Shortening the Prayer Before Reaching a Distance of Eighty Kilometers
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Question:
This questioner asks, may Allah reward you: Is it permissible to shorten the prayer before reaching eighty kilometers outside the city?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shorten the prayer at a distance of less than eighty kilometers, because eighty kilometers is the distance of a two-day journey for a mount. A two-day journey for a mount is the distance for shortening the prayer. If it is less than eighty kilometers, one does not shorten the prayer. Yes.
This questioner asks, may Allah reward you: Is it permissible to shorten the prayer before reaching eighty kilometers outside the city?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shorten the prayer at a distance of less than eighty kilometers, because eighty kilometers is the distance of a two-day journey for a mount. A two-day journey for a mount is the distance for shortening the prayer. If it is less than eighty kilometers, one does not shorten the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (204) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:44)
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