The Traveler’s Shortening of Prayer, Combining Prayers, and the Duration of Residence
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Question:
I read a fatwa, Honorable Shaykh, which states that since a person is a traveler, he is in a state of travel and may shorten and combine. Is this fatwa considered valid and to be followed, and are we rewarded for doing so?
Answer:
This is the default ruling for the traveler: he may shorten and combine. However, if he intends to stay for more than four days in a town or in the open countryside, his state of travel is ended by this stay. He must then complete the prayer and not combine; he prays each prayer in its proper time. Likewise, he fasts in Ramadan and does not break his fast for this stay that exceeds four days.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He bless you.
I read a fatwa, Honorable Shaykh, which states that since a person is a traveler, he is in a state of travel and may shorten and combine. Is this fatwa considered valid and to be followed, and are we rewarded for doing so?
Answer:
This is the default ruling for the traveler: he may shorten and combine. However, if he intends to stay for more than four days in a town or in the open countryside, his state of travel is ended by this stay. He must then complete the prayer and not combine; he prays each prayer in its proper time. Likewise, he fasts in Ramadan and does not break his fast for this stay that exceeds four days.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/202 — archive.org (13:59)
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