Women's Prayer At Home or at The Mosque?
A woman's praying in her house is better for her than her praying in the mosque, whether it is an obligatory or supererogatory prayer, Tarawih or otherwise. (Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Daimah Vol. 1, 7/201)
How Can Women Pray Tarawih at Home?
A woman may pray Tarawih at home according to whatever she is able to do, paying attention to the Sunnah as much as possible. If she has memorized the entire Book of Allah and she is able to make the prayer lengthy, then she may pray eleven rak'ahs, or thirteen, praying two by two, then praying Witr at the end.
If she cannot make her prayer lengthy, then she should pray two by two, whatever Allah has decreed that she should pray, then when she thinks that she has done as much as she is able to, she should pray Witr at the end, with one rak'ah. See Reference: (Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Daimah, vol. 1, 7/198)
Do Women Have to Memorize The Quran to Pray Tarawih at Home?
A woman does not have to have memorized the Quran in order to pray Tarawih in her house; rather if she has memorized it, or a goodly amount of it, she may pray with whatever she has memorized of the Quran. If she was not able to memorize enough to help her pray at home, there is no blame on her, or on any man, if they pray reading from the Mus-haf (printed copy of the Quran). Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If there is a need to read from the Mus-haf, for one who is an imam leading the prayers, or a woman who is praying Tahajjud at night, or a man who has not memorized the Quran, there is nothing wrong with that." (Fatawa Nur 'ala ad-Darb, 8/246)
Can a Woman Lead other Women in Tarawih Prayer?
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It is better for a woman to pray in her house, even if there is a mosque in which Tarawih prayers are held, and if she prays in her house, there is nothing wrong with her leading other women in the house in prayer. In this case, if she has only memorized a little of the Quran, she may read from the Mus-haf." (Fatawa Nur 'ala ad-Darb by Ibn 'Uthaymin).
Can Women Pray Tarawih at The Mosque?
There is nothing wrong with a woman praying Tarawih or other prayers in the mosque, with the congregation of men, especially if that will be more effective in encouraging her to offer a lengthy prayer, and will help her to do that regularly, even if offering prayers both obligatory and supererogatory The Messenger of Allah (2) Said: Do not prevent your women from visiting the mosque; but their houses are better for them (for praying) Reference: Abu Dawood (567)
How Many Rak'ah ?
The Prophet did not specify any maximum number (of rak'ahs) for Tarawih prayer, and the matter in broad in scope, in sha Allah. So there is nothing wrong with someone praying more than eleven rak'ahs, because of the following hadith: The Prophet said, "The night prayers are two by two, then if one of you fears that dawn may come, he should pray one rak'ah, which will make what he has prayed odd-numbered" (Sahih Bukhari 472] Conclusion: Sunnah is to pray 8 Rak'ah (2+2+2+2) in Taraweeh + 3 Witr (11 in total), but if anyone wants to pray more than 11, that's also acceptable.
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