The traveler's shortening of the prayer when his stay exceeds three days
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Shaykh, is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer for more than three days if he knows that his stay will be longer than that?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer for more than three days if he knows that the stay will be longer than that?
The Shaykh:
If he did not intend to stay, and the intention of travel remained with him, and he stayed during the travel, then he may shorten the prayer. But if he prays with an imam who completes the prayer, or if he is near a mosque, then he prays with the Muslims and completes the prayer. However, if he prays alone or with people like him who are travelers, then they shorten the prayer as long as they have not intended a stay of more than four days. As for the one who intends a stay of more than four days, he completes the prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer for more than three days if he knows that his stay will be longer than that?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer for more than three days if he knows that the stay will be longer than that?
The Shaykh:
If he did not intend to stay, and the intention of travel remained with him, and he stayed during the travel, then he may shorten the prayer. But if he prays with an imam who completes the prayer, or if he is near a mosque, then he prays with the Muslims and completes the prayer. However, if he prays alone or with people like him who are travelers, then they shorten the prayer as long as they have not intended a stay of more than four days. As for the one who intends a stay of more than four days, he completes the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (26:46)
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