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If I witness someone committing a sin but I am unsure whether they have repented for it, does their eligibility (Adala) to lead congregational prayers diminish permanently?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. As far as the repentance gate is open for every one as we read in Quran, we can never claim that a person who committed a sin is a permanent sinner. As a witness of his committing the sin in front of you, you need to verify whether he is still committing sins or not before praying behind him. You are not allowed to tell others not to pray behind him nor inform them about the sin which you witnessed unless he did it openly with out caring to public seeing him committing the sin.

Wassalam.
When I pray alone, I feel much closer to Allah and can concentrate better, but when I join the congregation near my house, my prayer becomes mechanical and I get easily distracted. Should I continue praying in congregation?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb

Assalamu Alaikum
Still praying in Jama'3ah i.e. in congregation is more recommended than alone.
You can acquire the closeness and concentration when you know that you are doing something which is more liked by Allah swt.
Sometimes these justifications come from Satan to make the Muminin lonely and away from the Jama'3ah.
Rasulullah s.a.w.a is quoted to have said:
أيُّها النّاسُ ، علَيكُم بالجَماعةِ ، و إيّاكُم و الفُرْقةَ
[كنز العمّال : 1028.]
O' People I advise you to be with the Jama'3ah and stay away from disunity.
Also it is narrated from him s.a.w.a that said:
يدُ اللّه ِ على الجَماعةِ ، فإذا اشْتَذَّ الشّاذُّ مِنهُم اخْتَطَفَهُ الشّيطانُ كما يَخْتَطِفُ الذِّئبُ الشّاةَ الشّاذّةَ مِن الغَنَمِ
[كنز العمّال : 1032.]
God's hand is on the congregation; Whenever a person is separated from the congregation, the devil steals him, just like a wolf separates a sheep from the flock.

So as a conclusion try not to listen to whispers of Satan and be with the groups of Mu'minin.
Is it necessary for the followers (Muqtadi) to recite the Adhan and Iqamah, or is it sufficient for the Muazzin to recite it for the entire congregation?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Participants in congregational prayer (Salat Al-Jama’ah) don’t need to recite Athaan nor Iqama has far it has been recited by Muazzin or others.

Wassalam.
Are there any narrations in Shia books that show that the Prophet (s) led Taraweeh prayers in congregation?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. There is no single narration that the Prophet ever led Taraweeh neither in Sunni nor in Shia books. Taraweeh was initiated in the year 14 after Hijra by Umar Ibn Al-Khattab as he himself called it a Bid'ah and said it is a good Bid'ah. (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Salat Al-Taraweeh.)

Wassalam.