The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers for a Resident Who Is Ill
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is Umm Yasser from Riyadh. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I have been suffering from pain in my joints and a headache for some time. So I combined the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, shortening them, and I did the same with the Maghrib and Isha prayers, out of ignorance on my part. Then I was told that shortening is only for travelers. What should I do?
Answer:
Shortening is not permissible for residents, even if they are ill; it is not permissible for them to shorten. Shortening is specific to travel, as was told to you. So you must repeat the prayer in full. What is permissible for the sick person is combining the two prayers in the time of one of them, either bringing it forward or delaying it, if he needs to do so. As for shortening, it is not permissible except for the traveler. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is Umm Yasser from Riyadh. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I have been suffering from pain in my joints and a headache for some time. So I combined the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, shortening them, and I did the same with the Maghrib and Isha prayers, out of ignorance on my part. Then I was told that shortening is only for travelers. What should I do?
Answer:
Shortening is not permissible for residents, even if they are ill; it is not permissible for them to shorten. Shortening is specific to travel, as was told to you. So you must repeat the prayer in full. What is permissible for the sick person is combining the two prayers in the time of one of them, either bringing it forward or delaying it, if he needs to do so. As for shortening, it is not permissible except for the traveler. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5925- حكم الجمع والقصر للمريض المقيم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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