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In this clip Dr Israr Ahmed talks about whether doing group prayers (Ijtamai Dua) and praying 20 rakats of Taraweeh is an innovation (Bid'ah). He explains that Hazrat Umar started the practice of 20 rakats for Taraweeh, which was good because it wasn't done in Hazrat Abu Bakr's time. He also says that different Muslim groups, like Hanafi and Shafi'i, follow this practice. The main idea is that such actions are not Bid'ah if they follow the example of the Prophet and his close companions.