Is it better to leave off the rawatib (regular voluntary prayers) while traveling, and which sunnahs are not required to be left off?

Question : This is a woman calling in on the line to inquire about the rawatib. She says that they travel from Riyadh to al-Ha'il and they commit to these sunnahs. What is the ruling on leaving off the sunnah rawatib, and what is the ruling on performing them to be rewarded? They say the wording, meaning, they… I am waiting for the rawatib.

Answer : It is better to leave them off if a person is traveling, but not all the sunnahs; rather, the sunnah of the midday prayer, the sunnah of the sunset prayer, and the sunnah of the night prayer—these three the traveler does not pray. As for the other sunnahs, he prays them, such as the late-night prayer, the witr, the sunnah of the dawn prayer, the two rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer, the sunnah of entering the mosque, and other voluntary prayers. So the sunnah for the traveler is not to pray the rawatib of the midday, sunset, and night prayers, and as for the other voluntary prayers, he performs them. Likewise, if he prays the midday prayer but does not intend it as a rawatib, there is no harm, and this happens sometimes. The traveler goes to the mosque and waits for the imam, so we say: pray whatever you wish, but do not intend it as a rawatib, because the sunnah is to leave off the rawatib of the midday, sunset, and night prayers.