The Occurrence of Tarawih and Tahajjud on the Same Night in the Year

The questioner:
The questioner asks: Did the combining of the tarawih and tahajjud prayers in the same night come in the Sunnah?

The Shaykh:
In what respect?

The questioner:
Did the combining of the tarawih and tahajjud prayers in the same night come in the Sunnah?

The Shaykh:
Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at the beginning of the night in the first twenty nights; he would pray and then sleep (peace and blessings be upon him) in the first twenty nights. In the last ten nights, he would not sleep except a little. When the last ten nights entered, he would gird himself, tighten his waistcloth, and keep the night awake, meaning he would pray most of the night. He would lengthen the prayer. The Muslims would pray tarawih at the beginning of the night and tahajjud at the end of the night, thus combining the good of the beginning and the end of the night. Every prayer of the night, its beginning and its end, every prayer of the night. But because a person needs rest, he needs to separate them with a little sleep or rest, and then return to it. Yes, you ask whether dividing the night into tarawih and tahajjud came in the Sunnah? Yes, this came. The Companions used to do it. They would pray tarawih for twenty-three rak'ahs throughout the month, and they would perform tahajjud at the end of the night, and they would lengthen their standing in prayer in the last ten nights. You want the good. As for you arguing, saying "this came" and "that did not come," what is this? This is arguing. You are lazy. So pray with the Muslims, and praise be to Allah, the mosques are open and the Muslims are praying. Pray with them and leave your questions aside. This is a one-hour job.