The distance for shortening the prayer
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Question:
We come from the city of al-Khud, which is about seventy kilometers from Riyadh. Are we permitted to take the dispensation for travel, or should we, for example, perform the regular voluntary prayers? Seventy kilometers is not enough, and it is not just the distance that matters.
Answer:
The distance for shortening the prayer is defined as two days of travel, which amounts to eighty kilometers or more. As for seventy or sixty kilometers, that is not sufficient. Therefore, it is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer. Yes.
We come from the city of al-Khud, which is about seventy kilometers from Riyadh. Are we permitted to take the dispensation for travel, or should we, for example, perform the regular voluntary prayers? Seventy kilometers is not enough, and it is not just the distance that matters.
Answer:
The distance for shortening the prayer is defined as two days of travel, which amounts to eighty kilometers or more. As for seventy or sixty kilometers, that is not sufficient. Therefore, it is not permissible for you to shorten the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/9 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (16:33)
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