Do you leave off the Witr, the Duha, and the other recommended prayers while traveling?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: You mentioned that the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) are not performed while traveling, except for the Fajr rawatib. The question is: Is the Witr also left off while traveling? And are the other recommended prayers, such as the Duha prayer and others, left off?
Answer:
Likewise at night, there is no harm in performing the Tahajjud prayer at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform Tahajjud on his mount, wherever it was heading. Likewise, the Duha prayer: if it is easy for him to pray it, he prays it. This ruling applies only to the rawatib that are attached to the obligatory prayers, so that people do not think that these are part of the obligatory prayer. They say that this is not permitted, that it is required with the obligatory prayer, and that Allah intends to make things easy. If people were to make a mistake regarding this matter,
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: You mentioned that the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) are not performed while traveling, except for the Fajr rawatib. The question is: Is the Witr also left off while traveling? And are the other recommended prayers, such as the Duha prayer and others, left off?
Answer:
Likewise at night, there is no harm in performing the Tahajjud prayer at night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform Tahajjud on his mount, wherever it was heading. Likewise, the Duha prayer: if it is easy for him to pray it, he prays it. This ruling applies only to the rawatib that are attached to the obligatory prayers, so that people do not think that these are part of the obligatory prayer. They say that this is not permitted, that it is required with the obligatory prayer, and that Allah intends to make things easy. If people were to make a mistake regarding this matter,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تترك صلاة الوتر والضحى وبقية السنن في السفر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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