Are the rawatib and nafilah prayers performed while traveling?

Question:
The questioner, As'ad Abdullah, asks: Which is better for the traveler, to perform the sunan rawatib or to leave them off, and likewise the nafilah?

Answer:
It is the sunnah for the traveler to leave off the rawatib and not perform them, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he traveled, would leave off the sunnah of the Zuhr prayer, the sunnah of the Maghrib prayer, and the sunnah of the 'Isha' prayer. As for the sunnah of the Fajr prayer, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform it; he would pray the Fajr prayer and its rawatib, whether traveling or resident. As for the sunnah of the Zuhr, Maghrib, and 'Isha' prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave them off while traveling. As for the 'Asr prayer, it has no rawatib, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes pray four rak'ahs before it, and sometimes he would pray two rak'ahs before it. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So the best thing while traveling is to leave them off, because they resemble the rawatib.
As for the other nafilah prayers, the best thing is to perform them, such as: the sunnah of the Dhuha prayer, the tahajjud prayer at night, and the witr prayer. This is a sunnah whether traveling or resident. The sunnah of wudu' when one performs wudu'—these are nafilah prayers prescribed whether traveling or resident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray the sunnah of the Dhuha prayer while traveling; he prayed it eight rak'ahs in the year of the Conquest (peace and blessings be upon him). And he would perform tahajjud at night while traveling, and he would sometimes pray the nafilah on his mount while traveling (peace and blessings be upon him). And he would perform witr on his mount as well (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

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