Does the imam sit in the tawruk position in the shortened prayer?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the imam sit in the tawruk position in the shortened prayer if he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
The sitting that is followed by the taslim is done in the tawruk position, whereas the sitting that is not followed by the taslim, which is the first tashahhud, is done in the iftirash position, not the tawruk. Yes.
The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It is common among...
The Shaykh:
The scholars say: No, the prayer that has two sittings, in the first one he sits in the iftirash position, and in the second one he sits in the tawruk position. As for the prayer that has only one sitting, he sits in the iftirash position in it and does not sit in the tawruk. There are two opinions among the people of knowledge, so refer to the words of Ibn al-Qayyim in *Zad al-Ma'ad*. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the imam sit in the tawruk position in the shortened prayer if he is traveling?
The Shaykh:
The sitting that is followed by the taslim is done in the tawruk position, whereas the sitting that is not followed by the taslim, which is the first tashahhud, is done in the iftirash position, not the tawruk. Yes.
The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It is common among...
The Shaykh:
The scholars say: No, the prayer that has two sittings, in the first one he sits in the iftirash position, and in the second one he sits in the tawruk position. As for the prayer that has only one sitting, he sits in the iftirash position in it and does not sit in the tawruk. There are two opinions among the people of knowledge, so refer to the words of Ibn al-Qayyim in *Zad al-Ma'ad*. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يتورك الإمام في صلاة القصر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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