The Ruling on Shortening and Combining Prayers During a Stay
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin with a letter from one of the brothers. He says in his letter: I go to Riyadh to visit and sometimes stay for four days. Is it permissible for me, Shaykh, to shorten and combine? Knowing that my city is one hundred and fifty [kilometers] away from Riyadh, and I have read that I may combine and shorten the prayers.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for shortening during a stay of four days or less, it is permissible. However, since you will be praying with the congregation in the mosque, you are required to complete the prayer. But if you miss the prayer or the mosque is far away, it is permissible for you to shorten. As for combining, as long as you are a resident, there is no need for it, so pray every prayer in its time. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his stay in Mina, used to pray every prayer in its time, shortened, without combining. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin with a letter from one of the brothers. He says in his letter: I go to Riyadh to visit and sometimes stay for four days. Is it permissible for me, Shaykh, to shorten and combine? Knowing that my city is one hundred and fifty [kilometers] away from Riyadh, and I have read that I may combine and shorten the prayers.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for shortening during a stay of four days or less, it is permissible. However, since you will be praying with the congregation in the mosque, you are required to complete the prayer. But if you miss the prayer or the mosque is far away, it is permissible for you to shorten. As for combining, as long as you are a resident, there is no need for it, so pray every prayer in its time. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his stay in Mina, used to pray every prayer in its time, shortened, without combining. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/286 — archive.org (0:53)
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