Comparing the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) with the absolute voluntary prayers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Which is greater in reward, the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) or the absolute voluntary prayers?
Answer:
No, the rawatib are better. They are the best type of voluntary worship, the best type of voluntary worship being the rawatib along with the obligatory prayers. Therefore, he placed them at the beginning of the chapter on voluntary worship.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Which is greater in reward, the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) or the absolute voluntary prayers?
Answer:
No, the rawatib are better. They are the best type of voluntary worship, the best type of voluntary worship being the rawatib along with the obligatory prayers. Therefore, he placed them at the beginning of the chapter on voluntary worship.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صلاة التطوع — islamhouse.com (53:23)
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