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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Praying the 'Asr prayer in congregation for one who shortened the prayer while traveling

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The presenter:
Now, Musafir from al-Ta'if has two questions. Please, Musafir, go ahead.

The questioner:
Peace be upon you.

The presenter:
And upon you be peace.

The questioner:
My brother, I traveled from al-Ta'if to Jeddah and prayed the Zuhr prayer, but I did not pray the 'Asr prayer with you. I returned to al-Ta'if and found them praying the 'Asr prayer. Should I pray the 'Asr prayer with them, or is the shortened congregational prayer I performed in Jeddah sufficient?

The presenter:
The second question.

The questioner:
In your second question, may you live long, I was traveling and prayed four rak'ahs with the imam for the Zuhr prayer. Then the iqamah was called, and there was a man who wanted to lead us in prayer, but he is from the people who do not shorten or combine prayers, while I want to shorten the prayer. Should he step forward to lead, or should those who shorten the prayer step forward?

The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Shaykh Salih, this questioner says that he traveled from al-Ta'if to Jeddah and shortened the prayer. After his return, Honorable Shaykh, to al-Ta'if a second time from Jeddah, he found them praying. Should he pray with them, even though he shortened the prayer?

The Shaykh:
He does not pray with them because he has already prayed. He is a traveler from Jeddah to al-Ta'if, a distance that permits shortening, so he prayed and shortened the prayer. If he finds people praying this prayer, he does not repeat it a second time with them. Yes.
Source قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء - صالح بن فوزان الفوزان 07-08-1438هـ — youtube.com (46:45)

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