Guidance for Those Who Fall Short in Prayer During Outings and Rest Stops

Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, he says: The frequenting of rest areas and going out to the countryside or parks, and the frequent shortcoming in performing the prayer, especially the Friday prayer, so I hope for a guiding word for these people who are shortcoming.

Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to fear Allah wherever he is, and to perform the prayers in their times wherever he is. Going out for recreation is not a problem; it is not a problem for him to go out for recreation, but he has to perform the prayer in its time. If he is traveling, it is permissible for him to combine and shorten, if it is the distance for shortening. If the place is near, he performs the prayer in its time, and does not combine or shorten. On the day of Friday, it is better that he does not go out until he hears the sermon and benefits from it; because the time of Friday is great, and it has a great benefit. So it is better for the believer to wait for it. If he wants to go out, he goes out after the prayer, and that is better for him so that he can listen to the benefit. But it is not obligatory for him, if he goes out and is far away, it is not obligatory for him to return if he is far and cannot hear the call, like Farsakh or more. The point is that his remaining until he hears the call and attends the Friday prayer is better for him and more excellent, but it is not obligatory for him, if he is far, to come and perform the Zuhr, and praise be to Allah.