The ruling on praying the night prayer in congregation other than in Ramadan

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Abu 'Abdullah has a number of questions in this program. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I am asking about the night prayer in congregation. We are a group of colleagues who have a regular gathering, and we designate Monday and Thursday for praying the night prayer in congregation other than in Ramadan.

Answer:
The night prayer is prescribed and recommended, and the best voluntary prayer is the night prayer; the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer. However, it is not prescribed to be prayed in congregation permanently except in Ramadan. As for other than Ramadan, a permanent and regular congregation is not prescribed for it. But if it happens occasionally, if it happens occasionally that two or more people agree in a place and pray the night prayer in congregation, there is nothing wrong with it, as Salman did with Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he visited them. But to arrange this every night, that is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.