Is it better for a man to pray the rawatib in the mosque immediately after the prayer, or should he delay it for two hours, for example, and pray it at home?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, if the matter is between praying the rawatib in the mosque immediately after the prayer, or delaying it for one or two hours, but he will pray it... because he is occupied or... at home?
The Shaykh : The second option is better.
The questioner : Even if it is delayed?
The Shaykh : Even if it is delayed, as long as the time remains, the second option is better. But sometimes a person fears forgetting if he goes out, or a person, for example, has work and prefers to pray at home so that he can work on it from the moment he... yes, he prefers to pray at home so he can work on it from the moment he arrives home, or he may have invited people and fears they might have arrived before him, so he prays in the mosque so that he is not occupied with them when they come. The important thing is...
The student: In the mosque.
The Shaykh : He prays in the mosque so that he is not occupied. The important thing is that if there is a reason, then...
The Shaykh : The second option is better.
The questioner : Even if it is delayed?
The Shaykh : Even if it is delayed, as long as the time remains, the second option is better. But sometimes a person fears forgetting if he goes out, or a person, for example, has work and prefers to pray at home so that he can work on it from the moment he... yes, he prefers to pray at home so he can work on it from the moment he arrives home, or he may have invited people and fears they might have arrived before him, so he prays in the mosque so that he is not occupied with them when they come. The important thing is...
The student: In the mosque.
The Shaykh : He prays in the mosque so that he is not occupied. The important thing is that if there is a reason, then...