What is the basis for attributing the standardization of congregational Tarawih to Umar ibn al-Khattab?
Chapter on the Times When Prayer is Prohibited
Al-Mughni
Book of Prayer
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The standardization of congregational Tarawih is attributed to Umar ibn al-Khattab because he gathered the people to pray behind a single reciter, Ubayy ibn Ka'b. Umar observed the people praying scattered, some alone and some in small groups, and decided it would be better to unite them behind one reciter. Upon seeing the unified prayer later, Umar declared it an excellent innovation ('Ni'mat al-bid'ah hihi').