The Ruling on the Tahajjud Prayer and Completing the Witr in Ramadan

Question:
May Allah benefit you, Shaykh Salih. This questioner says: Is the Tahajjud prayer at the beginning of Ramadan valid and a recommended practice that has been abandoned? Is it better for me not to pray the Witr with the imam, and to complete it at home at the end of the night? May Allah bless you.

Answer:
In the first twenty nights, he prays Tarawih with the imam. If he gets up at the end of the night and prays whatever is easy for him, that is an increase in good, and it is sufficient to pray the first Witr with the imam. If he did not pray Witr, he prays Witr after his Tahajjud at the end of the night. As for a person praying Tarawih with the imam, and when the imam reaches the Witr, the follower leaves, that is contrary to the Sunnah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So he does not leave until the imam leaves, if he wants the complete reward from Allah the Exalted. And he may get up at night if he wishes, even if he has already prayed Witr with the imam. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you.