Is the Tarawih prayer obligatory for men and women?

The questioner : Is the Tarawih prayer an obligatory duty for men first, and then for women?

The Shaykh : It is not obligatory, neither for men nor for women. Rather, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) that carries a very great reward. This is because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that . He was credited with standing the whole night in prayer, because he prayed the obligatory Isha prayer, and in addition, he stood with him in the Tarawih prayer that night, from the beginning of the Tarawih prayer to the end. Of course, the intended meaning is the voluntary prayer, which is eleven rak'ahs. So at that time, he is credited as if he had stood the entire night in prayer. Therefore, it is a confirmed sunnah, not an obligatory duty, neither for women nor for men. However, it is among the sunnahs whose rulings differ from other sunnahs, and indeed from other obligatory duties, because a woman’s best prayer is in her home. As for the Tarawih prayer, it has the specific characteristic that women also attend the Tarawih prayer. This is most similar to the two Eid prayers, although the ruling for the Eid prayers differs from the ruling for the Tarawih prayer regarding women. The ruling for the Eid prayers is that it is obligatory for every adult, sane woman, whereas the Tarawih prayer is not obligatory. However, it is recommended for women to attend the mosques of the Muslims for the night prayers of Ramadan, unlike the obligatory prayers, let alone the voluntary ones, for their homes are better for them. Yes.