Shortening and Combining Prayers at a Distance of Less Than Eighty Kilometers
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I left al-Madinah and the time for the midday prayer (Zuhr) caught up with me, so I shortened the prayer and combined the midday and afternoon prayers. What is the ruling on my action, given that I did not travel more than eighty kilometers?
The Shaykh:
Exceed what?
The questioner:
Eighty kilometers.
The Shaykh:
Then it is not a distance for shortening. If it is less than eighty kilometers, it is not a distance for shortening, so he has to repeat the prayer because he is not a traveler.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I left al-Madinah and the time for the midday prayer (Zuhr) caught up with me, so I shortened the prayer and combined the midday and afternoon prayers. What is the ruling on my action, given that I did not travel more than eighty kilometers?
The Shaykh:
Exceed what?
The questioner:
Eighty kilometers.
The Shaykh:
Then it is not a distance for shortening. If it is less than eighty kilometers, it is not a distance for shortening, so he has to repeat the prayer because he is not a traveler.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [3] — alfawzan.live (56:32)
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