Ruling on shortening the prayer for a traveler between Riyadh and al-Kharj
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I travel daily from al-Kharj to Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer, because I have heard some people say it is not permissible?
Answer:
If the distance between Riyadh and al-Kharj now does not reach eighty kilometers due to the proximity of the two towns, because Riyadh has extended toward al-Kharj and al-Kharj has extended toward Riyadh, and the distance of eighty kilometers no longer remains between them, then it is not permissible to combine the prayers. In the early days, yes, when the boundaries of Riyadh were close and the boundaries of al-Kharj were also close, and there was a long distance between them, shortening was permissible. But now, since the buildings have become close, the distance for shortening no longer remains.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: I travel daily from al-Kharj to Riyadh. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer, because I have heard some people say it is not permissible?
Answer:
If the distance between Riyadh and al-Kharj now does not reach eighty kilometers due to the proximity of the two towns, because Riyadh has extended toward al-Kharj and al-Kharj has extended toward Riyadh, and the distance of eighty kilometers no longer remains between them, then it is not permissible to combine the prayers. In the early days, yes, when the boundaries of Riyadh were close and the boundaries of al-Kharj were also close, and there was a long distance between them, shortening was permissible. But now, since the buildings have become close, the distance for shortening no longer remains.
Source
المسافة التي تسمح للمسافر بالقصر — alfawzan.live
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