What is the ruling on one who is preoccupied with an important matter that he must attend to, and he says, "I will not pray the rawatib," and then he prays the rawatib?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Sometimes during the prayer, a thought comes to us to leave the rawatib prayer after the prayer, meaning a simple thought that goes away quickly.
The Shaykh : Meaning, while you are praying.
The questioner : And I am praying.
The Shaykh : Meaning, it occurs to your heart that you want to get out of the prayer.
The questioner : No, I do not pray the sunnah rawatib after the prayer, especially if I am in a hurry after the prayer. I have work and I am in a hurry. But after the prayer, after the prayer ends, I stand up and pray the rawatib and I am at ease.
The Shaykh : Meaning, you are thinking while you are praying the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That you are not praying the voluntary prayer.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Then afterwards, may Allah help you, and you pray. Well, this is good, this is good, and there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills. But if you fear that if you pray the voluntary prayer your heart will be preoccupied, understand that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1753 Go and attend to your business, then pray at home, and you will have the time between the Zuhr prayer and the 'Asr adhan, meaning the rawatib of Zuhr until the 'Asr adhan. Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, while you are praying.
The questioner : And I am praying.
The Shaykh : Meaning, it occurs to your heart that you want to get out of the prayer.
The questioner : No, I do not pray the sunnah rawatib after the prayer, especially if I am in a hurry after the prayer. I have work and I am in a hurry. But after the prayer, after the prayer ends, I stand up and pray the rawatib and I am at ease.
The Shaykh : Meaning, you are thinking while you are praying the obligatory prayer?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : That you are not praying the voluntary prayer.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Then afterwards, may Allah help you, and you pray. Well, this is good, this is good, and there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills. But if you fear that if you pray the voluntary prayer your heart will be preoccupied, understand that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: