The Jurists' Guide to the Duration of Residence That Ends the Shortening of Prayer
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We find in the books of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that they mention that if a traveler stays in a city for more than four days, he does not shorten the prayer. What is the evidence of the jurists?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
We found in the books of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that they mention that if a traveler stays in a city for more than four days, he does not shorten the prayer. What is the evidence of the jurists for this?
The Shaykh:
The default for the resident is to complete the prayer, and the default for the traveler is to shorten it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for four days for the Farewell Pilgrimage and shortened the prayer before the Day of Tarwiyah. This is an exception to the default. The default for the resident is that he completes the prayer, with the exception of the four days the Messenger stayed and shortened the prayer in. The rest remains on the default, which is that the resident completes the prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We find in the books of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that they mention that if a traveler stays in a city for more than four days, he does not shorten the prayer. What is the evidence of the jurists?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
We found in the books of the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) that they mention that if a traveler stays in a city for more than four days, he does not shorten the prayer. What is the evidence of the jurists for this?
The Shaykh:
The default for the resident is to complete the prayer, and the default for the traveler is to shorten it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for four days for the Farewell Pilgrimage and shortened the prayer before the Day of Tarwiyah. This is an exception to the default. The default for the resident is that he completes the prayer, with the exception of the four days the Messenger stayed and shortened the prayer in. The rest remains on the default, which is that the resident completes the prayer. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [8] — alfawzan.live (43:23)
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