The Ruling on Shortening the Prayer and Completing It for the Traveler with the Residents
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Question:
This questioner says: I came here on a duty, and I attended some of the prayers with you here in this place, and they were two rak'ahs, but I pray the full prayer in other places, knowing that I am not a resident and not in a state of ihram. Is this permissible? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you are a traveler, there is no harm. If you are a traveler who came here for a need and you do not have the intention of a specific stay, pray the prayer of the traveler. And if you pray with the residents, you pray four rak'ahs. If you are in need but came to Makkah for a need whose duration you do not know, or for a need of less than, say, four days or less, there is no harm. But if you intend to stay four days in Makkah, pray four rak'ahs.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: I came here on a duty, and I attended some of the prayers with you here in this place, and they were two rak'ahs, but I pray the full prayer in other places, knowing that I am not a resident and not in a state of ihram. Is this permissible? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
If you are a traveler, there is no harm. If you are a traveler who came here for a need and you do not have the intention of a specific stay, pray the prayer of the traveler. And if you pray with the residents, you pray four rak'ahs. If you are in need but came to Makkah for a need whose duration you do not know, or for a need of less than, say, four days or less, there is no harm. But if you intend to stay four days in Makkah, pray four rak'ahs.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٤ — archive.org (53:23)
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