يرى الشيخ محمد بن صالح بن عثيمين، أنه إذا ارتبط مسلم بعمل لم يمكنه من التراويح صلاها جماعة بعد انتهاء عمله، حسب ما جاءت به السنة. وقال للسائلين: «أرجو أن يكتب لكم أجر ليلة تامة، لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: «من قام مع الإمام حتى ينصرف كتب له قيام ليلة».
وأضاف، رحمه الله، من كان في الدراسة، والدراسة مهمة جداً، وطلب العلم الشرعي أفضل من نافلة الصلاة، فإنه على خير.
وأرى أنه؛ إذا انتهيتم من الدراسة أو العمل، اجتمعتم على إمام، وصليتم 11 ركعة، أو 13 ركعة، كما جاءت بذلك السنة، وأرجو الله سبحانه وتعالى أن يكتب لكم أجر ليلة تامة.
Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen believes that if a Muslim is engaged in work that prevents him from performing Taraweeh prayers, he can pray them in congregation after finishing his work, according to what has been established in the Sunnah. He said to those asking: “I hope that you will be rewarded as if you have prayed a complete night, for the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, said: ‘Whoever prays with the imam until he departs, it will be recorded for him as if he has prayed the entire night.’
He added, may Allah have mercy on him, that those who are studying, and studying is very important, and seeking Islamic knowledge is better than voluntary prayers, are indeed on the right path.
And I see that if you finish your studies or work, gather with an imam, and pray 11 or 13 rak’ahs, as has been established in the Sunnah, I hope that Allah, the Exalted, will reward you as if you have prayed a complete night.
