Prayer: How are the night prayers performed regarding surahs, seeking forgiveness, and supplications?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: How are the night prayers performed regarding surahs, seeking forgiveness, and supplications?

English:

Question #718:

How are the night prayers performed in respect of the chapters, begging Allah’s forgiveness and supplications?

Answer #718:

The recitation of a certain chapter, repenting, or supplication is not a necessary part. After making intention and saying takbīrah al-iḥrām, it is sufficient to recite the Fātiḥah in every rak‘ah, perform rukū‘ and prostration, say their dhikr, and terminate it by tashahhud and salām, although one may recite a chapter of the Holy Qur’an after the Fātiḥah if one wants to.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer