Shortening the Prayer for Pilgrimage Drivers from the People of Makkah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Car drivers who are not pilgrims, and who are from the people of Makkah, and who stay to transport the pilgrims from 'Arafah to Muzdalifah, are they included in the combining and shortening of the prayer when they arrive at Muzdalifah, or is it obligatory for them to pray in 'Arafah?
The Shaykh:
Or are they not pilgrims who pray four rak'ahs? If they are pilgrims, they pray with the people, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the people of Makkah to shorten the prayer, nor did he disapprove of them doing so. So the pilgrims from the people of Makkah and others prayed with the people, shortening and combining. As for the workers, they work and they have not performed Hajj, and they are from the people of Makkah or from the outskirts near Makkah, so they do not shorten and they do not combine; they pray four rak'ahs because they are not travelers; they are not travelers.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Abu Hajjaj.
The Shaykh:
A pilgrim, yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Car drivers who are not pilgrims, and who are from the people of Makkah, and who stay to transport the pilgrims from 'Arafah to Muzdalifah, are they included in the combining and shortening of the prayer when they arrive at Muzdalifah, or is it obligatory for them to pray in 'Arafah?
The Shaykh:
Or are they not pilgrims who pray four rak'ahs? If they are pilgrims, they pray with the people, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order the people of Makkah to shorten the prayer, nor did he disapprove of them doing so. So the pilgrims from the people of Makkah and others prayed with the people, shortening and combining. As for the workers, they work and they have not performed Hajj, and they are from the people of Makkah or from the outskirts near Makkah, so they do not shorten and they do not combine; they pray four rak'ahs because they are not travelers; they are not travelers.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Abu Hajjaj.
The Shaykh:
A pilgrim, yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 — archive.org (35:01)
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