Ruling on shortening the prayer for a traveler one hundred kilometers away
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Question:
The questioner, Khalid 'Abd al-Baqi from the city of Jeddah, says: I work one hundred kilometers from the city of Jeddah. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer, given that I have found all my colleagues at work shortening the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers?
Answer:
Yes, if you are, as you mentioned, one hundred kilometers from your city, then you are travelers. You may shorten the prayer and you may combine prayers, unless you intend to stay for more than four days. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The questioner, Khalid 'Abd al-Baqi from the city of Jeddah, says: I work one hundred kilometers from the city of Jeddah. Is it permissible for me to shorten the prayer, given that I have found all my colleagues at work shortening the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers?
Answer:
Yes, if you are, as you mentioned, one hundred kilometers from your city, then you are travelers. You may shorten the prayer and you may combine prayers, unless you intend to stay for more than four days. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7512 — youtube.com (10:23)
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