Ruling on shortening the prayer at one’s place of residence
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This brother, Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a resident of the city of Dammam, and I have been appointed to a position as a teacher in the city of Riyadh. Currently, I live in an apartment in Riyadh, and I return to my family in Dammam at the end of the week and during vacations. I return, and I do not know when I will be transferred to my position in Dammam. Is it permissible for me to shorten and combine the prayers in Dammam?
The Shaykh:
Is Dammam his homeland, or is it his place of work?
The questioner:
No, it is his homeland, but he has returned to Riyadh.
The Shaykh:
No one says that he shortens the prayer in his homeland. If he goes and arrives at his homeland, even for one day or even for one prayer, he completes the prayer, because the travel has ended. Likewise, in Riyadh, if he resides for a full week and does not go out except at the end of the week, he also completes the prayer and does not combine, because he is a resident and his travel has ended. However, on the road between Dammam and Riyadh, he shortens the prayer and combines the prayers, because he is a traveler. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you. This brother, Abd al-Rahman, says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a resident of the city of Dammam, and I have been appointed to a position as a teacher in the city of Riyadh. Currently, I live in an apartment in Riyadh, and I return to my family in Dammam at the end of the week and during vacations. I return, and I do not know when I will be transferred to my position in Dammam. Is it permissible for me to shorten and combine the prayers in Dammam?
The Shaykh:
Is Dammam his homeland, or is it his place of work?
The questioner:
No, it is his homeland, but he has returned to Riyadh.
The Shaykh:
No one says that he shortens the prayer in his homeland. If he goes and arrives at his homeland, even for one day or even for one prayer, he completes the prayer, because the travel has ended. Likewise, in Riyadh, if he resides for a full week and does not go out except at the end of the week, he also completes the prayer and does not combine, because he is a resident and his travel has ended. However, on the road between Dammam and Riyadh, he shortens the prayer and combines the prayers, because he is a traveler. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/182 — archive.org (12:33)
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