Are the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) dropped for the traveler?
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The questioner : Are the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) dropped for the traveler?
The Shaykh : The only regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) that are dropped for the traveler are the rawatib of the midday prayer (Zuhr), the sunset prayer (Maghrib), and the night prayer ('Isha'). All other voluntary prayers remain prescribed in their prescribed status. Witr remains prescribed as a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident. The night prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident. The two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer (Fajr) are a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident, and so on. As for the traveler regarding the rawatib of the midday prayer (Zuhr), the sunset prayer (Maghrib), and the night prayer ('Isha'), if he prays a voluntary prayer (nafilah) without intending it to be the rawatib, the permissibility remains; it is not said to him, "Do not do it."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The only regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) that are dropped for the traveler are the rawatib of the midday prayer (Zuhr), the sunset prayer (Maghrib), and the night prayer ('Isha'). All other voluntary prayers remain prescribed in their prescribed status. Witr remains prescribed as a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident. The night prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident. The two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer (Fajr) are a recommended practice (sunnah) for both the traveler and the resident, and so on. As for the traveler regarding the rawatib of the midday prayer (Zuhr), the sunset prayer (Maghrib), and the night prayer ('Isha'), if he prays a voluntary prayer (nafilah) without intending it to be the rawatib, the permissibility remains; it is not said to him, "Do not do it."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.