Shortening and Combining Prayers for One Who Stays in Riyadh for a Week
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The questioner:
I say, Shaykh, we are here in Riyadh for a week. We turned off the TV for a bit and heard it over the phone. Okay, and this is part of the story regarding prayer. Okay, listen to the answer, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks, saying: I am staying in Riyadh for a week. He says: I am staying in Riyadh for a week. Is it permissible for me to shorten and combine the prayers?
The Shaykh:
If you intend to stay for more than four days, it is not permissible for you to shorten or combine, because the state of travel is broken by this stay. So you pray in full and pray with the congregation. May Allah bless you. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
I say, Shaykh, we are here in Riyadh for a week. We turned off the TV for a bit and heard it over the phone. Okay, and this is part of the story regarding prayer. Okay, listen to the answer, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks, saying: I am staying in Riyadh for a week. He says: I am staying in Riyadh for a week. Is it permissible for me to shorten and combine the prayers?
The Shaykh:
If you intend to stay for more than four days, it is not permissible for you to shorten or combine, because the state of travel is broken by this stay. So you pray in full and pray with the congregation. May Allah bless you. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:36)
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