The Ruling on Combining and Shortening Prayers on an Outing
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Question:
A group of young men went to the open countryside for a picnic, and the time for the midday prayer arrived. Some of them combined and shortened the prayer, while others completed the prayer in its proper time. Which of the two actions is correct?
Answer:
If they intended to travel a distance of eighty kilometers, then they are travelers, and they have the option to combine and shorten the prayer. However, if they did not intend to travel a specific distance, or if they intended to travel a distance of less than eighty kilometers, then they have no right to shorten or combine the prayers. They must pray each prayer in its proper time, complete, just as they would if they were residents, because this does not qualify as travel.
A group of young men went to the open countryside for a picnic, and the time for the midday prayer arrived. Some of them combined and shortened the prayer, while others completed the prayer in its proper time. Which of the two actions is correct?
Answer:
If they intended to travel a distance of eighty kilometers, then they are travelers, and they have the option to combine and shorten the prayer. However, if they did not intend to travel a specific distance, or if they intended to travel a distance of less than eighty kilometers, then they have no right to shorten or combine the prayers. They must pray each prayer in its proper time, complete, just as they would if they were residents, because this does not qualify as travel.
Source
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