The ruling on abandoning night prayer and praying during the day instead
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The questioner:
He also asks and says: If a person prays the voluntary night prayer consistently for a long period, then he goes back to praying this voluntary prayer during the Duha time and leaves it at night, is he sinful or not?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not sinful. Tahajjud at night is a voluntary act and a supererogatory deed. So if he prays voluntarily at night or during the day, he is rewarded. However, the night prayer is better. So let it be easy for him to make his Tahajjud at night and his voluntary prayer at night, praying five or seven or more than that. This is better at night. If it is not easy for him, let him perform Witr with whatever is easy for him, such as one or three rak'ahs, and then make the additional voluntary prayer during the day, as that is more comfortable for him. There is no harm in that, because it is all voluntary.
The questioner:
But the place for Witr is the night.
The Shaykh:
It should be fulfilled, even with one rak'ah, at night, and the rest is done voluntarily during Duha. There is no harm in that.
The questioner:
Before the Dhuhr prayer.
The Shaykh:
No harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
He also asks and says: If a person prays the voluntary night prayer consistently for a long period, then he goes back to praying this voluntary prayer during the Duha time and leaves it at night, is he sinful or not?
The Shaykh:
No, he is not sinful. Tahajjud at night is a voluntary act and a supererogatory deed. So if he prays voluntarily at night or during the day, he is rewarded. However, the night prayer is better. So let it be easy for him to make his Tahajjud at night and his voluntary prayer at night, praying five or seven or more than that. This is better at night. If it is not easy for him, let him perform Witr with whatever is easy for him, such as one or three rak'ahs, and then make the additional voluntary prayer during the day, as that is more comfortable for him. There is no harm in that, because it is all voluntary.
The questioner:
But the place for Witr is the night.
The Shaykh:
It should be fulfilled, even with one rak'ah, at night, and the rest is done voluntarily during Duha. There is no harm in that.
The questioner:
Before the Dhuhr prayer.
The Shaykh:
No harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 1747 - حكم ترك قيام الليل والصلاة في النهار بدلاً عنه - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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