Shortening the Prayer and Combining Prayers for a Resident Staying in Riyadh
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Question:
He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, we come from places about seven hundred kilometers from Riyadh to Riyadh, and we stay in Riyadh for a period between one week and one month, then we return to our places of residence. Do we shorten the prayer in Riyadh and combine it? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The position held by the majority of scholars is that if a person stays with a definite intention for more than four days, he completes the prayer. However, if his stay, even if definite, might be three days, five days, or ten days, and he has no certainty, he shortens the prayer and combines it, provided they are a group of two or more. If he is alone, he does not shorten; rather, he prays with the people and completes the prayer with the residents, and he does not pray alone. If he is certain to stay for more than four days, the majority hold that he completes the prayer and prays with the people. This is the most cautious position and the one held by the majority. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, we come from places about seven hundred kilometers from Riyadh to Riyadh, and we stay in Riyadh for a period between one week and one month, then we return to our places of residence. Do we shorten the prayer in Riyadh and combine it? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The position held by the majority of scholars is that if a person stays with a definite intention for more than four days, he completes the prayer. However, if his stay, even if definite, might be three days, five days, or ten days, and he has no certainty, he shortens the prayer and combines it, provided they are a group of two or more. If he is alone, he does not shorten; rather, he prays with the people and completes the prayer with the residents, and he does not pray alone. If he is certain to stay for more than four days, the majority hold that he completes the prayer and prays with the people. This is the most cautious position and the one held by the majority. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ١ — archive.org (1:06:10)
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