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RAMADAN: Are these Bida'h words from the mouth of Omar bin Al Khatab?

Narrated Abu Huraira: Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said, "Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of 'Umar's Caliphate." 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'in my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'what an excellent Bid'a (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night(Tahajjut). Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227

Public Comments

1. No they are not, he reinstated Taraweeh.
2. No, it is not. It was proven that Prophet Muhammadh prayed the first two or three nights of taraweeh in the mosque, IN CONGREGATION.
3. its sunnah e ferdah [individual] and not combined anyway this did gave rise to incentives for hafiz e quran and formation of prayers.. this is good aspect and sunnis do accept it as bidah e hassana