The Ruling on Shortening the Four-Rak'ah Prayer for the Sick
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a sick person to shorten the four-rak'ah prayer?
Answer:
No, shortening is specific to travel. A sick person is only permitted to combine prayers. Here, some of the common people make a mistake, thinking that combining necessitates shortening, so they shorten. This is not permissible. A resident does not shorten, whether he is sick or well. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a sick person to shorten the four-rak'ah prayer?
Answer:
No, shortening is specific to travel. A sick person is only permitted to combine prayers. Here, some of the common people make a mistake, thinking that combining necessitates shortening, so they shorten. This is not permissible. A resident does not shorten, whether he is sick or well. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/491] هل يجوز للمريض قصر الصلاة الرباعية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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