The Impact of 'Umar on Completing the Prayer While Traveling

Question:
Now, the second question, Abu 'Abd al-Wahhab. I do not hear, by Allah, I do not hear the question. I did not hear the answers. Perhaps you will hear it in the replay, if Allah wills. We will suffice with this. Did it come, O Shaykh, from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he said, "Whoever completes the prayer while traveling, may Allah not complete it for him"? And does that mean that it is obligatory for the traveler to shorten the prayer?

Answer:
I do not know this from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Completing the prayer while traveling is permissible, and shortening is a dispensation from Allah, and it is more beloved than completing, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Yes, some scholars hold that shortening is obligatory and that completing is not valid, but the majority of the scholars hold that if one completes it, his prayer is valid. 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) completed the prayer in Mina, and the Companions completed it behind him. If this were not valid, they would not have prayed behind him. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.