The Ruling on Praying Witr in Congregation

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The last question from the questioner in Yemen is: Regarding the regularity of praying Witr, if a man prays with his wife, is there any issue with that, or is there no objection?

Answer:
No, if they do it some of the time, they may pray Witr in congregation, whether a man with his wife, a man with a man, or men together. If they do that some of the time, there is nothing wrong with it. However, making it a regular practice is not permissible, because this is not permissible except in the Tarawih prayer. The Tarawih prayer is the one in which it is recommended to be regular in praying in congregation. As for voluntary prayers other than Tarawih, one does not make it a regular practice to pray them in congregation, because this is something that has not been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But if it is done occasionally, there is nothing wrong with it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once stood up to pray the night prayer, and Ibn 'Abd, who was a small child at his aunt Maymunah’s house, came out. He performed ablution and stood to the left of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved him to his right and let him pray with him. This is stronger evidence that it is permissible to pray in congregation for voluntary night prayers, but only occasionally. Yes.