The ruling on leaving the dispensations of travel for the traveler
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The brother 'Abid from Jeddah says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding a person who is traveling, if he is outside his city and does not take the dispensations of travel, does he commit a sin?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin, but leaving the better option is not right. The better option is to take the dispensations of travel: shortening the four-unit prayers, breaking the fast during the day of Ramadan, and wiping over the leather socks for three days and their nights. This is better, for Allah loves that His dispensations be taken, just as He dislikes that His sins be committed.Sahih al-Bukhari 6786 It is not a sin. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The brother 'Abid from Jeddah says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding a person who is traveling, if he is outside his city and does not take the dispensations of travel, does he commit a sin?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin, but leaving the better option is not right. The better option is to take the dispensations of travel: shortening the four-unit prayers, breaking the fast during the day of Ramadan, and wiping over the leather socks for three days and their nights. This is better, for Allah loves that His dispensations be taken, just as He dislikes that His sins be committed.
Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) was given an option between two things, he used to select the easier of the tow as long as
ما خير النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بين أمرين إلا اختار أيسرهما ما لم
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/207 — archive.org (10:04)
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