What is the ruling on one who prays the obligatory prayers but does not pray the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) and the Ramadan night prayer (tarawih)?
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Question : If a person maintains the prayers in Ramadan and the five daily prayers at their times, but does not pray the tarawih or the late-night voluntary prayer (tahajjud), is there anything required of him in that?
Answer : He owes nothing, if he has fulfilled the obligatory, then he owes nothing. But he has deprived himself of much good, because this month is a month of righteous deeds and a profitable season, so it is not befitting for a person to leave trading in it by increasing in righteous deeds. Have you seen if a person brought goods to a country and sold them at his capital, he is certainly safe from loss, and another brought goods to a country but sold them for a profit, the latter is certainly profitable, and every person wants this. What I advise our Muslim brothers is to take advantage of this season in righteous deeds. And I ask Allah to help me and...
Answer : He owes nothing, if he has fulfilled the obligatory, then he owes nothing. But he has deprived himself of much good, because this month is a month of righteous deeds and a profitable season, so it is not befitting for a person to leave trading in it by increasing in righteous deeds. Have you seen if a person brought goods to a country and sold them at his capital, he is certainly safe from loss, and another brought goods to a country but sold them for a profit, the latter is certainly profitable, and every person wants this. What I advise our Muslim brothers is to take advantage of this season in righteous deeds. And I ask Allah to help me and...
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 546- ما حكم من يصلي الفروض ولا يصلي السنن الرواتب والتراويح/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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