The Ruling on Abandoning the Regular Voluntary Prayers and Other Voluntary Prayers

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
One of the brothers asks about the previous lesson on voluntary prayers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I pray the obligatory prayers at their times, but I rarely perform the regular voluntary prayers or other voluntary prayers. Is this sufficient? And what do you advise us to do? May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. As for what follows, the obligatory prayers are sufficient if the Muslim performs them as Allah the Exalted and His Messenger commanded, and praise be to Allah. However, the voluntary prayers are part of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as he used to perform them and maintain them. He informed (peace and blessings be upon him) that on the Day of Resurrection, the first thing a servant will be held accountable for regarding his deeds is his prayer. If it is complete, praise be to Allah. If there is a deficiency in it, Allah the Majestic and Exalted says to His angels: "Look to see if my servant has any voluntary prayers to make up for what is missing from the obligatory prayers." Therefore, the voluntary prayers, especially the regular voluntary prayers along with the obligatory ones, are of great importance. The servant needs them, and praise be to Allah, they are light and do not take up much time for the Muslim. They have great benefit and significant advantage, and the Muslim should strive to perform them. They are...
Ten rak'ahs. Two rak'ahs before Fajr. Two rak'ahs before Zuhr, and two rak'ahs after it. Two rak'ahs after Maghrib. These are... and two rak'ahs after 'Isha'. These are the regular voluntary prayers along with the obligatory ones. Yes.