Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has made the fasts of Ramadan obligatory upon you, but He has not made the night prayer (qiyam) of Ramadan (that is, Tarawih) obligatory upon you. Its night prayer is something that, if you begin it, you should do regularly, because some people of the Children of Israel introduced an innovation, and Allah Almighty reproached them for abandoning it, saying: 'And monasticism, which they adopted; We had not prescribed it for them; their aim was only to seek the pleasure of Allah Almighty.'" This is to the end of the verse.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Zakariyya bin Abi Maryam, whom Imam al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and others declared "da'if (weak)".
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصيام / 4772
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 7446»