Abandoning Tarawih and Night Prayers and Restricting Oneself to the Obligatory Prayers
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person restricts himself to praying the obligatory prayers in congregation in the mosque, and abandons Tarawih and the night prayers, does he commit a sin in doing so?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin in doing so, because he has not abandoned an obligatory duty. However, he suffers a great deficiency and loses a tremendous reward in the Tarawih prayer and the standing in prayer during Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 37. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 806Sahih (Darussalam). So he has deprived himself of this tremendous reward and lost it, but he does not commit a sin; because he has not abandoned an obligatory duty, but rather he has abandoned a recommended practice. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: If a person restricts himself to praying the obligatory prayers in congregation in the mosque, and abandons Tarawih and the night prayers, does he commit a sin in doing so?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin in doing so, because he has not abandoned an obligatory duty. However, he suffers a great deficiency and loses a tremendous reward in the Tarawih prayer and the standing in prayer during Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven.
من قام رمضان إيمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبهIndeed, whoever stands (praying) with the Imam until he finished, then it is recorded for him that he prayed the whole night.
من قام مع الإمام حتى ينصرف كتب له قيام ليلةThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (33:35)
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