Shortening the Prayer for the Traveler When Praying Behind a Resident Imam
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Question:
Ali al-Asmari sent a question to Your Eminence, saying: Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him), I am a traveler, and I shorten and combine prayers. I entered the mosque with the resident imam for the midday prayer and completed four rak'ahs. After finishing, I established the afternoon prayer. Do I shorten it, or do I complete four rak'ahs, even though some brothers from the late-arriving residents entered?
Answer:
If you pray with the late-arriving residents, you complete the prayer just as you completed the midday prayer before it. And if you pray alone or with other travelers like you, you shorten the prayer. Yes.
Ali al-Asmari sent a question to Your Eminence, saying: Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him), I am a traveler, and I shorten and combine prayers. I entered the mosque with the resident imam for the midday prayer and completed four rak'ahs. After finishing, I established the afternoon prayer. Do I shorten it, or do I complete four rak'ahs, even though some brothers from the late-arriving residents entered?
Answer:
If you pray with the late-arriving residents, you complete the prayer just as you completed the midday prayer before it. And if you pray alone or with other travelers like you, you shorten the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (11:32)
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