The Prophet ﷺ led night prayers in congregation for several nights of Ramadan, then stopped continuing publicly; a sound report explains the concern that the prayer might be made obligatory.
During Umar’s caliphate people were organized under a single reciter. The distinction is between the prior legitimacy of congregation and its later organized regular observance.
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Qiyam Ramadan: Tarawih, Qur’an Recitation, and Witr Congregation
The Prophet ﷺ led night prayers in congregation for several nights of Ramadan, then stopped continuing publicly; a sound report explains the concern that the prayer might be made obligatory.
During Umar’s caliphate people were organized under a single reciter. The distinction is between the prior legitimacy of congregation and its later organized regular observance.