The Meaning of the Hadith: Travel is a Piece of Affliction
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Question:
He asks: Is this hadith reported, that travel is a piece of affliction, and what is its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, the hadith that travel is a piece of affliction is reported. This is because travel involves hardship, distance from one's family, fatigue, and the effort of setting out and traveling a distance. So it is a piece of affliction, meaning a piece of fatigue. The affliction referred to here is the fatigue that befalls the traveler. Therefore, Allah lightened the burden for him by granting him a dispensation to break the fast in Ramadan, a dispensation to shorten the prayer, and a dispensation to combine two prayers, as a relief for him. Yes.
He asks: Is this hadith reported, that travel is a piece of affliction, and what is its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, the hadith that travel is a piece of affliction is reported. This is because travel involves hardship, distance from one's family, fatigue, and the effort of setting out and traveling a distance. So it is a piece of affliction, meaning a piece of fatigue. The affliction referred to here is the fatigue that befalls the traveler. Therefore, Allah lightened the burden for him by granting him a dispensation to break the fast in Ramadan, a dispensation to shorten the prayer, and a dispensation to combine two prayers, as a relief for him. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/273 — archive.org (4:44)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.