Why is the resident more deserving of leading the prayer than the traveler?
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The questioner : Why is the resident more deserving than the traveler?
The Shaykh : Because if the Muslim imam fears for the people, he will shorten the prayer, so the people will pray the congregational prayer in full, or rather, they will pray half of it in congregation and the other half.
The questioner : Because if the resident prays with the traveler, he completes the prayer, and if the traveler prays with the resident, he shortens it, so part of the prayer is missed.
The Shaykh : Because if the Muslim imam fears for the people, he will shorten the prayer, so the people will pray the congregational prayer in full, or rather, they will pray half of it in congregation and the other half.
The questioner : Because if the resident prays with the traveler, he completes the prayer, and if the traveler prays with the resident, he shortens it, so part of the prayer is missed.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3125لماذا المقيم أَوْلى من المسافر بالإمامة؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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