Can i just pray the Fardh and leave out the Sunnah Salaah?

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

It is highly discouraged for one to leave out the sunnah salāh. It is generally noticed that when a person becomes continuously negligent in regards to his sunnah salāh, he or she inevitably becomes negligent in his wājib and fard salāhs as well. In lieu of completely abandoning the sunnah salāh due to time constraints, we would rather encourage you to perform it at a quicker pace than your normal salāh and recite the shortest sūrahs of the Holy Qur'ān. It will take no longer than a few minutes. At times one might feel as if he or she is taking much longer; however, this is merely a devilish insinuation attempting to disturb the mind of the worshipper and lead him or her to abandoning salāh.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa

Concurred by:

Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa

Darul Iftaa