The Meaning of Tawiyah and the Prayer on the Day of Tawiyah
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The questioner:
Your questions are directed to Your Excellency the Shaykh, Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, and we respond to the first question, in which the questioner asks: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do on the Day of Tawiyah, and what is the meaning of Tawiyah?
The Shaykh:
The meaning of Tawiyah is to store water, because in the early times there was no water in Mina, nor in the sacred sites; rather, they carried it with them from Makkah. They would store water on the eighth day for 'Arafah and Mina, so it was called the Day of Tawiyah because water is prepared in it for the pilgrims in the sacred sites. As for what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in Mina on the Day of Tawiyah, he came to Mina in the morning on the eighth day, he and his Companions, and he stayed there that day and spent the night of the ninth there. He prayed the prayers there: he prayed Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr—five prayers he prayed there, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, when he had prepared, he and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) set out for 'Arafah to stand there. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the prayer on this day combined and shortened, or shortened only?
The Shaykh:
The prayer on this day and on the days of Tashreeq in Mina is shortened without combining. One prays Zuhr as two rak'ahs in its time, and 'Asr as two rak'ahs in its time, and Maghrib as three, which is not shortened, and 'Isha' as two rak'ahs in its time, and Fajr remains as it is, two rak'ahs. Yes.
Your questions are directed to Your Excellency the Shaykh, Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, and we respond to the first question, in which the questioner asks: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do on the Day of Tawiyah, and what is the meaning of Tawiyah?
The Shaykh:
The meaning of Tawiyah is to store water, because in the early times there was no water in Mina, nor in the sacred sites; rather, they carried it with them from Makkah. They would store water on the eighth day for 'Arafah and Mina, so it was called the Day of Tawiyah because water is prepared in it for the pilgrims in the sacred sites. As for what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in Mina on the Day of Tawiyah, he came to Mina in the morning on the eighth day, he and his Companions, and he stayed there that day and spent the night of the ninth there. He prayed the prayers there: he prayed Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr—five prayers he prayed there, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, when he had prepared, he and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) set out for 'Arafah to stand there. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the prayer on this day combined and shortened, or shortened only?
The Shaykh:
The prayer on this day and on the days of Tashreeq in Mina is shortened without combining. One prays Zuhr as two rak'ahs in its time, and 'Asr as two rak'ahs in its time, and Maghrib as three, which is not shortened, and 'Isha' as two rak'ahs in its time, and Fajr remains as it is, two rak'ahs. Yes.
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