The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer in Land Travel
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on shortening the prayer in land travel, such as hunting and the like?
Answer:
If one intends to travel a distance of more than eighty kilometers, he shortens the prayer, whether he intends to hunt, go on a picnic, trade, or pursue any other purpose; the important thing is that he is a traveler. This is a traveler. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, says:[An-Nisa 4:101] meaning, “You traveled” [An-Nisa 4:101], and He did not say, “If you traveled for such and such a reason.” Rather, He, Glorified and Exalted is He, stated it in general terms and tied the ruling to traveling for any purpose, except if the purpose is invalid, such as traveling to commit a forbidden act. This is a point of disagreement among the scholars. It is true that it is not permissible to take a dispensation while going to commit a sin or corruption.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on shortening the prayer in land travel, such as hunting and the like?
Answer:
If one intends to travel a distance of more than eighty kilometers, he shortens the prayer, whether he intends to hunt, go on a picnic, trade, or pursue any other purpose; the important thing is that he is a traveler. This is a traveler. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, says:
And when you travel throughout the land
وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِthere is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer
فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ
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