Is it permissible for a prisoner to shorten the prayer?
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Does a prisoner who is captured in his place of residence complete his prayer or shorten it?
The Shaykh:
The prisoner. Yes. The prisoner. The prisoner.
The questioner:
Who is captured in his place of residence, does he complete his prayer or shorten it?
The Shaykh:
If he is captured in his own country, he completes the prayer because he is a resident, not a traveler. He completes the prayer because, as long as he is in his place of residence—meaning in his country or in the place where he intended to stay for a long time—and is captured, he completes the prayer because he is present and not a traveler. He prays according to his status. Yes.
The questioner asks: Does a prisoner who is captured in his place of residence complete his prayer or shorten it?
The Shaykh:
The prisoner. Yes. The prisoner. The prisoner.
The questioner:
Who is captured in his place of residence, does he complete his prayer or shorten it?
The Shaykh:
If he is captured in his own country, he completes the prayer because he is a resident, not a traveler. He completes the prayer because, as long as he is in his place of residence—meaning in his country or in the place where he intended to stay for a long time—and is captured, he completes the prayer because he is present and not a traveler. He prays according to his status. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للأسير قصر الصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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