The Ruling on Shortening and Combining Prayers on a Short Trip
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The questioner:
Abu Bashir from Riyadh, please go ahead. Abu Bashir, turn the television down a bit. Peace be upon you. Turn the television down a little, may Allah keep you safe. Please, and upon you be peace. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. May you live long. Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. Shaykh, may you live long, if I leave Riyadh a distance of one hundred kilometers intending to go to Al-Makashiyyah, Al-Nuzhah, a distance of one hundred kilometers there and one hundred kilometers back, do I shorten and combine, or what?
The Shaykh:
If you are intending a distance of one hundred kilometers or more, or eighty kilometers or more, then you may shorten and combine as long as you are on the road or staying in the desert for a short period. However, if you go out without intending a specific direction, but rather you go looking for a suitable place without intending a specific direction, then you may not shorten, even if you walk more than one hundred kilometers. Yes.
The questioner:
No, Shaykh Salih. Yes. I, may you live long, left in the morning, shortened the prayer at Al-Makashiyyah, and arrived there, and did not return until the evening, and I combined the midday and afternoon prayers.
The Shaykh:
The sunset and night prayers. My brother, we taught you: if you are intending a distance of eighty kilometers or more, then shorten and combine. But if you do not know where you will stop, whether near or far, then you have no right to shorten or combine. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Abu Bashir from Riyadh, please go ahead. Abu Bashir, turn the television down a bit. Peace be upon you. Turn the television down a little, may Allah keep you safe. Please, and upon you be peace. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. May you live long. Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. Shaykh, may you live long, if I leave Riyadh a distance of one hundred kilometers intending to go to Al-Makashiyyah, Al-Nuzhah, a distance of one hundred kilometers there and one hundred kilometers back, do I shorten and combine, or what?
The Shaykh:
If you are intending a distance of one hundred kilometers or more, or eighty kilometers or more, then you may shorten and combine as long as you are on the road or staying in the desert for a short period. However, if you go out without intending a specific direction, but rather you go looking for a suitable place without intending a specific direction, then you may not shorten, even if you walk more than one hundred kilometers. Yes.
The questioner:
No, Shaykh Salih. Yes. I, may you live long, left in the morning, shortened the prayer at Al-Makashiyyah, and arrived there, and did not return until the evening, and I combined the midday and afternoon prayers.
The Shaykh:
The sunset and night prayers. My brother, we taught you: if you are intending a distance of eighty kilometers or more, then shorten and combine. But if you do not know where you will stop, whether near or far, then you have no right to shorten or combine. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 04 فتاوى على الهواء - 10 / 02 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (17:33)
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