th rakaat of taraaweeh onwards make intention of tahajjud also?

Q: My question is that my father cannot pray 20 rakaats taraweeh in mosque nearby because its too quick and have to travel by car. He likes to pray in a mosque next to our house which performs 8 rakaats. I have a problem because prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and him companions prayed 20. I want to go to the other mosque so my dad then takes me in his car but he has problems. So what should I do? Leave the 20 rakaats taraweeh or just force my dad to take me or do something else?

Q: Can we perform the taraweeh salaah after midnight?

Q: I just wanted to ask do we have to read 20 rakaats taraweeh? As some people say you can read 8 rakaats.

Q: A father does not take his son for Taraweeh Salaah despite the son requesting for it. The father lacks a valid excuse. The son is of baligh age. It would anger the father if the son makes arrangements with someone else in order to take him - even if it is the mother to take him.

1. Will the son be sinful in not performing Taraweeh Salaah in light of the above?
2. Will the son receive any thawaab despite?