Praying in a car when no place is available
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The questioner:
If a person does not have a suitable place prepared, is it permissible for him to pray in the car?
The Shaykh:
Travel by vehicle. Yes.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
And regarding women, in travel there is a chain for the voluntary prayer.
The questioner:
Not a sick woman.
The Shaykh:
He does not seek forgiveness because, when the situation is such that he is afraid, or it is raining and the ground is running with water beneath him, and he fears for his safety at the time of prayer, he prays in the car, just as he would pray on a mount. If he were on a mount and the ground was moving beneath him, or if he were afraid or sick and unable to pray on the mount, he prays on the mount while they are harming him and they are praying. So it is the same with the car, and the same with the airplane, and the same with the train, and the same with spacecraft. Yes, it is one type.
If a person does not have a suitable place prepared, is it permissible for him to pray in the car?
The Shaykh:
Travel by vehicle. Yes.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
And regarding women, in travel there is a chain for the voluntary prayer.
The questioner:
Not a sick woman.
The Shaykh:
He does not seek forgiveness because, when the situation is such that he is afraid, or it is raining and the ground is running with water beneath him, and he fears for his safety at the time of prayer, he prays in the car, just as he would pray on a mount. If he were on a mount and the ground was moving beneath him, or if he were afraid or sick and unable to pray on the mount, he prays on the mount while they are harming him and they are praying. So it is the same with the car, and the same with the airplane, and the same with the train, and the same with spacecraft. Yes, it is one type.
Source
تفسير ابن كثير (جديد) — binbaz.org.sa (39:41)
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