The Friday Prayer for the Traveler, or the Midday Prayer Shortened
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The questioner:
And [regarding] the Friday prayer while he is a traveler: is it better for him to pray the Friday prayer or the midday prayer shortened?
The Shaykh:
It is better for him to pray with the Muslims; he should pray the Friday prayer with the Muslims. This is the best so that he may obtain the reward. It is not obligatory upon him as long as he is a traveler; it is not obligatory upon him. But it is better for him to pray it with the Muslims so that he may obtain the reward. If he prays the midday prayer shortened, that is permissible for him, but he would be leaving what is better and more excellent. Yes.
And [regarding] the Friday prayer while he is a traveler: is it better for him to pray the Friday prayer or the midday prayer shortened?
The Shaykh:
It is better for him to pray with the Muslims; he should pray the Friday prayer with the Muslims. This is the best so that he may obtain the reward. It is not obligatory upon him as long as he is a traveler; it is not obligatory upon him. But it is better for him to pray it with the Muslims so that he may obtain the reward. If he prays the midday prayer shortened, that is permissible for him, but he would be leaving what is better and more excellent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 72 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الصلاة/صلاة الخوف/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.