The Prayer of the Traveler Upon Arrival at the Destination and the Ruling on Friday Prayer
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The questioner:
It is unclear whether the traveler should pray the full prayer or the shortened prayer upon arrival, or whether he should pray the full prayer while the people are praying the shortened prayer. Does he pray the full prayer or complete the prayer? And if he wishes, does he do so, or does he follow the custom? Does he pray the full prayer of four rak'ahs?
The Shaykh:
If people arrive and are praying, pray with them and complete the prayer. If he arrives at the town and the people are praying, he prays with them and completes the prayer, unless he has already prayed on the way. If he prayed on the way before arriving at the town, he does not repeat the prayer; he relies on the prayer he performed on the way, even if he shortened it, and that is sufficient. Praise be to Allah. As for if he delayed the prayer until he arrived at the town, he prays with the people in congregation and completes the prayer. And regarding the end of the question about Friday prayer:
The questioner:
And the people of the land are to the right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
If the midday prayer becomes obligatory for him while he is on the road, he prays it as two rak'ahs. But if it became obligatory for him in the town before he left, then he is required to pray the Friday prayer. If the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan when the imam enters to deliver the sermon, it is not permissible for anyone to travel to the town where he resides until he has prayed the Friday prayer, because it has become obligatory upon him. However, if he traveled from the beginning of the day on Friday and the midday prayer time arrived while he was on the road, he prays it on the road and shortens it; there is no impediment.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
It is unclear whether the traveler should pray the full prayer or the shortened prayer upon arrival, or whether he should pray the full prayer while the people are praying the shortened prayer. Does he pray the full prayer or complete the prayer? And if he wishes, does he do so, or does he follow the custom? Does he pray the full prayer of four rak'ahs?
The Shaykh:
If people arrive and are praying, pray with them and complete the prayer. If he arrives at the town and the people are praying, he prays with them and completes the prayer, unless he has already prayed on the way. If he prayed on the way before arriving at the town, he does not repeat the prayer; he relies on the prayer he performed on the way, even if he shortened it, and that is sufficient. Praise be to Allah. As for if he delayed the prayer until he arrived at the town, he prays with the people in congregation and completes the prayer. And regarding the end of the question about Friday prayer:
The questioner:
And the people of the land are to the right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
If the midday prayer becomes obligatory for him while he is on the road, he prays it as two rak'ahs. But if it became obligatory for him in the town before he left, then he is required to pray the Friday prayer. If the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan when the imam enters to deliver the sermon, it is not permissible for anyone to travel to the town where he resides until he has prayed the Friday prayer, because it has become obligatory upon him. However, if he traveled from the beginning of the day on Friday and the midday prayer time arrived while he was on the road, he prays it on the road and shortens it; there is no impediment.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13/10 شرح الأصول الثلاثة / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:22:15)
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