The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount while traveling, so how do we reconcile this with his leaving off voluntary prayers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount while traveling, so how do we reconcile this with his leaving off voluntary prayers while traveling?
Answer:
He left off the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones) that are associated with the obligatory prayers. As for standing in night prayer, the witr (the odd-numbered night prayer), and the two rak'ahs of Fajr (the dawn prayer), he did not leave them off, whether resident or traveling. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount while traveling, so how do we reconcile this with his leaving off voluntary prayers while traveling?
Answer:
He left off the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones) that are associated with the obligatory prayers. As for standing in night prayer, the witr (the odd-numbered night prayer), and the two rak'ahs of Fajr (the dawn prayer), he did not leave them off, whether resident or traveling. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كان النبي يصلي النافلة على الراحلة في السفر فكيف نجمع بينه وبين تركه للنوافل؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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