A man from al-Ta'if traveled to Jeddah; is he permitted to shorten the prayer if he stays there for two days?
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The questioner:
We take a call from our brother Muhammad from Riyadh. Go ahead. From Jeddah. Go ahead. Go ahead, Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice, Muhammad, so we can hear. Peace. Go ahead. Honorable Shaykh, may you live long, I reside in the city of al-Ta'if. Yes, yes. And I travel to Jeddah for the weekend break. Is it permissible for me to shorten the four-rak'ah prayer during my stay in Jeddah for two or three days? May Allah reward you with good. Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Is Jeddah your home?
The questioner:
He resides in the city of al-Ta'if, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is from the people of al-Ta'if.
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he is from the people of al-Ta'if.
The Shaykh:
And he goes to Jeddah to stay; how long does he stay in Jeddah?
The questioner:
He says for two days at the end of the week.
The Shaykh:
Only two days.
The questioner:
Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer. It is permissible for him to shorten the prayer while he is staying in Jeddah, but he does not combine prayers, because combining is for the state of travel. In the state of arrival, he prays each prayer in its time. It is permissible for him to shorten if he prays alone or with other travelers like him, but he does not leave the congregational prayer and neglect the call to prayer when he is close to the mosque. Rather, he prays with the Muslims and completes the prayer, and this is more complete for him in reward. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And if, Honorable Shaykh, he returns to al-Ta'if, his original home, and he frequently goes to Jeddah, for example...
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is a traveler, even if he goes frequently. In fact, he is more entitled to the dispensation than the one who does not travel except rarely. The one who is always traveling is more entitled to the dispensation to relieve the hardship from him. Yes.
We take a call from our brother Muhammad from Riyadh. Go ahead. From Jeddah. Go ahead. Go ahead, Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Raise your voice, Muhammad, so we can hear. Peace. Go ahead. Honorable Shaykh, may you live long, I reside in the city of al-Ta'if. Yes, yes. And I travel to Jeddah for the weekend break. Is it permissible for me to shorten the four-rak'ah prayer during my stay in Jeddah for two or three days? May Allah reward you with good. Thank you.
The Shaykh:
Is Jeddah your home?
The questioner:
He resides in the city of al-Ta'if, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is from the people of al-Ta'if.
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he is from the people of al-Ta'if.
The Shaykh:
And he goes to Jeddah to stay; how long does he stay in Jeddah?
The questioner:
He says for two days at the end of the week.
The Shaykh:
Only two days.
The questioner:
Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer. It is permissible for him to shorten the prayer while he is staying in Jeddah, but he does not combine prayers, because combining is for the state of travel. In the state of arrival, he prays each prayer in its time. It is permissible for him to shorten if he prays alone or with other travelers like him, but he does not leave the congregational prayer and neglect the call to prayer when he is close to the mosque. Rather, he prays with the Muslims and completes the prayer, and this is more complete for him in reward. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And if, Honorable Shaykh, he returns to al-Ta'if, his original home, and he frequently goes to Jeddah, for example...
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is a traveler, even if he goes frequently. In fact, he is more entitled to the dispensation than the one who does not travel except rarely. The one who is always traveling is more entitled to the dispensation to relieve the hardship from him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل من أهل الطائف سافر إلى جدة، هل له أن يقصر إذا أقام فيها يومين؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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