Is there a specific opening supplication for the Tarawih prayer, like the night prayer, or is it the well-known supplication?

Question : He was asked (may Allah preserve him): Is there a specific opening supplication for the Tarawih prayer, like the night prayer, or is it the well-known supplication?

Answer : One opening supplication is not sufficient, because every two rak'ahs are separate from the two rak'ahs before them. For this reason, if the last two rak'ahs are invalid, are the first two rak'ahs invalid? No, they are separate. Each one has its own opening, each one has its own closing salam, and each one has its own independent obligations. Therefore, one opening supplication is not sufficient. However, what prevails among the imams (may Allah forgive me and them) is the desire to hasten, and for that reason they omit the opening supplication. They also omit an important matter in the tashahhud: the seeking of refuge from the punishment of the Hellfire, and so on. In other words, it is not possible for a person praying behind many of the imams
to recite "I seek refuge in Allah" , even though seeking refuge from these four things is commanded. In fact, when Tawus, who was one of the great Tabi'un, was informed by his son that he had not sought refuge, he ordered him to repeat the prayer. There is no doubt that it is emphasized; seeking refuge from these four things is very strongly emphasized, to the extent that some scholars of knowledge said it is among the obligations of the prayer. Indeed, some imams, when they reach "and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger," say the salam. They say "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad" and do not complete the blessings upon the Messenger; they just keep saying the salam. This matter is not a race; it is a matter of the people standing in prayer before Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Let them supplicate to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and at least let them complete the prescribed part of the tashahhud. But we ask Allah for guidance.