The Duration of Shortening the Prayer for the Traveler
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Question:
In his second question, he says: Shaykh, what is the duration of shortening the prayer for the traveler? And if the time of departure and return is known on a specific date, such as traveling by plane, what is the ruling?
Answer:
If the journey covers a distance of eighty kilometers or more, it is recommended (mustahabb) for the traveler to break his fast. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:183-184] and a number of other days. A traveler covering a distance of eighty kilometers or more may break his fast, even if he is to return at the end of the day. Yes.
In his second question, he says: Shaykh, what is the duration of shortening the prayer for the traveler? And if the time of departure and return is known on a specific date, such as traveling by plane, what is the ruling?
Answer:
If the journey covers a distance of eighty kilometers or more, it is recommended (mustahabb) for the traveler to break his fast. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(183) O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous - (184) [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (13:21)
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