The distance at which the prayer is shortened
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for shortening the prayer while traveling? Is it a distance of eighty kilometers, or is it merely the intention and leaving the house?
Answer:
The distance for shortening the prayer is a two-day journey for a mount. In the modern era, that is forty kilometers, making the total eighty kilometers. This is the minimum distance for shortening. The count begins from leaving the town; it starts at eighty kilometers from leaving the town. It is not within the town, nor is it merely by intention. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for shortening the prayer while traveling? Is it a distance of eighty kilometers, or is it merely the intention and leaving the house?
Answer:
The distance for shortening the prayer is a two-day journey for a mount. In the modern era, that is forty kilometers, making the total eighty kilometers. This is the minimum distance for shortening. The count begins from leaving the town; it starts at eighty kilometers from leaving the town. It is not within the town, nor is it merely by intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2594 -2802] المسافة التي تقصر فيها الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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