These noble ḥadiths, by the general and unrestricted nature of their wording, cover every prayer—be it obligatory or voluntary, offered at night or in the daytime. The scholars have pointed this out with respect to the tarāwīḥ prayer. Al-Nawawī said in al-Adhkār, 4 (/297 with Ibn ʿAllān’s commentary), in the chapter on the remembrances of tarāwīḥ:

“The description of the prayer itself is the same as that of the other prayers, as has already been explained. All the earlier remembrances apply to it: the opening supplication, the remaining adhkār, completing the tashahhud, the supplication after it, and everything else previously mentioned. Although this is obvious and well known, I have drawn attention to it because most people are lax in this matter and omit most of the remembrances. The correct practice is what has been stated above.”

Al-ʿĀmirī said in Bahjat al-Maḥāfil wa-Bughyat al-Amāthil fī Talkhīṣ al-Sīr wa’l-Muʿjizāt wa’l-Shamāʾil, near the end of the book:

“One of the matters that must be stressed and pointed out is what many of the imams who lead tarāwīḥ have become accustomed to: inserting verses into their recitation without pause, abbreviating its pillars, and omitting its remembrances. The scholars have said: its form is the same as that of the other prayers with regard to conditions, etiquette, and all remembrances—such as the opening supplication, the remembrances of each posture, the supplication after the tashahhud, and so forth. Among their practices is searching for verses of mercy so that they do not bow except at one of them, and their pursuit of this may ⦗120⦘ cause them to miss two important etiquettes of prayer and recitation: lengthening the second rakʿah more than the first, and pausing at phrases whose meanings are connected.

“The root of all this is the neglect of the sunnahs and their disappearance through lack of use, until the one who practices them is deemed ignorant by many people because he differs from what the great majority do—this being due to the corruption of the age. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The Hour will not be established until what is recognized as good is considered evil and evil is considered good.’

“So hold fast to the sunnah: impose it upon yourself and enjoin it upon those who obey you; you will be saved, secured, and blessed.”

The venerable master Abū ʿAlī al-Faḍl ibn ʿIyāḍ—may Allah ennoble him, be pleased with him, and bring benefit through him—said:

“Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance because of the few who tread them, and do not be deceived by the multitude of the doomed.” ⦗121⦘