Shortening and Combining Prayers for a Companion of a Sick Person When the Duration of Stay Is Unknown
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The questioner:
This is Umm Mu'tab from al-Mujawirah. She says: A woman, O Shaykh, is asking. She is accompanying a sick person in a city.
The Shaykh:
I see your voice is low.
The presenter:
Now, perhaps the brothers.
The Shaykh:
Your voice is low.
The presenter:
Do the brothers pay attention to that? The sound engineer, the Shaykh says, the voice, yes, yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: O Shaykh, Umm Mu'tab is accompanying a sick person in the city of Jeddah. She is from the people of Abha, and it has been seven days, and she does not know how long the accompaniment will last. Does she continue to pray the shortened and combined prayers?
The Shaykh:
If she does not know the duration of the stay, and she only stayed for a need and does not know when it will end, then she is still a traveler and continues with shortening the prayer. As for combining, there is no need for it, and she is a resident. Rather, she prays every prayer in its time, shortened, without combining, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that in Mina during the days of Tashriq. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shorten the prayer, but he would pray every prayer in its time. Yes.
This is Umm Mu'tab from al-Mujawirah. She says: A woman, O Shaykh, is asking. She is accompanying a sick person in a city.
The Shaykh:
I see your voice is low.
The presenter:
Now, perhaps the brothers.
The Shaykh:
Your voice is low.
The presenter:
Do the brothers pay attention to that? The sound engineer, the Shaykh says, the voice, yes, yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: O Shaykh, Umm Mu'tab is accompanying a sick person in the city of Jeddah. She is from the people of Abha, and it has been seven days, and she does not know how long the accompaniment will last. Does she continue to pray the shortened and combined prayers?
The Shaykh:
If she does not know the duration of the stay, and she only stayed for a need and does not know when it will end, then she is still a traveler and continues with shortening the prayer. As for combining, there is no need for it, and she is a resident. Rather, she prays every prayer in its time, shortened, without combining, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that in Mina during the days of Tashriq. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shorten the prayer, but he would pray every prayer in its time. Yes.
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