The Ruling on Praying the Tahajjud Prayer in Mosques during the Last Ten Days

Question:
The questioner says: We have heard that praying the tahajjud prayer in the mosques during the last ten days is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because it is not permissible for the worshippers to gather in the mosques twice in one night.

Answer:
This is a lie. The one who says this is a liar, or else an ignorant person who has been refuted. The Companions used to attend the mosques in the last part of the night, prolonging the prayer with the imam. In fact, they used to tie ropes between the pillars and hang from them. They used to pray tahajjud in the last part of the night during the last ten days, along with the tarawih prayer. This is the guidance of the righteous Salaf. Yes. And the one who says it is not permissible to gather in a mosque twice—where did he get this statement from? It is permissible to gather at the beginning of the night to pray tarawih, and at the end of the night to pray tahajjud. Yes.