Guidance on Ibn 'Abbas's shortening of prayer for six months in Azerbaijan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you explain the action of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) when he shortened his prayer for six months during his stay in Azerbaijan?
Answer:
The Turks detained him. If the Turks detain him, he stays for a stay that is not intended; he stays due to an excuse, just as it was reported to you: if he is detained and does not intend to stay, he shortens. I heard it, and from this incident, one does not know what was added.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you explain the action of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) when he shortened his prayer for six months during his stay in Azerbaijan?
Answer:
The Turks detained him. If the Turks detain him, he stays for a stay that is not intended; he stays due to an excuse, just as it was reported to you: if he is detained and does not intend to stay, he shortens. I heard it, and from this incident, one does not know what was added.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/36 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:14:54)
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