Ruling on the voluntary prayer of a traveling driver
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a traveling driver to perform voluntary prayers, given that the driver must be focused on the road?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. He is more [constrained] than a rider on a mount, more [constrained] than a rider on a mount. It is valid for him to perform voluntary prayers while driving the car toward his destination. He indicates the bowing and prostration; he indicates the bowing and prostration in a way that does not interfere with driving. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
This applies to the voluntary prayer. As for the obligatory prayer, no, it is not permissible. He should get out of the car and pray on the ground, facing the qiblah. The obligatory prayer is performed on the ground. As for the voluntary prayer at night, it is permissible for him to pray while driving the car.
The questioner:
No.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a traveling driver to perform voluntary prayers, given that the driver must be focused on the road?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. He is more [constrained] than a rider on a mount, more [constrained] than a rider on a mount. It is valid for him to perform voluntary prayers while driving the car toward his destination. He indicates the bowing and prostration; he indicates the bowing and prostration in a way that does not interfere with driving. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
This applies to the voluntary prayer. As for the obligatory prayer, no, it is not permissible. He should get out of the car and pray on the ground, facing the qiblah. The obligatory prayer is performed on the ground. As for the voluntary prayer at night, it is permissible for him to pray while driving the car.
The questioner:
No.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 013-كتاب الصلاة - 4- شروط الصلاة - 29-12-20 هـ — archive.org (1:12:30)
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