The Tarawih Prayer in the Era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Beginning of Its Congregational Performance

Question:
The questioner asks: Was the Tarawih prayer performed in the era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? And when did the Muslims begin performing it in congregation, if it was not performed in the era of the Messenger?

Answer:
Yes, the Tarawih prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it with his Companions. He would pray, and they would pray behind him, for several nights of Ramadan. When the news spread in the city and the people increased in the mosque, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out to them that night while they were gathered waiting for him. When he prayed the Fajr prayer, he said to them: . The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it with his Companions in congregation on nights that established its lawfulness and its status as a recommended practice (sunnah). However, he stayed away from them so that it would not become obligatory upon them, because a recommended practice may be performed or left. He made it clear to them that he left it so that it would not become obligatory upon them, so that they would know that it is a recommended practice and not an obligation.
When the time of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, after the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he gathered them behind a single imam, just as they had been praying it with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in those past nights. He gathered them behind a single imam, and this was among his good deeds (may Allah be pleased with him), because he revived the Sunnah. The Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because the obligation ended with the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so there was no fear that it would become obligatory after the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So 'Umar revived the Sunnah and restored the Tarawih prayer as a congregation behind a single imam, and the practice continued among the Muslims, praise be to Allah.
This is from the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and this was done in the presence of all the Companions, the Emigrants and the Helpers. They all agreed on this, on the Tarawih prayer behind a single imam, acting in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.