A man from the people of al-Qassim travels to his workplace in Riyadh. Is he permitted to combine and shorten the prayers?
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The questioner:
Inquiry, may Allah preserve you. I am from the people of al-Qassim, may Allah prolong your life, and I reside in Riyadh due to my job. But may Allah prolong your life, we had a disagreement, my friend and I, regarding the prayer and shortening it in Riyadh. I do not know what the ruling is and what I should do. Do I shorten in Riyadh or not? And how many days? Every week, may Allah prolong your life, I come from Riyadh to al-Qassim on Wednesday, I leave, and on Friday I return to Riyadh. Okay, listen to the answer from the Shaykh, if Allah wills, in a little while. Thank you. Good evening. Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I did not hear anything.
The questioner:
Yes, yes. He says: Shaykh, may Allah bless you, he is from the people of al-Qassim, and his work was transferred or he was promoted to Riyadh. He goes to al-Qassim on Thursday and Friday and returns from Saturday to Wednesday. He says: Shortening and Friday prayer, is it permissible for me in this case?
The Shaykh:
On the road, he combines and shortens on the road between Riyadh and al-Qassim. But when he is with his family, he does not combine and does not shorten. Yes.
The questioner:
And if he is in Riyadh, meaning he resides there alone, that is his intention.
The Shaykh:
This person resides for work and wants a long stay. He is a resident. He prays the prayer of a resident. He completes the prayer and prays with the congregation and fasts in Ramadan. Yes.
Inquiry, may Allah preserve you. I am from the people of al-Qassim, may Allah prolong your life, and I reside in Riyadh due to my job. But may Allah prolong your life, we had a disagreement, my friend and I, regarding the prayer and shortening it in Riyadh. I do not know what the ruling is and what I should do. Do I shorten in Riyadh or not? And how many days? Every week, may Allah prolong your life, I come from Riyadh to al-Qassim on Wednesday, I leave, and on Friday I return to Riyadh. Okay, listen to the answer from the Shaykh, if Allah wills, in a little while. Thank you. Good evening. Please, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I did not hear anything.
The questioner:
Yes, yes. He says: Shaykh, may Allah bless you, he is from the people of al-Qassim, and his work was transferred or he was promoted to Riyadh. He goes to al-Qassim on Thursday and Friday and returns from Saturday to Wednesday. He says: Shortening and Friday prayer, is it permissible for me in this case?
The Shaykh:
On the road, he combines and shortens on the road between Riyadh and al-Qassim. But when he is with his family, he does not combine and does not shorten. Yes.
The questioner:
And if he is in Riyadh, meaning he resides there alone, that is his intention.
The Shaykh:
This person resides for work and wants a long stay. He is a resident. He prays the prayer of a resident. He completes the prayer and prays with the congregation and fasts in Ramadan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل من أهل القصيم، يسافر إلى مقر عمله في الرياض..هل له أن يجمع ويقصر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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