Rulings on the Traveler's Prayer: Combining and Shortening
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Question:
A number of questions have been received regarding the prayer of the traveler. Some of the brothers work in al-Ta'if while being from Jeddah, or work in Jeddah while being from al-Ta'if, and they ask about combining and shortening the prayer. They hope that the Honorable Shaykh will mention these rulings in detail: the rulings on the prayer of the traveler.
Answer:
The traveler who encounters the prayers while he is on the road, going and coming, shortens and combines them. As for the traveler who has arrived in the town and is staying there for his work and regular duties, he prays with the Muslims in the place where he is; he prays with them in the mosques, and there is no need to shorten or combine, because he is a settled resident at ease. So he prays with the Muslims in the mosques. If they are all travelers and they pray in a place, there is no harm in their combining and shortening. But if they pray with the people of the town and the residents, they take on the ruling of the residents.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
A number of questions have been received regarding the prayer of the traveler. Some of the brothers work in al-Ta'if while being from Jeddah, or work in Jeddah while being from al-Ta'if, and they ask about combining and shortening the prayer. They hope that the Honorable Shaykh will mention these rulings in detail: the rulings on the prayer of the traveler.
Answer:
The traveler who encounters the prayers while he is on the road, going and coming, shortens and combines them. As for the traveler who has arrived in the town and is staying there for his work and regular duties, he prays with the Muslims in the place where he is; he prays with them in the mosques, and there is no need to shorten or combine, because he is a settled resident at ease. So he prays with the Muslims in the mosques. If they are all travelers and they pray in a place, there is no harm in their combining and shortening. But if they pray with the people of the town and the residents, they take on the ruling of the residents.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح في الحرس الوطني — alfawzan.live (14:35)
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