Is it permissible to perform voluntary prayers while traveling?
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Does not the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer of the Duha in Mecca while he was a traveler indicate that it is permissible to perform voluntary prayers in travel absolutely?
The Muslim is a follower, not an innovator. It is obligatory for the Muslim to follow and emulate. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Duha, so we pray the Duha. He performed the Witr at night, so we perform the Witr at night. He performed the Tahajjud at night while traveling, so we perform the Tahajjud while traveling. He left the regular voluntary prayers of the Zuhr, Maghrib, and Isha, so we leave them. He prayed the regular voluntary prayer of the Fajr, so we pray it while traveling. We are followers. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Imran: 31], and He said, Exalted is He: [Al-Ahzab: 21]. We do what He did, and we leave what He left. This is the Sunnah.
The Muslim is a follower, not an innovator. It is obligatory for the Muslim to follow and emulate. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Duha, so we pray the Duha. He performed the Witr at night, so we perform the Witr at night. He performed the Tahajjud at night while traveling, so we perform the Tahajjud while traveling. He left the regular voluntary prayers of the Zuhr, Maghrib, and Isha, so we leave them. He prayed the regular voluntary prayer of the Fajr, so we pray it while traveling. We are followers. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern
لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
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