Shortening the prayer for the traveling imam who returns to his home on the same day
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The questioner:
He says: I am the imam for my colleagues at work, and my workplace is one hundred and fifty kilometers from my home. When I pray with them, I shorten the prayer, and some of them are upset about this. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He says that he is the imam for his colleagues at work, and his workplace is one hundred and fifty kilometers from his home. He says that when he leads his colleagues and shortens the prayer, some of them are bothered by the shortening because they complete the prayer.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he returns on the same day, meaning he returns to his home on the same day. Yes, yes, he may shorten the prayer. He should notify them before he prays. He should notify them and say: I will shorten the prayer because I am a traveler, and you should complete the prayer for yourselves after I say the closing salam, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. When he prayed in the Sacred Mosque during the Farewell Pilgrimage, with the people of Makkah and non-Makkans present, So notify them of this. There is no blame in this, and there is nothing strange about it. This is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. We pause the adhan.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
He says: I am the imam for my colleagues at work, and my workplace is one hundred and fifty kilometers from my home. When I pray with them, I shorten the prayer, and some of them are upset about this. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He says that he is the imam for his colleagues at work, and his workplace is one hundred and fifty kilometers from his home. He says that when he leads his colleagues and shortens the prayer, some of them are bothered by the shortening because they complete the prayer.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he returns on the same day, meaning he returns to his home on the same day. Yes, yes, he may shorten the prayer. He should notify them before he prays. He should notify them and say: I will shorten the prayer because I am a traveler, and you should complete the prayer for yourselves after I say the closing salam, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. When he prayed in the Sacred Mosque during the Farewell Pilgrimage, with the people of Makkah and non-Makkans present,
He said: "O people of Makkah, complete the prayer for yourselves, for we are a traveling people."
قال يا أهل مكة أتموا لأنفسكم فإنا قوم سفرThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. We pause the adhan.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-081-كلكم راع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:02)
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