Which is better for the traveler: leaving the rawatib except for the witr sunnah, or maintaining them?
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The questioner : The question is: For the traveler, whether his stay is long or short, is it better for him to perform the rawatib sunnahs or to leave them, except for the Fajr sunnah?
The Shaykh : First: It must be known that the traveler is required to perform all voluntary prayers, except for the rawatib of Zuhr, the rawatib of Maghrib, and the rawatib of 'Isha'—three in total—and he does everything else.
If he says: "I prefer to pray voluntarily after and before Zuhr, and after Maghrib and after 'Isha'," we say: There is no objection. Pray voluntarily, but not with the intention of the rawatib, rather with the intention of absolute voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh : First: It must be known that the traveler is required to perform all voluntary prayers, except for the rawatib of Zuhr, the rawatib of Maghrib, and the rawatib of 'Isha'—three in total—and he does everything else.
If he says: "I prefer to pray voluntarily after and before Zuhr, and after Maghrib and after 'Isha'," we say: There is no objection. Pray voluntarily, but not with the intention of the rawatib, rather with the intention of absolute voluntary prayer.