The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer and Seeking Dispensation for One Who Travels to His Rest House a Long Distance
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Question:
A man has a rest house in his village, which is one hundred and fifty kilometers from Riyadh. Does he have the right to shorten the prayer and seek dispensation, given that he will stay for two days?
Answer:
Yes, it is travel. If it reaches the distance of eight kilometers or approximately that, it is travel. As for taking the dispensation, if his intention is for four days or less, that is fine. But if he intends to stay for more than four days, it is not valid according to the majority of scholars.
A man has a rest house in his village, which is one hundred and fifty kilometers from Riyadh. Does he have the right to shorten the prayer and seek dispensation, given that he will stay for two days?
Answer:
Yes, it is travel. If it reaches the distance of eight kilometers or approximately that, it is travel. As for taking the dispensation, if his intention is for four days or less, that is fine. But if he intends to stay for more than four days, it is not valid according to the majority of scholars.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - جلسة مع الدعاة - ابن باز — archive.org (25:35)
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