Tarawih Prayer in Sets of Four, Then Witr

The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some mosque imams lead the people in Tarawih prayer in sets of four, then pray two rak'ahs, and then perform Witr. Is this action correct?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct. Tarawih is prayed in sets of two. Tarawih is part of the night prayer, and it is prayed in sets of two; it is not Witr. Rather, it is Tahajjud. Yes, this is due to their ignorance of the Sunnah. They hear the rulings but do not distinguish between Tahajjud and Witr; this becomes confused with that for them. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Also, this makes things difficult for the people. One person comes wanting to pray with them, but then he is tied up and does not say the closing salam until the very end. People have their own affairs and purposes. He prays whatever is easy for him and then leaves whenever he wishes, after the first two salam, or the second, or the third, depending on what is easy for him. If you tie him from the beginning of Tarawih to the end and he does not say the salam, that causes embarrassment. Yes.